The Homiletic Review Genesis 17:5-6 Neither shall your name any more be called Abram, but your name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made you.… I. The change of name here made was founded on a change of character. II. His fatherhood of Isaac was in consequence of special Divine interposition; and the fact is confirmatory and illustrative of the teaching of a spiritual sonship, so often alluded to in the New Testament. III. For faith-character he is made the father of the "faithful," or the full-of-faith. Mere natural descent counts for nothing. Conclusions: 1. Faith is an inheritance. 2. Faith is the sign of our descent. 3. Faith may be transmitted. (The Homiletic Review.) Parallel Verses KJV: Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee. |
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