And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed;
4. as the stars of heaven ] See note on Gen 13:1-6; cf. Gen 15:5, Gen 22:17.
be blessed ] R.V. marg. rightly, bless themselves. See Gen 12:3, Gen 22:18.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Verse 4. I will make thy seed – as the stars of heaven] A promise often repeated to Abraham, and which has been most amply fulfilled both in its literal and spiritual sense.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven,…. Meaning in the line of Jacob especially, if not only; from whom sprung twelve patriarchs, the heads of so many tribes, which in process of time became very numerous, even as the stars of heaven:
and I will give unto thy seed all these countries; which is repeated from Ge 26:3 for the greater confirmation of it:
and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; meaning in the Messiah that should spring from him, see Ge 22:18.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
4. All these countries All the different districts or territories of the different Canaanitish tribes .
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
Gen 26:4. In thy seed, &c. The temporal and the spiritual covenant, respecting the land of Canaan, and the Messiah, were thus established and confirmed with Isaac. The Rabbins have assigned various senses to the words used in Gen 26:5 to express Abraham’s obedience; but it is most reasonable to believe, that they unitedly express “his complete and entire performance of the Will of God.” Abraham, says Mr. Chais, having thus completely obeyed the Divine will, God perpetuates his family: not that, to speak with strictness, the patriarch merited by his obedience; for by that obedience what did he more than his duty? but because God is always the same, always good, always merciful.
Fuente: Commentary on the Holy Bible by Thomas Coke
Gen 26:4 And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed;
Ver. 4. As the stars of heaven. ] See Trapp on “ Gen 13:16 “
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
stars. Figure of speech Paroemia. App-6.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
multiply: Gen 13:16, Gen 15:5, Gen 15:18, Gen 17:4-8, Gen 18:18, Gen 22:17, Heb 11:2
seed shall: Gen 12:2, Gen 12:3, Gen 22:18, Psa 72:17, Act 3:25, Gal 3:8, Gal 3:16
Reciprocal: Gen 1:28 – General Gen 13:15 – General Gen 24:7 – which spake Gen 26:24 – fear Gen 28:14 – and in thee Gen 35:12 – the land Gen 47:27 – grew Gen 48:4 – Behold I Exo 1:7 – fruitful Exo 32:13 – to whom Lev 26:9 – make you Deu 1:8 – which Deu 1:11 – and bless you Deu 6:3 – that ye may Deu 9:5 – that he may Deu 13:17 – as he hath Deu 29:13 – he may be Jos 21:43 – General Jdg 2:1 – have brought Psa 105:11 – Unto thee Eze 20:28 – the which Mic 7:20 – General Hab 3:9 – according Zec 8:13 – ye shall Luk 1:55 – General Luk 1:72 – perform Luk 24:27 – beginning Act 13:32 – how Act 26:6 – the promise Rom 11:28 – are beloved Heb 11:9 – the heirs Heb 11:12 – as the stars
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Gen 26:4. I will make thy seed to multiply Here we find a renewal to Isaac of all Gods promises made to Abraham; and the great fundamental mysterious promise is renewed exactly in the same words in which it had been given to Abraham. When God said to Abraham, In thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed Perhaps Abraham might, at first, suppose God spake of his immediate seed, namely, of Isaac; but when he came upon the stage of life, he brought no such blessing with him; and when the promise was renewed to him in the very same words, it became evident that the seed which was to be this universal blessing was still to come.