1 After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I [am] thy shield, [and] thy exceeding great reward.
2 And Abram said, Lord GOD, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house [is] this Eliezer of Damascus?
3 And Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed: and, lo, one born in my house is mine heir.
4 And, behold, the word of the LORD [came] unto him, saying, This shall not be thine heir; but he that shall come forth out of thine own bowels shall be thine heir.
5 And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be.
6 And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness.
7 And he said unto him, I [am] the LORD that brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give thee this land to inherit it.
8 And he said, Lord GOD, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it?
9 And he said unto him, Take me an heifer of three years old, and a she goat of three years old, and a ram of three years old, and a turtledove, and a young pigeon.
10 And he took unto him all these, and divided them in the midst, and laid each piece one against another: but the birds divided he not.
11 And when the fowls came down upon the carcases, Abram drove them away.
12 And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, an horror of great darkness fell upon him.
13 And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land [that is] not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years;
14 And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance.
15 And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age.
16 But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites [is] not yet full.
17 And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold a smoking furnace, and a burning lamp that passed between those pieces.
18 In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates:
19 The Kenites, and the Kenizzites, and the Kadmonites,
20 And the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Rephaims,
21 And the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Girgashites, and the Jebusites.
Versículos relacionados com Genesis, 15:
Chapter 15 of Genesis begins with God reaffirming his promise to give Abraham a large descent and a land to live. Abraham expresses his concern about this, and God makes a pact with him, symbolized by the sacrifice of animals. Abraham falls asleep and God gives him a prophetic vision of the future of his people. Below are five verses related to the topics addressed in Genesis 15:
Psalm 105:9-11: "He remembers forever from his covenant, the word he ordered, for a thousand generations, of the covenant he made with Abraham, of the oath he made to Isaac. He confirmed him as a decree to Jacob, as a covenant eternal to Israel ". This psalm speaks of the covenant God made with Abraham and how she was extended to her descendants.
Romans 4:3: "For what does Scripture say? Abraham believed in God, and that was credited to him as justice." This verse is a reference to the moment God made the promise of a great descent to Abraham, and he believed in God.
Hebrews 6:13-14: "When God made the promise to Abraham, as there was no one greater for whom he swore, he swore for himself, saying, I will surely bless you and multiply the descendants." This verse highlights the fact that God made a promise to Abraham and fulfilled her.
Galatians 3:16: "The promises were made to Abraham and his descendant. Scripture does not say," And the descendants, "wanting to mean many, but" and his descendant, "wanting to mean one, who is Christ." This verse highlights the importance of Abraham's descent and his relationship with Jesus Christ.
John 8:56: "Abraham, Father of Yours, rejoiced with the thought of seeing my day; He saw him and rejoiced." This verse speaks of the prophetic vision that God gave to Abraham, showing him the future, including the coming of Jesus Christ.
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