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GENESIS CHAPTER 15

This Chapter provides much Spiritual Meat and the foundation for many things in Father’s Word. It is within this Chapter that we witness Father YHVH establishing the Covenant with Abram—it will not be until two Chapters from now till Father changes Abram’s name to Abraham—and Father telling Abram that his descendants will be as numerous as the stars of heaven; but first, He will cause Abram’s descendants to go into captivity to the Egyptians for four hundred years. Why? I’ll let Father explain that, we’ll read His answer in verse v15:13-14.

   Genesis 2:4-50:26 The Eleven
        “Generations”*.
   2:4-50:26 THE ELEVEN
       “GENERATIONS”*. (Extended
    Alternation with Introversion.)
   11:27-25:11 TERAH.
   11:27-25:11 THE GENERATION
    OF TERAH. (Repeated Alternation.).
   11:31-22:19 Abram’s history:
    From his call, to his trial.
    (Isaac’s birth)
   11:31-22:19 ABRAM’S HISTORY.
   (Call to trial.) (Introversion and Alternations.)
   15 Covenant made.
   15:1-21 THE COVENANT
    MADE. (The Seed and The Land) (Repeated
   Alternation.)
   15:1 The Covenant Maker.
   (The Word of YHVH.)

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* There are 14 altogether in the Bible:
The above in Genesis 11
The Generations of Aaron and
Moses (Numbers 3:1) 1
The Generations of Pharaz
(Ruth 4:18-22) 1
— 13
†The Book of the generations of
Jesus Christ (Matthew 1:1) 1
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14

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†This latter is needed to complete the number of Spiritual Perfection (2 X 7 = 14). See Dr. Bullinger’s Companion Bible Appendix: 10
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Genesis 15:1 After^H310 these^H428 things^H1697 the word^H1697 of the LORD^H3068 came^H1961 unto^H413 Abram^H87 (high father; and, a high father) (ab-rawmי) in a vision,^H4236 saying,^H559 “Fear^H3372 not,^H408 Abram:^H87 I^H595 am thy shield,^H4043 and thy exceeding^H3966 great^H7235 reward.”^H7939   —>   After these things…=After what things brethren? The “these things” is referring us back to the last Chapter Genesis 14, where Abram was fresh from returning from rescuing his nephew Lot, and then being greeted by Melchizedek—Jesus—Father—in His transfigured body. How can I say with surety that it was Jesus Who greeted Abram? Look at How Melchizedek greeted Abram, let’s turn to Genesis 14 and read it: (Genesis 14:18 And Melchizedek^H4442 king^H4428 of Salem^H8004 brought forth^H3318 bread^H3899 and wine:^H3196 and he^H1931 was the priest^H3548 of the MOST HIGH^H5945 GOD.^H410   —>   First off, did you notice the parenthesis brethren? These verses are an insert, which interrupts, in order to interpret for us. Now let’s get into the meat of these verses brethren. Who was and is Melchizedek? Let’s start by looking at the Strong’s Concordance, when we do, we find that the word/name Melchizedek is Strong’s Hebrew word number: H4442, - מַלְכִּי־צֶדֶק, - malkı̂y-tsedeq, - pronounced: mal-kee-tsehי-dek, and means: From H4428 and H6664; king of right; Malki-Tsedek, an early king in Palestine: - Melchizedek. Total KJV occurrences: 2.. We see that Melchizedek is made up of a combination of two other Hebrew words: H4428 and H6664. Hebrew word number H4424 is king, and Hebrew word number 6664, means just(-ice), or right(-eous), so combined the meaning of Melchizedek is: King of the Just, or king of Righteousness. We also see that the word/name Melchizedek is found twice in the Old Testament, obviously one time is in the verse we just read—Genesis 14:18—the other is found in: Psalms 110:4, which reads: Psalms 110:1 The LORD^H3068 said^H5002 unto my Lord,^H113 “Sit^H3427 Thou at My right hand,^H3225 Until^H5704 I make^H7896 Thine enemies^H341 Thy footstool.”^H1916 ^H727 [110:2] The LORD^H3068 shall send^H7971 the rod^H4294 of Thy strength^H5797 out of Zion:^H4480 ^H6726 Rule^H7287 Thou in the midst^H7130 of Thine enemies.^H341 [110:3] Thy people^H5971 shall be willing^H5071 in the day^H3117 of Thy power,^H2428 in the beauties^H1926 of holiness^H6944 from the womb^H4480 ^H7358 of the morning:^H4891 Thou hast the dew^H2919 of Thy youth.^H3208 [110:4] The LORD^H3068 hath sworn,^H7650 and will not^H3808 repent,^H5162 Thou^H859 art a priest^H3548 for ever^H5769 after^H5921 the order^H1700 of Melchizedek.^H4442   —>   There is only One Who sits at Father’s right hand, and That One, is His Only Begotten Son Jesus Christ. Therefore, this Melchizedek is Jesus Christ. Think long and hard on this a moment brethren, Abraham lived from 1996-1821B.C., this therefore is Jesus’s second time walking on earth in His transfigured body before He was actually born in the flesh. His first time was in the Garden of Eden in Genesis 2. What did we just read in Genesis 14:18? That Melchizedek brought bread and wine when He came to Abram. What are our Communion Sacriments today? Bread and Wine. What are the Bread and Wine symbolic of? The Body and Blood of Jesus. So, during Jesus’ second walk on earth in His transfigured body, He brings what He knows will in the future become the Communion Sacriments to Abraham—Again, think long and hard on this, as Jesus’ blood-line traces all the way back to Abraham, in other words, Jesus’ mother Mary, can trace her lineage, bloodline-to-bloodline, back to Abraham—Luke 3:23-34. Paul, in the New Testament, in Hebrews 7, also talks of Melchisedec and His meeting of Abram here in Genesis 14. He further goes into detail explaining how Melchisedec is Christ. Genesis 14:19 And he blessed^H1288 him, and said,^H559 “Blessed^H1288 be Abram^H87 of the MOST HIGH^H5945 GOD,^H410 possessor^H7069 of heaven^H8064 and earth:^H776   —>   …Most HIGH GOD…=This Title of Father in the Hebrew manuscripts, in the Strong’s Concordance, is EL ELYON, - EL being, The ALMIGHTY. From the Strong’s Concordance, we read the following: “strength; as adjective mighty; especially the Almighty I strongly disagree with the following(but used also of any deity): - God (god), X goodly, X great, idol, might (-y one), power, strong. Compare names in “-el.” Total KJV occurrences: 242., from Dr. Bullinger’s Companion Bible Appendix: 4, we read: “EL is essentially the Almighty, though the word is never so rendered. EL is Elohim in all His strength,/span> and power. It is rendered “God” as Elohim is, but El is God the Omnipotent. Elohim is God the Creator putting His omnipotence into operation. Eloah is God Who wills and orders all, and Who is to be the one object of the worship of His people. El is the God Who knows all (first occ. Genesis 14:18,22) and sees all (Genesis 16:13) and that performeth all things for His people (Psalms 57:2); and in Whom all the Divine attributes are concentrated. El is indicated in this edition by type in large capital letters, thus: “GOD.” It is sometimes transliterated in proper names Immanue-'el, Beth-'el, &c., where it is translated, as explained in the margin.,” and from hebrew4christians.com, we read: “EL ELYON. THE MOST HIGH GOD. This Title stresses GOD’S Strength, Sovereignty, and Supremacy (Genesis 14:20, psalms 9:2). Sometimes referred to in Scripture simply as ELYON (e.g., Numbers 24:16).”. Genesis 14:20 And blessed^H1288 be the MOST HIGH^H5945 GOD,^H410 Which^H834 hath delivered^H4042 thine enemies^H6862 into thy hand.”^H3027 And he gave^H5414 him tithes^H4643 of all.)^H4480 ^H3605   —>   Abram gave tithes to Melchizedek is another indicator that Melchizedek is Christ.

So anyway, after “these things,” Abram has a vision—a dream—and in this vision, Father says to him: “I AM thy shield and thy exceeding great reward.” In this we read of Father’s name 'ehyeh 'asher 'ehyeh — I AM THAT I AM. We read the following in hebrew4christians: “The phrase 'ehyeh 'asher 'ehyeh (rendered as “I AM THAT I AM” in the KJV) derives from the Qal imperfect first person form of the verb hayah: “I will be,” and therefore indicates a connection between YHVH and Being Itself. YHVH is the source of all being and has being inherent in Himself (i.e., He is necessary Being). Everything else is contingent being that derives existence from Him. When God commissioned Moses to be Israel’s liberator from the bondage pharaoh’s Egypt, he asked for God’s name in order to validate his God-given role to the children of Israel (see Exodus 3:14). God simply answered Moses 'ehyeh 'asher 'ehyeh.”. And then we also see Thy shield=The Incarnate Christ, is Faith’s shield of Ephesians 6:16.

…thy exceeding great reward=We read In Ezekiel 44 that the reward and inheritance of the Zadok, i.e., Father’ elect, in the Millennium Age and beyond, is Father. Paul tells us in Romans 8:17 that We become joint heirs with Christ — Romans 8:17 And^G1161 if^G1487 children,^G5043 then^G2532 heirs;^G2818 heirs^G2818 of^(G3303) God,^G2316 and^G1161 joint-heirs^G4789 with Christ;^G5547 if so be that^G1512 we suffer with^G4841 Him, that^G2443 we may be also^G2532 glorified together.^G4888 — and we will reign with Him in the Kingdom of Jesus Christ, His Kingdom; we will be with Him all through eternity.

The LORD=This Title of Father as used here in this verse, is Father in His Role of יְהֹוָה, YHVH—from Dr. Bullinger’s Companion Bible Appendices: YHVH, YAHVEH, or YEHOVAH—the sacred and personal name of Father. While Elohim is God as the Creator of all things, YEHOVAH is the same God in covenant relation to those whom He has created (compare II Chronicles 18:31). YEHOVAH means the Eternal, the Immutable One, He Who WAS, and IS, and IS TO COME. The Divine definition is given in Genesis 21:33. He is especially, therefore, the God of Israel; and the God of those who are redeemed, and are thus now “in Christ”. We can say “My God,” but not “My YEHOVAH,” for YEHOVAH is “MY God.”.

Abram=The name Abram in the Strong’s Concordance, is Hebrew word number H87, - אַבְרָם, - 'abrâm, - pronounced: ab-rawmי, and means: Contracted from H48; high father; Abram, the original name of Abraham: - Abram. Total KJV occurrences: 61.. I will follow after Dr. Smith and Dr. Easton and give the description of the name Abraham. XXX .

   15:2 Enquiry, “What wilt Thou give.”
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Genesis 15:2 And Abram^H87 said,^H559 “Lord^H136 GOD,^H3069 what^H4100 wilt Thou give^H5414 me, seeing I^H595 go^H1980 childless,^H6185 and the steward^H1121 ^H4943 of my house^H1004 is this^H1931 Eliezer^H461 (YAH of help; and, YAH is his help) (el-ee-ehי-zer) of Damascus (neither the Strong’s Concordance nor the Smith’s Bible Dictionary provide a meaning of the name Damascus) (dam-mehי-sek)?”^H1834    —>   Abram at this stage in his life is approximately 90 years old and is married to Sarai, who also is quite old, she is 80—though young for these times as compared to our times today. But at present, Abram and Sarai are without the child which Father had previously promised them in Genesis 13:15, which reads: Genesis 13:15 For^H3588 ^(H853) all^H3605 the land^H76 which^H834 thou^H859 seest,^H7200 to thee will I give^H5414 it, and to thy seed^H2233 for ever.^H5704 ^H5769 —> It is here in Genesis 13:15 that Father makes the promise to Abram of coming offspring — thy seed. [13:16] And I will make^H7760 ^(H853) thy seed^H2233 as the dust^H6083 of the earth:^H776 so that^H834 if^H518 a man^H376 can^H3201 number^H4487 ^(H853) the dust^H8063 of the earth,^H776 then shall thy seed^H2233 also^H1571 be numbered.^H4487   —>   Not just a singular son, but multitudes of offspring; this doesn’t mean his own children, for they—Abram and Sarai—will have only one son—Isaac—but, from and in that one son, we get the name which Father will change Abram’s name from and to. In Genesis 17:5, Father will change it from Abram to Abraham, which is in the Strong’s Concordance, is Hebrew word number: H85, - אַבְרָהָם, - 'abrâhâm, - pronounced: ab-raw-hawmי, and means: Contracted from H1 and an unused root (probably meaning to be populous); father of a multitude; Abraham, the later name of Abram: - Abraham. Total KJV occurrences: 175., or “father of many nations.” [13:17] Arise,^H6965 walk^H1980 through the land^H776 in the length^H573 of it and in the breadth^H7341 of it; for^H3588 I will give^H5414 it unto thee.   —>   Father is telling Abram to look all around him, as far as his eye can see, all this land, will Father give to Abram’s offspring. [13:18] Then Abram^H87 removed his tent,^H167 and came^H935 and dwelt^H3427 in the plain^H436 of Mamre ((in the sense of vigor) lusty; and, strength, fatness) (mam-rayי),^H4471 which is in Hebron (From H2267, seat of association; and, alliance) (kheb-roneי),^H2275 and built^H1129 there^H8033 an altar^H4196 unto the LORD.^H3068   —>   Abram is so pleased and thankful to Father, that the first thing he does is build an altar, and then offers tithes and worships Father.

Abram says to Father, that it is only he and Sarai, and their steward, Eliezer. Though he is from Damascus and is not of the Adamic lineage, we will see when we read Genesis 24 that he will worship Father. We can compare Abram’s steward Eliezer with a name which sounds similar, and should be familiar to you — Eleazar — Aaron’s third son. We can see another similarity in the names Eliezer and Eleazar, Eliezer means: God of help, and Eleazar means: God (is) helper.
Eliezer
Eliezer=Abram’s Chief servant, or “steward of his house.” We don’t know Eliezer’s lineage, as Father’s Word doesn’t say; but, it does say that he was from Damascus, thus making him most likely a Syrian. He is mentioned twice in Father’s Word—Genesis 15:2 and Genesis 24—in Genesis 15:2, we only read that Abram tells Father that he has no heir, but only Eliezer, the steward of his house. In Genesis 24, we read that Abraham was “well stricken in years,” meaning that he was getting up there in age, and his son Isaac still had not yet taken a wife. So, Abraham calls his “eldest servant” who is in all probability, this same Eliezer, and tells him that it is time to find a wife for Isaac, and he is going to send him to find one. In doing so, he makes Eliezer swear that he will not take one of the daughters of the Canaanites; but, that he should go to the land of Abraham’s nativity to seek a wife for Isaac. We read the following in Genesis 24: Genesis 24:4 But^H3588 thou shalt go^H1980 unto^H413 my country,^H776 and to^H413 my kindred,^H4138 and take^H3947 a wife^H802 unto my son^H1121 Isaac.”^H3327 [24:5] And the servant^H5650 said^H559 unto^H413 him, “Peradventure^H194 the woman^H802 will not^H3808 be willing^H14 to follow^H1980 ^H310 me unto^H413 this^H2063 land:^H776 must I needs bring^H7725 ^H7725 ^(H853) thy son^H1121 again unto^H413 the land^H776 from whence^H834 ^H4480 ^H8033 thou camest?”^H3318 [24:6] And Abraham^H85 said^H559 unto^H413 him, “Beware^H8104 thou that^H6435 thou bring^H7725 not^(H853) my son^H1121 thither^H8033 again. [24:7] The LORD^H3068 God^H430 of heaven,^H8064 Which^H834 took^H3947 me from my father’s house,^H4480 ^H1004 ^H1 and from the land^H4480 ^H776 of my kindred,^H4138 and Which^H834 spake^H1696 unto me, and That^H834 sware^H7650 unto me, saying,^H559 ‘Unto thy seed^H2233 will I give^H5414 ^(H853) this^H2063 land;’^H776 He^H1931 shall send^H7971 His angel^H4397 before^H6440 thee, and thou shalt take^H3947 a wife^H802 unto my son^H1121 from thence.^H4480 ^H8033 [24:8] And if^H518 the woman^H802 will not^H3808 be willing^H14 to follow^H1980 ^H310 thee, then thou shalt be clear^H5352 from this my oath:^H4480 ^H7621 ^H2063 only^H7535 bring^H7725 not^H3808 ^(H853) my son^H1121 thither^H8033 again.” [24:9] And the servant^H5650 put^H7760 ^(H853) his hand^H3027 under^H8478 the thigh^H3409 of Abraham^H85 his master,^H113 and sware^H7650 to him concerning^H5921 that^H2088 matter.^H1697   —>   So, Abraham made Eliezer swear, and Eliezer swore that he would not take a Canaanite woman for Isaac and he also swore, that if the woman he chose for Isaac, should she choose to not come with him, then he would not force her. Abraham, told him that Father’s Angel would be with him and guide him, but should the woman choose not to be willing to come, then Eliezer was free from the oath. The two men then separate with Eliezer heading off to find a wife for Isaac. Along the way, he stopped by a well about the time that women were to come to the well to draw water, and we read next in Genesis 24, the following: Genesis 24:12 And he said,^H559 “O LORD^H3068 God^H430 of my master^H113 Abraham,^H85 I pray Thee,^H4994 send me good speed^H7136 ^H6440 this day,^H3117 and shew^H6213 kindness^H6217 unto^H5973 my master^H113 Abraham.^H85 [24:13] Behold,^H2009 I^H595 stand^H5324 here by^H5921 the well^H5869 of water;^H4325 and the daughters^H1323 of the men^H376 of the city^H5892 come out^H3318 to draw^H7579 water:^H4325 [24:14] And let it come to pass,^H1961 that the damsel^H5291 to whom^H834 I shall say,^H559 ^H413 ‘Let down^H5186 thy pitcher,^H3537 I pray thee,^H4994 that I may drink;’^H8354 and she shall say,^H559 ‘Drink,^H8354 and I will give thy camels^H1581 drink^H8248 also:’^H1571 let the same be she that Thou hast appointed^H3198 for thy servant^H5650 Isaac;^H3327 and thereby shall I know^H3045 that^H3588 thou hast shewed^H6213 kindness^H2617 unto^H5973 my master.”^H113   —>   So, Eliezer stops by a well of water, and the first thing he does is Pray. Who does he pray to? Yes, the Genesis 24:12 says he prayed to the God of Abraham; but brethren, notice he calls Father by both His sacred name YHVH and by Who He is, Creator of all things: ELOHIM. Had we continued reading, we would have read that Father answered his Prayer, we would have read that even before he was done Praying to Father, Rebekah showed up and not only did she show up; but, she met all the requirements and was willing to go with Eliezer in order to become Isaac’s wife, without ever having met the man. † For the etymology of the name Eliezer, we read the following from Abarim Publications: “The name Eliezer is a compound of two elements. The first part is the word אל (El), the common abbreviation of Elohim, meaning God (or gods): The second part comes from the verb עזר (azar) meaning to help or support: The meaning of the name Eliezer is God Of Help (Jones’ Dictionary of Old Testament Proper Names and New Open Bible Study Edition (NOBSE) Study Bible Name List) or God Is Help (Brown Driver Briggs (BDB) Theological Dictionary). Note the (assumed) phonetic similarity between the word עזר (azar) meaning help, support, and עשר ss(יeser), meaning ten; to a Hebrew audience, the name Eliezer may have sounded like God’s Ten.”. † Now from the Strong’s Concordance, where we find that it is Hebrew word number: H461, - אֱלִיעֶזֶר, - 'ĕlı̂y‛ezer, pronounced - el-ee-ehי-zer, and means: from H410 and H5828; YAH of help; Eliezer, the name of a Damascene and of ten Israelites: - Eliezer. Total KJV occurrence: 14.. † Now from the Easton’s Bible Dictionary, where we read: “God his help. “Of Damascus,” the “steward” (RSV, “possessor”) of Abraham’s house (Genesis 15:2,3). It was probably he who headed the embassy sent by Abraham to the old home of his family in Padan-aram to seek a wife for his son Isaac. The account of this embassy is given at length in Genesis 24.”.

Damascus=For a detailed description of Damascus, including the city’s history, the etymology of the name, the Strong’s Concordance definition of the name, and the Smith’s Bible Dictionary information, click here.

   15:3 Enquiry, “What wilt Thou give.”
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Genesis 15:3 And Abram^H87 said,^H559 “Behold,^H2005 to me Thou hast given^H5414 no^H3808 seed:^H2233 and, lo,^H2009 one born^H1121 in mine house^H1004 is mine heir.”^H3423   —>   In the laws before Sinai — 400 plus hundred years before Father gave the 10 commandments to Moses and the Israelites, the law of the land was the “Code of Khammurabi,” and in Code 191 of this law, is, — the Law of Adoption, which, with Abram and Sarai without child, it would have made Eliezer Abram’s heir. And here in this verse, Abram is reminding Father of this fact.

This “Code of Khammurabi”—Amraphel, the king of Shinar—Genesis 14:1—from Dr. Bullinger’s Companion notes: “Amraphel = Khammurabi of the Tablets. Ammurapi is Amraphel transliterated.”. Dr. Bullinger has an Appendix: 15 dedicated to “The Laws before Sinai.” He writes: “The existence of Laws in the book of Genesis and Exodus is evident, though there is no formal record of their delivery. Cp. Exodus 18:16. Doubtless some were made known to mankind, as such, by God, e.g. The Law of the Sabbath (Genesis 2:3). The days noted in connection with the flood are all sabbaths except one, Genesis 8:5, Tuesday. See note on Genesis 8:10,12,14. The law of the place to worship (Genesis 4:3,4,16). The law of offerings (Genesis 4:4), &c. But, side by side with these special Divine communications, the Babylonian laws were codified in the age of Abraham. In A.D. 1901, the Code of Amraphel (Khammurabi), Genesis 14:1, was discovered in Susa by M. J. de Morgan. The latest date for this code is 2139 B.C. Eight hundred years before Moses, these laws governed the peoples from the Persian Gulf to the Caspian Sea, and from Persia to the Mediterranean, and were in force throughout Canaan. This discovery overthrew the two main pillars of the “higher critics,”—the kenites, who distort the Truth—one of which was that such writing was unknown before Moses; the other, that a legal code was impossible before the Jewish kings. Hence, we have now before us both codes; and are in a position to answer Yehovah’s question in Deuteronomy 4:8, “What nation is there so great, that hath statutes and judgments so righteous as all this law, which I set before you this day?” Khammurabi calls his laws the “judgments of righteousness,” but some of them, at least, are both unrighteous and unequal, as the following brief contrast shows at a glance :-- offense: Stealing, Punishment by Father: Restoring Double Exodus 22:9, punishment by Khammurabi: death, Offense: Burglary, Punishment by Father: Restoring Double Exodus 22:7, punishment by Khammurabi: death, Offense: harboring a fugitive slave, Punishment by Father: No Offense Deuteronomy 23:15, punishment by Khammurabi: death, Offense: Injuring a slave, Punishment by Father: Freedom given to the slave, punishment by Khammurabi: Master compensated,—these a just a few of the examples he sites—We see the laws of Khammurabi operating in Genesis in the following instances :-- The law of adoption made Eliezer Abram’s heir (Genesis 15). The giving of Hagar to Abraham (Genesis 16); and of Bilhah (Genesis 30:4) and Zilpah (Genesis 30:9) to Jacob, accorded with this code: § 146. The purchase of Machpelah by Abraham (Genesis 23) was conducted in strict conformity with its commercial enactments: § 7. The taking of life for stealing, proposed by Jacob to Laban (Genesis 31:32), was enacted by this code, which punished sacrilege with death: § 6. The taking of life by burning, with which Judah threatened his daughter-in-law Tamar (Genesis 38:24), is also according to the Babylonian code: § 110. The proposal of Joseph’s steward, that the one with whom the cup was found should die (Genesis 44:9), harmonized with the law punishing with death any theft from a palace: § 6. The giving of a special portion by Jacob to his favorite son Joseph (Genesis 48:22) was provided for by this code: § 65. The cutting off of Reuben from his birthright (Genesis 49:4) was the prescribed way of punishing his offense according to Khammurabi’s law: § 158. The inability of Abram to see Hagar (Genesis 16:6): § 119. The following is a list of thirty-four laws seen in force in Genesis, given by Yehovah, and subsequently confirmed in the Mosaic code :-- The law of the sabbath (Genesis 2:3). Exodus 16:23; 20:10; 31:13-17. Deuteronomy 5:14. The law of the place to worship (Genesis 3:24; 4:3,4,16; 9:26,27). Exodus 25:8. Deuteronomy 12:5-7. Leviticus 17:3,4. The law of the acceptance of sacrifice by fire from heaven (Genesis 4:4,5). Cp. strange fire, Exodus 30:9. Leviticus 6:9; 10:1. The law of sacrifices (Genesis 4:4; 15:9; 22:2,13). Exodus 29:36. Leviticus 1:2-5. The law of clean and unclean (Genesis 7:2; 8:20). Leviticus 11. Deuteronomy 14:3-20. The law of the altar (Genesis 8:20; 12:7,8; 13:4,18; 22:9; 26:25). Exodus 20:24. The law of eating flesh (Genesis 9:3). DeutEronomy 12:20. The law against eating blood (Genesis 9:4). Leviticus 7:26; 17:10-14. The law against murder (Genesis 9:5,6). Exodus 20:13. Deuteronomy 5:17. The law of parental authority (Genesis 9:25; 18:19; 22; 37:13). Exodus 20:12. Leviticus 19:3. Deuteronomy 5:16. The law of monogamy (Genesis 12:18; 16:1). Deuteronomy 24:1,2. The law against adultery (Genesis 12:18; 20:3,9; 26:10,11; 38; 39:9; 49:4). Leviticus 20:10. The law as to (1) priesthood (Genesis 14:18). Exodus 28:1. (2) priestly garments (Genesis 27:15; 37:3). Exodus 28:4. The law of tithes (Genesis 14:20; 28:22). Leviticus 27:30-32. The law as to covenant-making (Genesis 15:10,18; 21:27,32). Exodus 34:27; 19:5. The law of intercession (Genesis 17; 18; 20:17; 24.) The law of righteousness (Genesis 17:1). Deuteronomy 18:13. The law of circumcision (Genesis 17:9,10). Leviticus 12:3. The law of hospitality (Genesis 18). Leviticus 19:33,34. Deuteronomy 10:18,19. The law against licentiousness (Genesis 18:20). Leviticus 18. The law against fornication (Genesis 34:7). The law as to oaths (Genesis 21:23; 24:41; 26:28). Exodus 22:11. Numbers 5:19. The law of binding sacrifices (Genesis 22:9). Psalms 118:27. The law of birthright (Genesis 25:33). Deuteronomy 21:16,17. The law of anointing with oil (Genesis 28:18; 31:13). Exodus 40:15. The obligation of vows (Genesis 28:20-22; 31:13). Deuteronomy 23:21. Numbers 30:2. The law against idolatry (implied in the word “dominion,” Genesis 1:26; 31:32,35). Exodus 20:3-6. Deut. 5:7-10. The law of uncleanness (Genesis 31:35). Leviticus 15. The law against marriage between circumcised and uncircumcised (Genesis 34:14). Deuteronomy 7:3. The law of ceremonial cleansing for worship (Genesis 35:2). Exodus 19:10. The law of drink offerings (Genesis 35:14). Exodus 29:40. Leviticus 23:18. The law of marrying the brother’s widow (Genesis 38:8). Deuteroomy 25:5-10. The law of preaching (II Peter 2:5). Leviticus 10:11. Deuteronomy 33:10. The law of dowry (Genesis 34:12). Exodus 22:16.”.

Abram knew what the purpose of the “heir” or first born, was, it was to extend the wealth of a person to the next generation, and down through his bloodline. Father had promised Abram that the Messiah would come through his seed-line, i.e., his offspring. Abraham’s future grandson Esau will despise his heritage, his birthright and it is for this reason that Father “hated” Esau—Malachi 1:3 and Roman 9:13. Esau despised his heritage, so much that he sold his birthright to his brother Jacob for a bowl of red pottage as we read in Genesis 25. But it goes further than that, it goes back to the First Earth Age, and what Esau did there. We know this by what can be read in Romans 9:10-13, which reads: “…(for^G1063 the children being not yet^G3380 born,^G1080 neither^G3366 having done^G4238 any^G5100 good^G18 or^G2228 evil^G2556…Jacob^G2384 have I loved,^G25 but^G1161 Esau^G2269 have I hated.^G3404”.

…one born in mine house is mine heir…=This is in reference to His mix breed son — Ishmael, born of his wife—his concubine, as Sarai was his true wife—Sarai’s Egyptian handmaid — Hagar. As Ishmael is part Adamic and part Egyptian, he cannot be a rightful heir to the Promise. And since we’re on this subject, let’s discuss it in detail. The premise today, of everybody being descendants of Adam and Eve, just does not hold water when thinking of the Promised Seed. Why? For several reasons: (1) If everybody descended from Adam and Eve, then how do we get\have all the races of peoples that we have today? We wouldn’t and couldn’t, it is genetically impossible. Also, DNA does not support this premise; (2) Father tells the Children of Israel to not mix with the other races, and this is because He needs the seed-line to stay pure until His birth — He needs that lineage “perfect” — meaning in pedigree, think of Noah, his wife, their sons and their wives as we read in Genesis 6, where we read: Genesis 6:9 THESE^H428 are THE GENERATIONS^H8435 OF NOAH:^H5146 Noah^H5146 was^H1961 a just^H6662 man^H376 and perfect^H8549 in his generations,^H1755 and Noah^H5146 walked^H1980 with^H854 God.^H430   —>   The word generations obviously means, his offspring, his descent or his descendants, his family history. But, let’s check out the word perfect in our Strong’s Concordance, when we do, we find that it is Hebrew word number: H8549, - תָּמִים, - tâmı̂ym, - pronounced: taw-meemי, and means: From H8552; entire (literally, figuratively or morally); also (as noun) integrity, truth: - without blemish, complete, full, perfect, sincerely (-ity), sound, without spot, undefiled, upright (-ly), whole. Total KJV occurrences: 91.. Morally undefiled or blemished, as to breed or pedigree. So, in other words, Noah, his wife, their sons, and their son’s wives were morally undefiled. Defiled how or by what? What does the Chapter say prior to verse v6:9? Let’s turn back and read verses v6:1-2: Genesis 6:1 And it came to pass,^H1961 when^H3588 men^H120 began^H2490 to multiply^H7231 on^H5921 the face^H6440 of the earth,^H127 and daughters^H1323 were born^H3205 unto them,   —>   Let’s check out this word began in our Strong’s Concordance, when we do, we find that it is Hebrew word number: H2490, - חָלַל, - châlal, - pronounced: khaw-lalי, and means: A primitive root (compare H2470); properly to bore, that is, (by implication) to wound, to dissolve; figuratively to profane (a person, place or thing), to break (one’s word), to begin (as if by an opening-wedge); denominatively (from H2485) to play (the flute): - begin (X men began), defile, X break, defile, X eat (as common things), X first, X gather the grape thereof, X take inheritance, pipe, player on instruments, pollute, (cast as) profane (self), prostitute, slay (slain), sorrow, stain, wound. Total KJV occurrences: 142.. So, we see that this word began as used here, has a much different meaning than what we’re used to. As used here it means to profane (person or self), defile, pollute, or prostitute. Are you starting to get the picture yet? [6:2] That the sons^H1121 of God^H430 saw^H7200 ^(H853) the daughters^H1323 of men^H120 that^H3588 they^H2007 were fair;^H2896 and they took^H3947 them wives^H802 of all^H4480 ^H3605 which^H834 they chose.^H977   —>   …sons of God…=Who are these sons of God? They are the angels, the fallen angels whom Jude writes about in his one Chapter Epistle: Jude 1:6 And^G5037 the angels^G32 which kept^G5083 not^G3361 their^G1438 first estate,^G746 but^G235 left^G620 their own^G2398 habitation,^G3613 He hath reserved^G5083 in everlasting^G126 chains^G1199 under^G5259 darkness^G2217 unto^G1519 the judgment^G2920 of the great^G3173 day.^G2250   —>   So these angels left their own habitation, which is heaven, and came to earth while still in their angelic bodies and they started messing and mating with flesh women, and men too. What does Father think of what they did? He has them set aside for the great day of judgment, in other words, they are going into the lake of fire, no if’s, and’s, or but’s about it! They have already been judged to the Second Death — the death of the soul! Peter also told us what is going to happen to these angels who left their own habitation, turn with me to II Peter 2: II Peter 2:4 For^G1063 if^G1487 God^G2316 spared^G5339 not^G3756 the angels^G32 that sinned,^G264 but^G235 cast them down to hell,^G5020 and delivered^G3860 them into chains^G4577 of darkness,^G2217 to be reserved^G5083 unto^G1519 judgment;^G2920   —>   Peter and Jude agree—that there is a second witness brethren—that Father has these angels “in chains, reserved for judgment.” Where are they? Jude tells us that they are “under darkness” and Peter tells us that are in “hell;” but, let’s check out this word “hell” in our Strong’s Concordance, when we do, we find that it is Greek word number: G5020, - ταρταρόω, - tartaroō, - pronounced: tar-tar-o’-o, and means: From Τάρταρος Tartaros̄ (the deepest abyss of Hades); to incarcerate in eternal torment: - cast down to hell. Total KJV occurrences: 1.. Notice that Peter’s use of this particular word, is the only time it is used in all of Father’s Word. And what does this word ταρταρόω, mean? The abyss, the same abyss where satan will be cast for Jesus’ 1,000 year Millennium as can be read in Revelation 20. Jesus also taught about these angels coming to this Age of flesh when He was teaching Nicodemus about being born from above in John 3. Sadly, because many preachers cannot actually read, they falsely teach what Jesus was teaching Nicodemus and us in this Chapter of John, and they have taught that Jesus was saying we must be baptized in order to go to heaven, but that is not what He was teaching, He was teaching/saying that we must be born of woman and not be like the angels of Genesis 6, who refused to be born of women. You can read my Study on this here. What does II Peter 2:4 and Jude 1:6 say? That these angels sinned by coming to the Flesh Age and taking to themselves wives unto themselves. So, the women profaned, defiled, polluted and prostituted themselves with these angels. But, it wasn’t only the women, as the men too profaned, defiled and polluted themselves with these angels. Let’s read one more verse here in Genesis 6, let’s skip down one verse to: [6:4] There were^H1961 giants^H5303 in the earth^H776 in those^H1992 days;^H3117 and also^H1571 after^H310 that,^H3651 when^H834 the sons^H1121 of God^H430 came in^H935 unto^H413 the daughters^H1323 of men,^H120 and they bare^H3205 children to them, the same^H1992 became mighty men^H1368 which^H834 were of old,^H4480 ^H5769 men^H376 of renown.^H8034   —>   Have you never heard of the story of David and Goliath? What was Goliath? He was a giant which was the result of these fallen angels mating with flesh women. Now, don’t get me wrong here, as Goliath was not from this mating, as Father brought about the flood of Noah’s day in order to destroy these hybrid-offspring. However, there was a second influx after the flood, Father knew about it and is part of the reason he sent our forefathers down into Egypt for those few centuries, so that they could grow in numbers and strength and when He brought them out, they could go into the Promised Land and defeat and destroy the giants.

   15:4 The Covenant announced.
   (The Seed)
1A4
Genesis 15:4 And, behold,^H2009 the word^H1697 of the LORD^H3068 came unto^H413 him, saying,^H559 “This^H2088 shall not^H3808 be thine heir;^H3423 but^H3588 ^H518 he that^H834 shall come forth^H3318 out of thine own bowels^H4480 ^H4578 shall be thine heir.”^H3423   —>   Father is guaranteeing Abram that he shall have a son, not just a child, but a son, one to whom he can pass on his heritage and his possessions.

   15:5 The Covenant announced.
   (The Seed)
1A5
Genesis 15:5 And He brought him forth^H3318 ^(H853) abroad,^H2351 and said,^H559 “Look^H5027 now^H4994 toward heaven,^H8064 and tell^H5608 the stars,^H3556 if thou be able^H3201 to number^H5608 them:” and He said^H559 unto him, “So^H3541 shall thy seed^H2233 be.”^H1961   —>   Anybody who looks at that tiny Nation of Israel today and thinks that Father’s Promise to Abram has been fulfilled, or thinks that down through the years, the number of offspring descended to Abram who stayed in the “middle east” fulfills this Promise; misses some major counting of peoples. We read in II Kings 17, that between the years 613-611B.C., Father first sent into captivity to the Assyrians, and then later scattered, the Nation of The House of Israel — the ten tribes, not including the House of Judah, which part of is in Israel today. The House of Israel is still scattered to this day — 2022, and will not be brought back to be one complete House until Christ’s 1,000 year Millennium, as can be read in Ezekiel 37. This is all traceable if one cares to look; but, using Peter’s words, most are “willingly ignorant” to this fact and don’t even care to trace it out, rather, just accepting Israel as both Houses; completely disregarding the two baskets of Figs of Jeremiah 24.

But, in the Promise of this verse, Father guarantees Abram that his offspring will fill all the earth.

…look…=Note Abram’s four “looks,”: (1) Genesis 13:14 (earth); (2) here in Genesis 15:5 (heaven), (3) Genesis 18:2 (Father YHVH), and (4) Genesis 22:13 (a substitute).

15:6 Belief.
1A6
Genesis 15:6 And he believed^H539 in the LORD;^H3068 and He counted^H2803 it to him for righteousness.^H6666   —>   …he believed in the LORD…=Abram had Faith in Father to fulfill His Promise. What does Paul tell us in his Epistles to the Hebrews? Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.   —> This is exactly what Abram has right now, faith, and Father is very pleased and counted it for his good.

Yes, Abram had Strong faith and believed Father. How is your faith brethren? Do you believe these Promises are Biblically accurate and historically factual events which have came, and are coming to pass? If you do not believe this — Father’s Word, and think that His Word has not come to pass exactly as written, then you are basically saying, that Father simply doesn’t keep his Word, nor can He be trusted. It also means that you then believe the lies of satan’s children — the kenites, and man’s traditions.

When we repent and accept Christ Jesus as our Savior, He becomes our shield and in control of our lives; just as He has control over all events concerning Abram and all the Promises, and that my friend, is “belief.” Abram believed Father would do exactly as He Promised, and this faith in Father was counted to Abram as righteousness. Positive imputed righteousness because Abram believed that The Promised Messiah would come through his seed.

15:7 The Covenant Maker. (YHVH)
1A7
Genesis 15:7 And He said^H559 unto^H413 him, “I^H589 am the LORD^H3068 That^H834 brought^H3318 thee out of Ur (flame; or, flame) (oor)^H4480 ^H218 of the Chaldees (neither the Strong’s Concordance, nor the Smith’s Bible Dictionary provide a meaning of the name Chaldee) (kas-deeי),^H3778 to give^H5414 thee^(H853) this^H2063 land^H776 to inherit^H3423 it.”   —>   Father brought Abram out of Ur when his father, Terah, came back out, as we read of in Genesis 11:31, which reads: Genesis 11:31 And Terah^H8646 took^H3947 ^(H853) Abram^H87 his son,^H1121 and Lot^H3876 the son^H1121 of Haran^H2039 his son’s^H1121 son,^H1121 and Sarai^H8297 his daughter in law,^H3618 his son^H1121 Abram’s^H87 wife;^H802 and they went forth^H3318 with^H854 them from Ur^H4480 ^H218 of the Chaldees,^H3778 to go^H1980 into the land^H776 of Canaan;^H3667 and they came^H935 unto^H5704 Haran,^H2771 and dwelt^H3427 there.^H8033.

…to give thee this land to inherit it=When did Father Promise to give “this land” unto Abram, and what land is “this land?” Let’s turn back to Genesis 12: Genesis 12:1 Now the LORD^H3068 had said^H559 unto^H413 Abram,^H87 “Get thee out^H1980 of thy country,^H4480 ^H776 and from thy kindred,^H4480 ^H4138 and from thy father’s house,^H4480 ^H1004 ^H1 unto^H413 a land^H776 that^H834 I will shew^H7200 thee:, skip down to verse v12:5: [12:5] And Abram^H87 took^H3947 ^(H853) Sarai^H8297 his wife,^H802 and Lot^H3876 his brother’s^H251 son,^H1121 and all^H3605 their substance^H7399 that^H834 they had gathered,^H7408 and the souls^H5315 that^H834 they had gotten^H6213 in Haran;^H2771 and they went forth^H3318 to go^H1980 into the land^H776 of Canaan;^H3667 and into the land^H776 of Canaan^H3667 they came.^H935, again, let’s skip down a couple of verses, to verse v12:7, where we read: [12:7] And the LORD^H3068 appeared^H7200 unto^H413 Abram,^H87 and said,^H559 “Unto thy seed^H2233 will I give^H5414 ^(H853) this^H2063 land:”^H776 and there^H8033 builded^H1129 he an altar^H4196 unto the LORD,^H3068 Who appeared^H7200 unto^H413 him.   —>   So, as we just read, Father moved Abram and all he had into the land of Canaan, and after doing so, He told Abram, “…unto thy seed will I give this land.” To see a map of this land, click here. …thy seed=Here is where Father first Promised Abram that He would Bless him with many offspring. Had we read Genesis 12:2, we would have read that Father Promised to make of him “…a great nation…,” one man, brethren, does not a great nation make, it takes many people to make a nation.
Ur
Ur=The first we read of Ur is in Genesis 11:28,30, where we read that Abraham’s father Terah, had another son named Haran, and he “died^H4191 before^H5921 ^H6440 his father^H1 Terah^H8646 in the land^H776 of his nativity,^H4138 in Ur^H218 of the Chaldees.^H3778   —>   So, Terah was either living in or passing through Er when his wife gave birth to Abram, Nahor, and Haran. I say all three men because we read in Genesis 11:26, that “Terah^H8646 lived^H2421 seventy^H7657 years,^H8141 and begat^H3205 ^(H853) Abram,^H87 ^(H853) Nahor,^H5152 and Haran.^H2039”. We also see in the Strong’s Concordance, and the Massoretic Texts that the names Abram and Nahor have the Article “the or eth” preceding them but not then name Haran. This is because, it is from Nahor’s lineage, that Abraham’s Chief servant, Eliezer will find a wife for Abraham’s son, Isaac, he will find Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel, the son of Nahor and Milcah. The next we read of Ur is in Genesis 15:7, where we read of Father talking with Abram in a vision, and telling him, that it was He Who brought Abram out of the land of Ur of the Chaldees in order to give him and his descendants the land of Canaan—The Promised Land. The last we read of Ur is in Nehemiah 9, where we read, that after returning from the captivity to the Babylonians and rebuilding Jerusalem, the seed of Israel separated themselves from all strangers, and then several Levites stood upon a platform and cried with a loud voice: Nehemiah 9:6 Thou,^H859 even Thou,^H1931 art LORD^H3068 alone;^H905 Thou^H859 hast made^H6213 ^(H853) heaven,^H8064 the heaven^H8064 of heavens,^H8064 with all^H3605 their host,^H6635 the earth,^H776 and all^H3605 things that^H834 are therein,^H5921 the seas,^H3220 and all^H3605 that^H834 is therein, and Thou^H859 preservest^H2421 ^(H853) them all;^H3605 and the host^H6635 of heaven^H8064 worshippeth^H7812 Thee.   —>   The next verse is why we came here: [9:7] Thou^H859 art the LORD^H3068 the God,^H430 Who^H834 didst choose^H977 Abram,^H87 and broughtest him forth^H3318 out of Ur^H4480 ^H218 of the Chaldees,^H3778 and gavest^H7760 him the name^H8034 of Abraham;^H85. † For the etymology of the name Ur, we read the following from Abarim Publications: “The name Ur is identical to the common Hebrew verb אור ('or) meaning to be light or to shine: For a meaning of the name Ur, both New Open Bible Study Edition (NOBSE) Study Bible Name List and Brown Driver Briggs (BDB) Theological Dictionary propose Flame. Jones’ Dictionary of Old Testament Proper Names reads Light or Fire.”. † Now from the Strong’s Concordance, where we find that it is Hebrew word number: H218, - אוּר, - 'ûr, - pronounced: oor, and means: The same as H217; Ur, a place in Chaldaea; also an Israelite: - Ur. Total KJV occurrences: 5.. † Now from the Smith’s Bible Dictionary, where we read: “Was the land of Harans nativity, (Genesis 11:28) the place from which Terah and Abraham started “to go into the land of Canaan” (Genesis 11:31). It is called in Genesis “Ur of the Chaldaeans,” while in the Acts St. Stephen places it, by implication, in Mesopotamia (Acts 7:2, Acts 7:4). These are all the indications which Scripture furnishes as to its locality. It has been identified by the most ancient traditions with the city of Orfah in the highlands of Mesopotamia, which unite the table-land of Armenia to the valley of the Euphrates. In later ages it was called Edessa, and was celebrated as the capital of Abgarus or Acbarus who was said to have received the letter and portrait of our Saviour. “Two, physical features must have secured Orfah, from the earliest times, as a nucleus for the civilization of those regions. One is a high-crested crag, the natural fortifications of the crested citadel....The other is an abundant spring, issuing in a pool of transparent clearness, and embosomed in a mass of luxuriant verdure, which, amidst the dull brown desert all around, makes and must always have made, this spot an oasis, a paradise, in the Chaldaean wilderness. Round this sacred pool, the beautiful spring Callirrhoe, as it was called by the Greek writers, gather the modern traditions of the patriarch.” --Stanley, Jewish Church, part i.p.7. A second tradition, which appears in the Talmud, finds Ur in Warka, 120 miles southeast from Babylon and four east of the Euphrates. It was the Orchoe of the Greeks, and probably the Ereck of Holy Scripture. This place bears the name of Huruk in the native inscriptions, and was in the countries known to the Jews as the land of the Chaldaeans. But in opposition to the most ancient traditions, many modern writers have fixed the site of Ur at a very different position, viz. in the extreme south of Chaldaea, at Mugheir, not very far above-- and probably in the time of Abraham actually upon--the head of the Persian Gulf. Among the ruins which are now seen at the spot are the remains of one of the great temples, of a model similar to that of Babel, dedicated to the moon, to whom the city was sacred. (Porter and Rawlinson favor this last place.)”.
Chaldees
Chaldees=There is almost more unknown, than what is known of “the Chaldees.” Let’s start with the first reading of the name in Father’s Word, Genesis 11:28, where we read: Genesis 11:28 And Haran^H2039 died^H4191 before^H5921 ^H6440 his father^H1 Terah^H8646 in the land^H776 of his nativity,^H4138 in Ur^H218 of the Chaldees.^H3778   —>   Let’s check out this name in our Strong’s Concordance, when we do, we find that it is Hebrew word number: H3778, - כַּשְׂדִּיi, or כַּשְׂדִּימָה, - kaśdı̂y, or kaśdı̂ymâh, - pronounced: kas-deeי, or kas-deeי-maw, and means: Occasionally shown as the second form with enclitic—for the definition of the word enclitic, click here; patronymic from H3777 (only in the plural); a Kasdite, or descendant of Kesed; by implication a Chaldaean (as if so descended); also an astrologer (as if proverbial of that people): - into Chaldea), patronymicallyn, from H3777 (only in the plural); a Kasdite; or descendant of Kesed; by implication a Chaldan (as if so descended); also an astrologer (as if proverbial of that people): - Chaldeans, Chaldees, inhabitants of Chaldea. Total KJV occurrences: 81.. So, we see from the Strong’s Concordance, that the name indicates “patronymic”—derived from the name of a father or ancestor, especially by the addition of a suffix or prefix indicating descent; however, to this point in Father’s Word, there is no man named by such a name. It could be possible that the Chaldees, or as they are also called, the Chaldeans, are implied to have descended from Abraham’s brother, Nahor’s son Chesed, and that the name was applied to them and to Ur in retrospect. I say this because, a similar situation occurs in the name Bethel, where Abraham dwelled long before his grandson Jacob will have a dream and see the ladder set up on earth and ascending up to heaven, and the Angels of Father descending and ascending upon it, and then renamed the place from Luz to Bethel—Genesis 28:12-19. Moreover, in several instances, the name is spelled not as the regular plural form of a name by which a people or ethnic group is called or known, drawn from the name Chesed—כשדים, Chesedans, or “those of Chesed”—but rather as a forced form which accentuates the plurality of an autonomous quality which in turn is derived from Chesed: שדיים—Chesedeans, of “Chesedly ones,”—II Chronicles 36:17, Ezekiel 23:14. Note also that the name כשדים is sometimes used for the country, rather than the people, as we read in Jeremiah 50:10, and Ezekiel 23:15. We also see from the Strong’s, that the Hebrew word number H3778 is used 81 times in the Old Testament, with one of those times, Father sending the Chaldees against Jehoiakim—II Kings 24:2—because of his rebelling against Father, and then again against his son, Zedakiah—II Kings 25—where we read that the Chaldees came with Nebuchadnezzar and took Jerusalem into captivity. Father’s Prophets Isaiah and Jeremiah both prophesied against the Chaldees—Isaiah 13:19; 23:13; 43:14; 47:1,5, and 48:14,20; Jeremiah 21:4,9; 22:25; 24:5; 25:12; 32:4,5,24,25,28,29,43; 33:5,11; 37:5,8,9,10,11,13,14; 38:2,18,19,23; 39:5,8; 40:9,10; 41:3,18; 43:3; 50:1,8,10,25,35,45; 51:4,24,35,54; and 52:7,8,14,17—Ezekiel also prophesied against them—Ezekiel 1:3; 11:24; 12:13; 16:29; and 23:14,15,16,23—Daniel tells us that they considered themselves to be “the learned class of Babylon,” “skilled in interpretations.” Hence, when king Nebuchadnezzar wanted his troubled dreams explained, he summoned the Chaldees, i.e., the magicians, the conjurers, and the sorcerers. These Chaldees apparently considered themselves clairvoyant enough to expose the deeper meanings of any nocturnal image; but, were unable to probe the king’s head for his actual dream. Nebuchadnezzar, furious, announced that he would have all the wise men of the kingdom executed. Sadly for the Chaldees, they didn’t see that coming either. † For the etymology of the name Chaldees, we read the following in Abarim Publications: “The name כשדים looks like it is a common Hebrew form to denote a people descended from כשד Chesed which is where you will find the etymology: Jones’ Dictionary of Old Testament Proper Names is so opposed to the idea that the Chaldeans could be descended from Chesed (because the Chaldeans are mentioned eleven chapters prior to Chesed, but see the discussion under the name Chaldeans), that he derives the two highly similar names — כשד and כשדים — along two completely different avenues. Chesed, Jones says, comes from an unused and nowhere else mentioned root כשד, which has an equivalent in the cognate Arabic language, where it means to gain. Hence Jones translates the name Chesed with Increase. The name Chaldeans, however, Jones insists, consists of two elements, the first being the common Hebrew particle כ (ke) meaning as if: The second segment, according to Jones, is the noun שד (shed), meaning demon: Hence for a meaning of the name Chaldean, Alfred Jones’ Dictionary of Old Testament Proper Names reads As It Were Demons. Another possibility is that the second segment of the name Chesed comes from any of the above mentioned words for field. The development of mankind seems to go hand in hand with that of Babel. Babel’s great river the Euphrates is mentioned as early as Genesis 2:4, as it flows through the garden of Eden. Parallel to the calling of Abraham (who came from Ur of the Chaldeans) the tower of Babel is constructed and subsequently torn down. After her glory days under king Solomon, the surviving tribe(s) Judah (and Simeon) is adopted by the Babylonian empire. And finally, it seems that Ecclesia also grows up in Babylon, only to break free from it and leave it in shambles (REVELATION 18:2). The pun is that the word adam (man, human) comes from the word adamah, meaning field. The meaning of the names Chesed and Chaldean seems to be a reminder that any form of the Babylonian phenomenon is not what brings mankind forth: As If It Were A Field.”. † Now from the Strong’s Concordance, I already provided the Strong’s information above—scroll up to read it—so, I’ll not provide it here. † Now from the Smith’s Bible Dictionary, where we read: “It appears that the Chaldeans (Kaldai or Kaldi) were in the earliest times merely one out of many Cushite tribes inhabiting the great alluvial plain known afterwards as Chaldea or Babylonia. Their special seat was probably that southern portion of the country which is found to have so late retained the name of Chaldea. In process of time, as the Kaldi grew in power, their name gradually prevailed over those of the other tribes inhabiting the country; and by the era of the Jewish captivity it had begun to be used generally for all the inhabitants of Babylonia. It appears that while, both in Assyria and in later Babylonia, the Shemitic type of speech prevailed for civil purposes, the ancient Cushite dialect was retained, as a learned language for scientific and religious literature. This is no doubt the “learning” and the “tongue” to which reference it made in the book of Daniel, (Daniel 1:4) The Chaldeans were really the learned class; they were priests, magicians or astronomers, and in the last of the three capacities they probably effected discoveries of great importance. In later times they seem to have degenerated into mere fortune-tellers.”.

   15:8 Enquiry, “Whereby shall I know.”
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Genesis 15:8 And he said,^H559 “Lord^H136 GOD,^H3069 whereby^H4100 shall I know^H3045 that^H3588 I shall inherit^H3423 it?”   —>   Abram wasn’t questioning Father, much the same way, many, many centuries in the future, when Gabriel appears to both Mary and then Zacharias, both question, but, Mary’s questioning isn’t from doubt the way Zacharias’s will be. Brethren, there is nothing wrong with trying to reason something from Father in your mind; if trying to reason something, seek Him and He will provide an answer.

15:9-11 The Covenant, prepared.
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Genesis 15:9 And He said^H559 unto^H413 him, “Take^H3947 Me an heifer^H5697 of three years old,^H8027 and a she goat^H5795 of three years old,^H8027 and a ram^H352 of three years old,^H8027 and a turtledove,^H8449 and a young pigeon”^H1469   —>   …Take Me…=I.e., take for me an offering. Naturally, all these animals, are animals which Father allows to be used in sacrifice to Him. This is what Father is showing Abram here, to make sacrifice to Him. There are some who focus on the age of the animals; three years old; however, the focus on such, and try to compare the age of three years to the length of time of Jesus’ ministry on earth, three years, is foolishness, rather they should focus on the number 3.

…three…=The number three in Biblical numberics denotes: Spiritual Completeness. Dr. Bullinger, in his Book Number In Scripture, notes the following: “In this number we have quite a new set of phenomena. We come to the first geometrical figure. Two straight lines cannot possibly enclose any space, or form a plane figure; neither can two plan surfaces form a solid. Three lines are necessary to form a plan figure; and three dimensions of length, breadth, and height, are necessary to form a solid. Hence three is the symbol of the cube--the simplest form of solid figure. As two is the symbol of the square, or plane contents (x2), so three is the symbol of the cube, or solid contents (x3). Three, therefore, stands for that which is solid, real, substantial, complete, and entire. All things that are specially complete are stamped with this number three. God’s attributes are three: omniscience, omnipresence, and omnipotence. There are three great divisions completing time--past, present, and future. Three persons, in grammar, express and include all the relationships of mankind. Thought, word, and deed, complete the sum of human capability. Three degrees of comparison complete our knowledge of qualities. The simplest proposition requires three things to complete it; viz., the subject, the predicate, and the copula. Three propositions are necessary to complete the simplest form of argument--the major premiss, the minor, and the conclusion. Three kingdoms embrace our ideas of matter--mineral, vegetable, and animal. When we turn to the Scriptures, this completion becomes Divine, and marks Divine completeness or perfection. Three is the first of four perfect numbers (see p. 23). Three denotes divine perfection; Seven denotes spiritual perfection; Ten denotes ordinal perfection; and Twelve denotes governmental perfection. Hence the number three points us to what is real, essential, perfect, substantial, complete, and Divine. There is nothing real in man or of man. Everything “under the sun” and apart from God is “vanity.” “Every man at his best estate is altogether vanity” (Psalms 139:5,11; 62:9; 144:4; Ecclesiastes 1:2,4; 2:11,17,26; 3:19; 4:4; 11:8; 12:8; Romans 8:20). Three is the number associated with the Godhead, for there are “three persons in one God.” Three times the Seraphim cry, “Holy, Holy, Holy” (Isaiah 6:3). The living creatures also in Revelation 4:8. Three times is the blessing given in Numbers 6:23, 24:--“The LORD bless thee and keep thee; The LORD make His face shine upon thee; and be gracious unto thee; The LORD lift up His countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.” Each of these three blessings is two-fold, so that there are two members in each, while the name Yehovah occurs three times. This marks the blessing as Divine in its source. No merit drew it forth; grace was its origin and peace was its result. Ephesians 3:19, “The fulness of God.” Ephesians 4:13, “The fulness of Christ.” Colossians 2:9, “The fulness of the Godhead.” The “fulness” was manifested visibly in Christ, and is communicated by the Holy Spirit, for it is a fulness of which we receive by His mighty power (John 1:16). The number three, therefore, must be taken as the number of Divine fulness. It signifies and represents the Holy Spirit as taking of the things of Christ and making them real and solid in our experience. It is only by the Spirit that we realize spiritual things. Without Him and His gracious operation, all is surface work: all is what a plane figure is to a solid (John 3:6). He it is who has wrought all our works in us, and by whom alone we can serve or worship (John 4:24). Hence it is that the Holy of Holies, which was the central and highest place of worship, was a cube. THE FIRST OCCURRENCE: of the number is in Genesis 1:13. “The third day” was the day on which the earth was caused to rise up out of the water, symbolical of that resurrection life which we have in Christ, and in which alone we can worship, or serve, or do any “good works.” Hence three is a number of RESURRECTION, for it was on the third day that Jesus rose again from the dead. This was Divine in operation, and Divine in its prophetic foreshowing in the person of Jonah (Matthew 12:39,40; Luke 11:29; Jonah 1:17). It was the third day on which Jesus was “perfected” (Luke 13:32). It was at the third hour He was crucified; and it was for three hours (from the 6th to the 9th) that darkness shrouded the Divine Sufferer and Redeemer. The “loud voice” at the end of those twice three hours, when, “about the ninth hour,” He cried, “My God, My God, why hast Thou forsaken Me” (Matthew 27:46), shows completely that nothing of nature, nothing of the light or intelligence of this world, could give help in that hour of darkness. Does not this show us our impotence in the matter? Does it not prove our incapacity to aid in delivering ourselves from our natural condition? With the light at the ninth hour came the Divine declaration, “It is finished.” So divinely finished, completed, and perfected, that now there is no such darkness for those who have died with Christ. Light, uninterrupted light, shines upon all who are risen with Him; uninterrupted sunshine--even “the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.” That three hours’ darkness, therefore, testifies to our complete ruin, and our complete salvation, and shows that His people are “complete in Him.” While we are speaking of the Divine perfections of Christ, let us note the many marks and seals of this completeness. “The Spirit, the water, and the blood,” are the divinely perfect witness to the grace of God on earth (I John 5:7). The three years of His seeking fruit testifies to the completeness of Israel’s failure (Luke 13:7). His three-fold “it is written” shows that the Word of God is the perfection of all ministry (Matthew 4). The Divine testimony concerning Him was complete in the threefold voice from Heaven (Matthew 3:17; 17:5; John 12:28). He raised three persons from the dead. The inscriptions on the Cross in three languages show the completeness of His rejection by Man. The perfection of His offices are shown in His being Prophet, Priest, and King, raised up from among His brethren (Deuteronomy 177:15; 18:3-5; and 18:15). The Divine completeness of the Shepherd’s care (John 6:39), is seen in His revelations as--The “Good Shepherd” in death, John 10:14. The “Great Shepherd” in resurrection, Hebrews 13:20. The “Chief Shepherd” in glory, I Peter 4:5. His three appearings in Hebrews 9 show that His work will not be divinely perfect and complete until He appears again. He “hath appeared” in the end of the age to “put away sin,” and to “bear the sins of many” (Hebrews 9:26,28). “Now to appear in the presence of God for us,” He has ascended into Heaven (v 24). He “shall appear” again part from all question of sin for those who look for Him (v 28). ABRAHAM’S COVENANT: To go back to the Old Testament history we have God’s Covenant with Abraham stamped with this number of Divine perfection (Genesis 15). It was (like David’s, II Samuel 7) Divinely “ordered in all things, and sure.” God was ONE, i.e., the one party to it; for Abraham, who would willingly have been the other party, was put to sleep, that the Covenant might be unconditional, and "sure to all his seed.” The Divine seal is seen in the choice of three animals, each of three years old (the heifer, the she-goat, and the ram). These, together with the two birds (the dove and the pigeon), made five in all, marking it all as a perfect act of free-grace on the part of a sovereign God.”.
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Genesis 15:10 And he took^H3947 unto him^(H853) all these,^H428 and divided^H1334 them in the midst,^H8432 and laid^H5414 each^H376 piece^H1335 one against^H7125 another:^H7453 but the birds^H6833 divided^H1334 he not.^H3808   —>   …all these…=Three animals and two birds — five. Five denotes Grace; and Father’s Covenant with man is unconditional, meaning, this Covenant is made by Father not man. Therefore, this does not take away every if which Father issues in His Word.

…Divided in the midst…=Abram split the three animals in half, but not the birds, those he left whole.
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Genesis 15:11 And when the fowls^H5861 came down^H3381 upon^H5921 the carcases,^H6297 Abram^H87 drove them away.^H5380 ^(H853)   —>   These sacrifices were to Father, and therefore, became His property. Abram laid them out to be placed upon the altar, where they would have been burnt, and then consumed by Father. Hawks, vultures, or other birds of prey had come down on the sacrifice to devour them, so Abram drove them away.

Our sacrifice to Father today, is the circumcision of our hearts — our love to Him, and to His Word. It is also for us to likewise drive away the birds who like to prey upon Father’s Word to distort it, and therefore, falsely preach and or teach it. If you see these vultures moving in to destroy that sacrifice, do you likewise fight to drive them away? Or, do you allow them to feed upon His sheep? When Father opens your eyes to a Truth in His Word and gives you an understanding of part of His Word, do you allow some false prophet, some “man of the cloth” pushing traditions of men, to discredit the precious seed of understanding given by the Spirit of God. It is high time we protect our sacrifice to Father, for that property must come first in our lives.

We must follow Abram’s example, for, because of his Faith and Works, he set a good pattern for our lives.

15:12-16 Answer, “know of a surety.”
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Genesis 15:12 And when the sun^H8121 was going down,^H935 a deep sleep^H8639 fell^H5307 upon^H5921 Abram;^H87 and, lo,^H2009 an horror^H367 of great^H1419 darkness^H2825 fell^H5307 upon^H5921 him.   —>   Don’t be frightened or otherwise confused by this phrase, “an horror of great darkness.” In the Hebrew manuscripts it states, that a deep sleep or trance came upon Abram, and Father did this to show us that Abram had no part in the sleep, or the Covenant process; meaning, The Covenant was by Father YHVH to Abram, and was unconditional. Father YHVH was and is the contracting or issuing party, and as such, it comes from Father YHVH.
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Genesis 15:13 And He said^H559 unto Abram,^H87 “Know of a surety^H3045 ^H3045 that^H3588 thy seed^H2233 shall be^H1961 a stranger^H1616 in a land^H776 that is not^H3808 theirs, (and shall serve^H5647 them; and they shall afflict^H6031 them) four^H702 hundred^H3967 years;^H8141   —>   From this verse, we can infer Father is telling Abram of the upcoming captivity of his descendants—the Israelites—our forefathers—in Egypt. The term of captivity appears to be 400 years; however, this may not be the case at all. It is possible—and this Pastor and author of this Study absolutely believes it probable—that the identification of 400 years is more of a loose chronological timeline than an actual specific measure of time. In other words, it may very well be, that Father YHVH is telling Abram that “in 400 years’ time, the captivity will end,” instead of telling him they will be slaves for 400 years. In this light, you have to remember that when Jacob and his family moved to Egypt to escape the famine in Canaan, they were not immediately put into bondage as slaves. It was only after enough time had passed to encompass: (1) his descendants’ travel into Egypt; (2) their multiplication and prosperity in the land of Egypt; (3) there arose up a new pharaoh over Egypt, which knew not Joseph; (4) the pharaoh’s gradual exertion of control over the Israelites to the point of making them full-fledged slaves, who were put under great “affliction;” (5) the pharaoh’s order to kill male children to keep the Israelites from getting more powerful; and (6) that the man Moses would return to Egypt to petition pharaoh to free his people, resulting in the eventual exodus of our forefathers from Egypt. Father YHVH’s Word states in Exodus 12:40 that: “Now the sojourning^H4186 of the children^H1121 of Israel,^H3478 (who^H834 dwelt^H3427 in Egypt),^H4714 was four^H702 hundred^H3967 and thirty^H7970 years.^H8141,” and 12:41 continues: “And it came to pass^H1961 at the end^H4480 ^H7093 of the four^H702 hundred^H3967 thirty^H7970 years,^H8141 even the selfsame^H2088 ^H6106 day^H3117 it came to pass,^H1961 that all^H3605 the hosts^H6635 of the LORD^H3068 went out^H3318 from the land^H4480 ^H776 of Egypt.^H4714.” Dr. Bullinger, in his notes in his Companion Bible concerning these verses, states that: “there are two reckonings of the sojourning: one starting from the “promise” to Abraham stated in Exodus 12:40, and in Galatians 3:14,17=430 years, the other reckoning starting from the recognition of Abraham’s “seed” (Isaac), Genesis 21:12. See Acts 7 and Genesis 15:13 = 400 years. N.B. 450 years to Samuel; 490 to Saul. See App. 50 iii, and vii. 7. This dwelling in Egypt was only 215 years (see App. 50); and is to be distinguished from the “sojourning” which was another 215 years. Of note, “the selfsame day” referred to in verse 41, when calculated using the solar calendar, is found to be the same day that Abraham left “Ur of the Chaldees.”.

…thy seed…=Isaac, Jacob, and then all Jacob’s descendants.

Stephen gives a wonderful accounting of this incident in Genesis 15 to the counsels in Acts 7.

Sharpen up for me, for the next few verses tells us why Father will send Abram’s descendants down to Egypt.
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Genesis 15:14 And also^H1571 ^(H853) that nation,^H1471 whom^H834 they shall serve,^H5647 will I^H595 judge:^H1777 and afterward^H310 ^H3651 shall they come out^H3318 with great^H1419 substance.^H7399   —>   Father wanted to judge the Egyptians. Why? Because they were serving other gods — lower case “g.” The gods the Egyptians were serving can be seen in the plagues which Father brought upon the them just prior to the exodus — insects, animals, water, pestilence, etc., there is also another reason, and we’ll read of it when we come to verse v15:16.
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Genesis 15:15 And thou^H859 shalt go^H935 to^H413 thy fathers^H1 in peace;^H7965 thou shalt be buried^H6912 in a good^H2896 old age.^H7872   —>   Father promises Abram a long life, and he fulfills that promise, as Abram lived to be 175 years old, having never served false gods or idols. Abram’s forefathers on the other hand, were idolaters as we can read in Joshua 24:2.

Sharpen up for me again, as the next verse is also extremely important as to why Father sent them down to Egypt.
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Genesis 15:16 But in the fourth^H7243 generation^H1755 they shall come hither again:^H7725 ^H2008 for^H3588 the iniquity^H5771 of the Amorites^H567 is not^H3808 yet^H5704 ^H2008 full.”^H8003   —>   Father wanted Abram’s descendants, Isaac’s son Jacob—whom Father later rename Israel—The Prince that prevails with God—and his children—the Israelites—out of this land—Canaan—The Promised Land—in order for the Amorites to continue what they were doing — “the iniquity of the Amorites.” What was their iniquity, what is it that they were doing? First, let’s check out this word iniquity in our Strong’s Concordance, when we do, we find that it is Hebrew word number: H5771, - עָוֹןi, or עָווֹן, - ‛âvôn, or ‛âvôn, - pronounced: aw-voneי, or aw-voneי, and means: From H5753; perversity, that is, (moral) evil: - fault, iniquity, mischief, punishment (of iniquity), sin. Total KJV occurrences: 230.. So, we see that the Amorites were committing moral perversity, what was this perversity? They were interacting with, and sadly, more importantly mating with, the fallen angels which had come back after the flood of Noah’s time, which we can read of in Genesis 6:1-7. This mating produced hybrid offspring — the “mighty men” or the gibbor — in other words, the giants. These giants are the same as Goliath and Og, to name two; but, there were many more. We also read of Goliath’s brother who had six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot. For more references and reading on these fallen angels and their hybrid offspring, Dr. Bullinger has two superb articles in his Companion Bible Appendices, Appendix: 23, click here — “The sons of God” and 25, click here — “The nephilim of Genesis 6”.

These Amorites were of the Adamic seed-line—they were descendants of Canaan—Genesis 10:15 And Canaan^H3667 begat^H3205 ^(H853) Sidon^H6721 his firstborn,^H1060 and Heth,^H2845 [10:16] And the Jebusite,^H2983 and the Amorite,^H567 and the Girgasite,^H1622—the seed-line through which Father Himself would be born as His only begotten Son Emmanuel — God with us — Jesus Christ. Therefore, He was not about to let this mixing continue for too long, just long enough for Abram’s descendants to grow in both, number and strength, so that He could bring them back to this land in order to “utterly destroy” these people and the hybrid offspring—as we read in Deuteronomy 7:2, which reads: Deuteronomy 7:2 And when the LORD^H3068 thy God^H430 shall deliver^H5414 them before^H6440 thee; thou shalt smite^H5221 them, and utterly destroy^H2763 ^H2763 them; thou shalt make^H3772 no^H3808 covenant^H1285 with them, nor^H3808 shew mercy^H2603 unto them:. Sadly, most Christians have no knowledge why Father would tell the Israelites to utterly destroy these people — man, woman, and child, but they accept the fact that He said to do so, all the while still claiming He in His Word states “thou shalt not kill.”

15:17-21 The Covenant, Solemnized.
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Genesis 15:17 And it came to pass,^H1961 that when the sun^H8121 went down,^H935 and it was^H1961 dark,^H5939 behold^H2009 a smoking^H6227 furnace,^H8574 and a burning^H784 lamp^H3940 that^H834 passed^H5674 between^H996 those^H428 pieces.^H1506   —>   Our Father—as Paul tells us in Hebrews 12:29, which reads: Hebrews 12:29 For^G1063 ^(G2532) our^G2257 God^G2316 is a consuming^G2654 fire.^G4442—is a consuming fire. Yes, He is that consuming fire, that here in this verse, consumed this sacrifice by Abram. He didn’t need to put on a show to make Abram believe, verse v15:16, just told us he believed: Genesis 15:6 And he believed in the LORD; and He counted it for righteousness.. Unlike in I Kings 18, where Elijah built the altar in order that Father could get the people’s attention and make them believe: I Kings 18:30 And Elijah^H452 said^H559 unto all^H3605 the people,^H5971 “Come near^H5066 unto^H413 me.” And all^H3605 the people^H5971 came near^H5066 unto^H413 him. And he repaired^H7495 ^(H853) the altar^H4196 of the LORD^H3068 that was broken down.^H2040   —>   What was going on here in I Kings 18? Elijah had brought all the House of Israel—all the People of the ten northern Tribes—the People of the House of Judah, the two southern Tribes were not invited here—including king Ahab and his wife, Jezebel’s 400 baal priests, and 450 baal prophets, and told these priests to build an altar to baal. See, he challenged these priests of baal to show the people Who is God. He did this by having two altars built, one by the baal priests and prophets, and one he would build to Father YHVH: and The God which came down and consumed the Sacrifice by fire — that is God. we read in I Kings 18:20-29, that the baal priests and prophets have already had their opportunity to see if baal would come down and consume their sacrifice, they waited all day, going to many lengths and measures to bring baal down to consume their sacrifice: all to no avail, because there is no baal. Now, it is Elijah’s turn to build an altar to Father YHVH: [18:31] And Elijah^H452 took^H3947 twelve^H8147 ^H6240 stones,^H68 according to the number^H4557 of the tribes^H7626 of the sons^H1121 of Jacob,^H3290 unto^H413 whom^H834 the word^H1697 of the LORD^H3068 came,^H1961 saying,^H559 “Israel^H3478 shall be^H1961 thy name:”^H8034   —>   One large stone for each of the twelve tribes of Israel, even though at this point in time, the two Houses are split: House Of Israel, and House of Judah, and the House of Judah was not invited here. …twelve stones…=The number Twelve in Biblical numerics denotes: governmental perfection. Dr. Bullinger in his Book Number In Scripture, notes the following: “TWELVE is a perfect number, signifying perfection of government, or of governmental perfection. It is found as a multiple in all that has to do with rule. The sun which “rules” the day, and the moon and stars which “govern” the night, do so by their passage through the twelve signs of the Zodiac which completes the great circle of the heavens of 360 (12 x 30) degrees or divisions, and thus govern the year. Twelve is the product of 3 (the perfectly Divine and heavenly number) and 4 (the earthly, the number of what is material and organic). While seven is composed of 3 added to 4, twelve is 3 multiplied by 4, and hence denotes that which can scarcely be explained in words, but which the spiritual perception can at once appreciate, viz., organization, the products denoting production and multiplication and increase of all that is contained in the two numbers separately. The 4 is generally prominently seen in the twelve. THERE WERE TWELVE PATRIARCHS from Seth to Noah and his family, and twelve from Shem to Jacob. THE TWELVE SONS OF ISRAEL though actually thirteen in number, there are never more than twelve names in any one list. There are about 18 enumerations altogether, but in each list one or other is omitted. Generally it is Levi, but not always. In Revelation 7 both Dan and Ephraim are omitted, but the enumeration is still twelve, Levi and Joseph being introduced for this special sealing of the remnant which shall go unscathed through the great tribulation. Then there were twelve Judges or Saviors. THE TEMPLE OF SOLOMON has the number twelve as the predominating factor, in contrast with the Tabernacle, which had the number five. This agrees with the grace which shines in the Tabernacle, and with the glory of the kingdom which is displayed in the Temple. When we come to the New Testament we find the same great principle pervading the Apostolic government as we see in the Patriarchal and National, for we have: The twelve Apostles. The twelve foundations in the heavenly Jerusalem. The twelve gates. The twelve pearls. The twelve angels. THE MEASUREMENT OF THE NEW JERUSALEM will be 12,000 furlongs square, while the wall will be 144 (12 x 12) cubits, Revelation 21:16,17. The number of the sealed in Revelation 7:4 will be 144,000, and all that has to do with the Twelve Tribes is necessarily pervaded by this number, such as the stones in the High Priest’s breastplate, the stones taken out of the Jordan, the number of the spies, etc. etc., and therefore we have not referred to all such reference in these pages. TWELVE PERSONS WERE ANOINTED for government of various kinds. Of course, all kings, priests, prophets, and healed lepers were anointed; but the circumstances of the anointing of twelve individuals is specially recorded. Of these, five were priests (Aaron and his four sons, Exodus 6:23) and seven were kings: Aaron, Exodus 29:7,9, etc. Nadab, Exodus 29:7,9, etc. Abihu, Exodus 29:7,9, etc. Eleazar, Exodus 29:7,9, etc. Ithamar, Exodus 29:7,9, etc. Saul, I Samuel 10:1. David, * I Samuel 16:13. Absalom, II Samuel 19:10. Solomon, I Kings 1:39. Jehu, II Kings 9:6. Joash, II Kings 11:12. Jehoahaz, II Kings 23:30. * David was anointed three times, viz: by Samuel, I Samuel 16:13; by the men of Judah, II Samuel 2:4; by the elders of Israel, II Samuel 5:3. It will be observed from the above list that Saul, the man of man’s choice, is thus stamped with the number 6. David, the man of God’s choice is stamped with the number seven. For Saul and David are the sixth and seventh respectively in order. The words, “a man after God’s own heart,” mean simply a man of God’s choice, and not, as infidels are never tired of asserting, that God approved of all the sins which David fell into. TWELVE YEARS of age was Jesus when He first appears in public (Luke 2:42) and utters His first-recorded words. TWELVE LEGIONS of angels mark the perfection of angelic powers (Matthew 26:53). THE HALF OF TWELVE sometimes denotes interruption or defect in human government, while THE NUMBER OF OCCURRENCES of words agrees with its signification, e.g., aulh, aulee, “palace,” occurs twelve times.”. [18:32] And with^H854 the stones^H68 he built^H1129 an altar^H4196 in the name^H8034 of the LORD:^H3068 and he made^H6213 a trench^H8585 about^H5439 the altar,^H4196 as great as would contain^H1004 two measures^H5429 of seed.^H2233   —>   Elijah not only built and altar, he carved a trench, or moat, around this altar. Let’s continue reading and see why: [18:33] And he put^H6186 ^(H853) the wood^H6086 in order, and cut^H5408 ^(H853) the bullock^H6499 in pieces, and laid^H7760 him on^H5921 the wood,^H6086 and said,^H559 “Fill^H4390 four^H702 barrels^H3537 with water,^H4325 and pour^H3332 it on the burnt sacrifice,^H5930 and on^H5921 the wood.”^H6086   —>   Elijah carved the moat in order to allow the baal priests and prophets to pour water onto the altar, the wood, the sacrifice, and then that water flowed into the moat. Remember brethren, all the People are standing around watching this whole scene. …Four barrels…=The number Four in Biblical numerics denotes: earth. Dr. Bullinger in his Book Number In Scripture, notes the following: “We have seen that three signifies Divine perfection. Now the number four is made up of three and one (3+1=4), and it denotes, therefore, and marks that which follows the revelation of God, namely, His creative works. He is known by the things that are seen. Hence the written revelation commences with the words, “In-the-beginning God CREATED.” Creation is therefore the next thing—the fourth thing, and the number four always has reference to all that is created. It is emphatically the number of Creation; of man in his relation to the world as created; while six is the number of man in his opposition to and independence of God. It is the number of things that have a beginning, of things that are made, of material things, and matter itself. It is the number of material completeness. Hence it is the world number, and especially the “city” number. The fourth day saw the material creation finished (for on the fifth and sixth days it was only the furnishing and peopling of the earth with living creatures). The sun, moon, and stars completed the work, and they were to give light upon the earth which had been created, and to rule over the day and over the night (Genesis 1:14-19). Four is the number of the great elements—earth, air, fire, and water. Four are the regions of the earth—north, south, east, and west. Four are the divisions of the day—morning, noon, evening, and midnight. Or in our Lord’s words, when He speaks of His coming at evening, midnight, cock-crowing, or in the morning (Mark 13:35). We are never to put off His coming in our minds beyond tomorrow morning. Four are the seasons of the year—spring, summer, autumn, and winter. Four are the great variations of the lunar phases. In Genesis 2:10,11, the one river of Paradise was parted, and became into four heads, and “the fourth river is Euphrates.” Here, as so often elsewhere, the four is made up of 3 + 1. For three of these rivers are now unnamed, while one is still known by its original name “Euphrates.” Four marks division also. For the river was “parted.” It is the first number which is not a “prime,” the first which can be divided. It is the first square number also, and therefore it marks a kind of completeness as well, which we have called material completeness.”. [18:34] And he said,^H559 “Do it the second time.”^H8138 And they did it the second time.^H8138 And he said,^H559 “Do it the third time.”^H8138 And they did it the third time.^H8138   —>   Three times they pour four barrels of water onto the altar to Father YHVH; a total of twelve barrels of water, and like the stones, one for each tribe. [18:35] And the water^H4325 ran^H1980 round about^H5439 the altar;^H4196 and he filled^H4390 ^(H853) the trench^H8585 also^H1571 with water.^H4325   —>   After pouring twelve barrels of water onto the altar and sacrifice, Elijah now tells them to also fill the trench with water. There is so much water on this altar and in the moat, that even if they had a blowtorch back then, this would not light. Elijah is doing this to prove Who is God and how powerful He is, all by Father’s design to get their attention, so that “they will know that I am God,” and to stop worshipping false gods. [18:36] And it came to pass^H1961 at the time of the offering^H5927 of the evening sacrifice,^H4503 that Elijah^H452 the prophet^H5030 came near,^H5066 and said,^H559 “LORD^H3068 God^H430 of Abraham,^H85 Isaac,^H3327 and of Israel,^H3478 let it be known^H3045 this day^H3117 that^H3588 Thou^H859 art God^H430 in Israel,^H3478 and that I^H589 am Thy servant,^H5650 and that I have done^H6213 ^(H853) all^H3605 these^H428 things^H1697 at Thy word.^H1697   —>   Elijah followed YHVH’S commandment to the letter! He called the People of the ten Tribes, the baal priests and prophets, he told them to build their altar to baal and set the sacrifice out, and he allowed all day long for baal to come and consume their sacrifice to baal — all to no avail for them. He now speaks: Now, YHVH, Your altar is built, the stones laid, the wood laid, the sacrifice is set, and as per Your instructions, water has even poured onto the altar and into the moat; Show the People that You are YHVH — The Covenant God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob; ELOHIM — The Creator of all and all things. [18:37] Hear^H6030 me, O LORD,^H3068 hear^H3060 me, that this^H2088 People^H5971 may know^H3045 that^H3588 Thou^H859 art the LORD^H3068 God,^H430 and that Thou^H859 hast turned^H5437 ^(H853) their heart^H3820 back again.”^H322   —>   Elijah continues, asking Father: YHVH show these nonbelievers that You and You alone are God, so that, they might return to love and worship You. [18:38] Then the fire^H784 of the LORD^H3068 fell,^H5307 and consumed^H398 ^(H853) the burnt sacrifice,^H5930 and the wood,^H6086 and the stones,^H68 and the dust,^H6083 and licked up^H3897 the water^H4325 that^H834 was in the trench.^H8585   —>   Our Father is a consuming fire! He consumed everything that was about that altar: the wood, the stones, the sacrifice, and even the water and the dust of the ground: all of it — gone. [18:39] And when all^H3605 the People^H5971 saw^H7200 it, they fell^H5307 on^H5921 their faces:^H6440 and they said,^H559 “The LORD,^H3068 he^H1931 is the God;^H430 the LORD,^H3068 he^H1931 is the God.”^H430   —>   This is what Father wants, and what He desires to hear and see. “YHVH He is ELOHIM:” His children — His creation, worshiping and loving Him.
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Genesis 15:18 In the same^H1931 day^H3117 the LORD^H3068 made^H3772 a covenant^H1285 with Abram,^H87 saying,^H559 “Unto thy seed^H2233 have I given^H5414 this^H2063 ^(H853) land,^H776 from the river^H4480 ^H5104 of Egypt^H4714 unto^H5704 the great^H1419 river, the river^H5104 Euphrates:^H6578   —>   Father is now going to tell Abram, and us, just who it is who currently inhabits the lands which He will bring Abram’s descendants back to, to “utterly destroy.”
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Genesis 15:19 ^(H853)The Kenites,^H7017 and the Kenizzites, (to hunt, hunter; and; hunt, snare) (ken-iz-zeeי)^H7074 and the Kadmonites, (ancient, oriental; and; oriental) (kad-mo-neeי)^H6935   —>   ^(H853)The Kenites…=First off, did you notice that the verse starts a Strong’s number? This is because in the Hebrew Manuscripts the definite Article is present, in this case it is H853, so, let’s look it up: H853, - אֵת, - 'êth, - pronounced: ayth, and means: Apparently contracted from H226 in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely): - (As such unrepresented in English.) Total KJV occurrences: 7302.. eth is a primary Particle and is an untranslatable mark—אֵת—of the accusative case. Notice also brethren, this Particle is not used before “the Kenizzites”, nor “the kadmonites.” As we see by the Strong’s numbers within the verse, the Strong’s Hebrew word number for the word Kenite, is: H7017, - קֵינִיi, or קִינִי, - qêynı̂y, or qı̂ynı̂y, - pronounced: kay-neeי, or kay-neeי, and means: Patronymic—patronymic means descended from the father, to see Dictionary.com’s definition, click here—from H7014; a Kenite or member of the tribe of Kajin: - Kenite. Total KJV occurrences: 12.. Now let’s check out Strong’s Hebrew word number H7014, when we do, we find: H7014, - קַיִן, - qayin, - pronounced: kahי-yin, and means: The same as H7013 (with a play upon the affinity to H7069); Kajin, the name of the first child, also of a place in Palestine, and of an Oriental tribe: - Cain, Kenite (-s). Total KJV occurrences: 19.. The kenites are the descendants of Cain, whose father was satan, and mother was Eve: see Genesis 3:13-16. Notice there are 19 usages of this Hebrew word number/name in Father’s Word, and this is the first time this Hebrew word number/name is used. I have written an entire Topical Study on these kenites, and you can read it here.

What does Father say concerning these kenites—these descendants of Cain, and therefore satan himself? He used Balaam to prophesy against them in Numbers 24—where we find the second usage of the Hebrew word number/name—where we read: Numbers 24:21 And he looked on^H7200 ^(H853) the Kenites,^H7017 and took up^H5375 his parable,^H4912 and said,^H559 “Strong^H386 is thy dwellingplace,^H4186 and thou puttest^H7760 thy nest^H7064 in a rock.^H5553   —>   Notice the lower case "r" in rock. [24:22] Nevertheless^H3588 ^H518 the Kenite^H7014 shall be^H1961 wasted,^H1197 until^H5704 ^H4100 Asshur^H804 shall carry thee away captive.”^H7617   —>   Nevertheless the Kenites shall be wasted…=A very powerful statement translated into English; but, it is even more powerful in the Hebrew language. Let’s look at this word “nevertheless” in the Strong’s Concordance, when we do, we find that it is made up of two Hebrew words, the first is Hebrew word number: H3588, - כִּי, - kı̂y, - pronounced: kee, and means: A primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjugation or adverb; often largely modified by other particles annexed: - and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured [-ly], + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + till, truly, + until, when, whether, while, who, yea, yet, Total KJV occurrences: 4454.. Now let’s look at the second Hebrew word which makes up this word “nevertheless,” it is Hebrew word number: H518, - אִם, - 'im, - pronounced: eem, and means: A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogitive, whether?; or conditional, if, although, also Oh that!, when; hence as a negative, not: - (and, can-, doubtless, if, that) (not), + but, either, + except, + more (-over if, than), neither, nevertheless, nor, oh that, or, + save (only, -ing), seeing, since, sith, + surely (no more, none, not), though, + of a truth, + unless, + verily, when, whereas, whether, while, + yet. Total KJV occurrences: 999.. These two Hebrew words combined tell us “assuredly, oh! those descendants of Cain,” now let’s look at the word “wasted,” it is Hebrew word number: H1197, - בָּעַר, - bâ‛ar, - pronounced: baw-arי, and means: A primitive root; to kindle, that is, consume (by fire or by eating); also (as denominative from H1198) to be (become) brutish: - be brutish, bring (put, take) away, burn, (cause to) eat (up), feed, heat, kindle, set ([on fire]), waste. Total KJV occurrences: 94.. Again I ask brethren, what does Paul teach us in Hebrews 12:29? Hebrews 12:29 For^G1063 ^(G2532) our^G2257 God^G2316 is a consuming^G2654 fire.^G4442   —>   Balaam continues: [24:23] And he took up^H5375 his parable,^H4912 and said,^H559 “Alas,^H188 who^H4310 shall live^H2421 when God^H410 doeth^H4480 ^H7760 this!   —> Yeah, when Father utterly destroys a soul, who can withstand it? No one, and that includes at the end, during the Great White Throne Judgment, when Father casts those souls who follow satan into the Lake of Fire.
Kenizzites
The kenizzites=We must be careful brethren, as, if were we to just follow without digging into this name Kenizzite, we cold come to the wrong conclusion. I say this because, Caleb, one of only the two spies who went and checked out the land of Canaan when Father brought our forefathers up out of Egypt, who came back with a True report—the other being Joshua—and his father Jephunneh, were descendants of a man named Kenaz, who was the patriarch of the Kenizzites. Father is not saying the descendants of Caleb are going to be wasted, especially considering Caleb was only one of the two spies who came back with a true report concerning the Promised Land. With that being said, unless Caleb’s descendants turned from Honoring, Loving and Worshipping Father, then He could be talking concerning them. † For the etymology of the name Kenizzites, we read the following in Abarim Publications: “The ethnonym Kenizzite is an adjective that derives from the verb קנז (Kanaz), which doesn’t occur in the Hebrew of the Bible but exists in Arabic with the meaning of to hunt or snare: The name Kenizzite means Hunter or Trapper but is a name like Fisherman or Troglodyte or Tanner or Metallurgist or Technician (which was the profession of Jesus and Joseph; τεκτων, tekton). It doesn’t describe physical descent but an occupational niche that would ultimately be absorbed into the worldwide market of human trade. Since the Bible is only interested in the evolution of the wisdom tradition (rather than politics or biological descent) the nature of Kenizzite should be understood to relate to wisdom. Just like Jesus taught his disciples to be “fishers of men,” so should the Kenizzite be understood to be a “hunter of men” and just like the legendary Nimrod was a “mighty hunter before YHVH” so were the Kenizzites known for their contribution to the greater world of human interaction and exchange that would ultimately form the crib within which the Word of God could assume human form.”. † Now from the Strong’s Concordance, where we find that it is Hebrew word number: H7074, - קְנִזִּי, - q^enizzı̂y, - pronounced: ken-iz-zeeי, and means: Patronymic from H7073, a Kenizzite or descendant of Kenaz: - Kenezite, Kenizzites. Total KJV occurrences: 4.. † Now from the Easton’s Bible Dictionary, where we read: “The name of a tribe referred to in the covenant God—my note here, they are not mentioned in a good manner by Father, they are mentioned by Him in the fact that He told Abram his descendants would inherit the Kenizzite land—made with Abraham (Genesis 15:19). They are not mentioned among the original inhabitants of Canaan (Exodus 3:8; Joshua 3:10), and probably they inhabited some part of Arabia, in the confines of Syria.”.
Kadmonites
The kadmonites=The name Kadmonite is mentioned only one time in all of Father’s Word—Genesis 15:19—and the mention of them by Father is not in a good manner. We read there that Father Promises Abram that his descendants will inherit the Promised Land and the land of the Kenizzites and the Kadmonites. † For the etymology of the name Kadmonites, we read the following in Abarim Publications: “The name Kadmonite is an ethnonym derived from the adjective קדמני (qadmoni), which means eastern or former in the sense of less sophistication. A nation’s cultural and social norms are often very complex and rather arbitrary, and a failure to comply with these synthetic norms may make a visitor seem like a native child who also doesn’t quite know how to behave. Yet, every society whose norms are based on fashions and an artificial sense of right and wrong will inevitably experience opposition from people who don’t like that society’s norms. Rather more worthy of concern is that such a society will experience opposition from the very nature whose laws this society chose to ignore and whose monarchy this society’s leaders felt free to usurp. Only a mastery of natural law brings societal stability and only a society whose norms derive from natural law can exist without opposition, whether from within or without or from creation or from the Creator. Perhaps Jesus’ declaration that people should “turn” and become like children has something to do with the inherent instability of our modern world. If only adherence to natural law supports a stable society, and a love for synthetic norms get in the way of that, only children can guide us out of there. Perhaps the Kadmonites are not some local Bronze Age tribe but rather a specific personality that existed as much back then as now. Perhaps this personality belongs to people whose nature makes it difficult to absorb complex social codes when these codes are not based on something they can observe. That would cause these people to express their feelings more naturally, more honestly even, but that in turn would be regarded by society at large as unmannered or at least immature or childlike. For a meaning of the name Kadmonite(s), New Open Bible Study Edition (NOBSE) Study Bible Name List and Brown Driver Briggs (BDB) Theological Dictionary read Easterners. Jones’ Dictionary of Old Testament Proper Names has Orientals. How Easterners or even Orientals came to be counted among indigenous Levantine tribes is apparently not a question that arouses much apprehension in academics. It’s often said that φιλαργυρια (philarguria) or silver-love is the root of all evil, but what is not often emphasized is that our modern governments are its fruit. A few centuries ago our ancestors mustered the courage to do away with central rule and embrace the republic, not realizing that kings and nobles are canine by nature and have the natural ability to sniff out wolves in sheep clothes. The apple-cheeked republicans rightfully believed in man’s general goodness, but failed to foresee that if a single wolf can find its way to the top, he will turn the whole of society into a scene from Brokeback Mountain. And that’s obviously precisely what happened during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In our modern day and age it’s laughingly simple to write a governmental program that would allow humanity to self-organize across a very broad pallet of desires and talents and properly self-regulate to everyone’s heart’s content, and the one and only reason why we don’t have such a system in place (or even why we’re not massively experimenting with its concepts to get it going within a generation), is that our governments aren’t done harvesting us for our labor. It takes some sophisticated tricks of deception to consistently get away with thieving from otherwise intelligent people and the Art of the Steal depends heavily on people’s fidelity to decorum. Here at Abarim Publications we surmise that the Kadmonites were known for living decidedly more primitive than other social groups, perhaps not unlike the modern Neo-Luddites, the Amish in the US or even organic farmers or decentralized, libertarian communities. Modern involuntary Kadmonites might be recognized by traits of autism. Others by willingly rejecting a world that’s teetering on the steep slope of a deep ravine.”. † Now from the Strong’s Concordance, where we find that it is Hebrew word number: H3965, - קַדְמֹנִי, - qadmônı̂y, - pronounced: kad-mo-neeי, and means: The same as H6931; ancient, that is, aboriginal; Kadmonite (collectively), the name of a tribe in Palestine: - Kadmonites. Total KJV occurrences: 1.. † Now from the Smith’s Bible Dictionary, where we read: “Orientals. The, a people named in (Genesis 15:19) only; one of the nations who at that time occupied the land (Canaan) promised to the descendants of Abram. The name is probably a synonym for the Bene-Kedem --the “children of the East.””.

Genesis 15:20 And the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Rephaims,   ->   The Hittites; twenty two times in Father's Word are they mentioned - and Father wanted them destroyed! Did the Israelites destroy them? Sadly no. We read in Joshua 9 that the inhabitants of Gibeon - the Hittites, came to Joshua and the elders of Israel - dressed as thought they had been on a long journey, - clothing, worn and torn, sandals all variegated and held on by threads, old sacks on their donkeys, wine skins rent and bound and their food dry and moldy - all to fool the Israelites so that they would not kill them as they heard the Israelites did to all the other inhabitants of the land.

So after not utterly destroying these hittites, sadly and foolishly the Israelites made them drawers of water and hewers of wood for the altar of Father - all against Father's Will.

The perizzites - just about every time you read of the hittites, you also see the tribe of the perizzites - again, Father wanted them utterly destroyed.

The rephaims - H7497 - râphâ' or râphâh, pronounced - raw-faw', or raw-faw' and means: From H7495 in the sense of invigorating; a giant: - giant, Rapha, Rephaim (-s). See also H1051. - Wherever we see (in Father's Word - and there are twenty times that they are mentioned in His Word) the word Giants, we know that it is referring also to these rephaims. H1051 - Bethrapha means - "house of the giants." - Deuteronomy 2:11 and Deuteronomy 2:20 give us good knowledgeable information on these rephaims: Deuteronomy 2:11 Which also were accounted giants, as the Anakims; but the Moabites call them Emims.   ->   , and Deuteronomy 2:20 (That also was accounted a land of giants: giants dwelt therein in old time; and the Ammonites call them Zamzummims;   -> These emims and zamzummims, again are the giants.

Genesis 15:21 And the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Girgashites and the Jebusites.   ->   The amorites - lived in Gilead on the east side of the Jordan river, the land that the Reubenites, Gadites, and half the tribe of Manassites received for an inheritance, because they asked for this land for their cattle and flocks. The amorites, like the rephaims were the giants, and we learn in Judges that it will take the Israelites 18 years to defeat the Amorites: Judges 10:8 And that year they vexed and oppressed the children of Israel: eighteen years, all the children of Israel that were on the other side Jordan in the land of the Amorites, which is in Gilead..

The canaanites - let's look at this word canaanite -  H3669 - kena‛anı̂y, pronounced - ken-ah-an-ee' ad means: Patrial from H3667; a Kenaanite or inhabitant of Kenaan; by implication a pedlar (the Cananites standing for their neighbors the Ishmaelites, who conducted mercantile caravans): - Canaanite, merchant, trafficker. - This canaanite is obviously different from the kenite and we can never confuse the two however, they both were\are merchants - even to this day.

The Girgashites - were of the seven nations that Father wanted utterly destroyed.

The jebusites - the jebusties live in jebus which is in Canaan, they were another one of the seven nations Father wanted the Israelites to utterly destroy.

Jebus is the epicenter of everything within Christianity. It is where Solomon built the Temple to Father, in the future to this Chapter in Genesis 15; it is also the land that Father will take to Him as His wife by throwing His skirt over her in Ezekiel 16 and it His most favorite spot in the universe; it is also sadly, the place where He divorces in Jeremiah 3; it is where Christ will be crucified Matthew 27, Mark 15, Luke 23 and John 19; where He will ascend up into heaven Acts 1; and also where He will return to when He returns on The Lord's Day Zechariah 14 and Acts 1 and other places. It is also, where satan will appear when he comes in his role as antichrist claiming to be the christ II Thessalonians 2.

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