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Remember the following truth from our beloved Torah!
“Ye
shall NOT ADD
TO THE WORD which I command you, NEITHER SHALL YE DIMINISH FROM IT, that ye may
keep the commandments of יְהוָה
אֱלֹהֵיכֶם - the LORD your Eloleichem, which I command you”. Davarim -
Deuteronomy 4:2. (JPS-1917).
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With Rabbi, Dr. Reuven Ben Avraham-Goossens, PhD.
Forewword:
We are moving
forward to this momentous chapter, we transition from the physical victories of
Chapter 14 to the formal, legal establishment of the Covenant
between the Parts. Following the JPS
1917 text, here is the structural breakdown.
Introduction:
Genesis 15
represents the formalization of אֱלֹהִים - Elohim’s (God’s) promises to Avram (Abram)
through a solemn, sovereign act. It addresses Avram’s two primary anxieties:
the lack of a heir and
the lack of title to the land. This
chapter is defined by the profound statement of Avram’s faith and the “smoking
furnace” of the ‘Divine Presence’ passing through the sacrifices, binding אֱלֹהִים - Elohim to His Word.
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Let us read Genesis
Chapter 15:1-21: (JPS-1917 version of the Torah).
1. “After
these things the word of יְהוָה - the LORD came unto Avram in a
vision, saying: ‘Fear not, Avram (Avram), I am thy shield, thy reward shall be
exceeding great’. 2. And Avram said: ‘O אֱלֹהִים יְהוָה - LORD Elohim (God), what wilt Thou give me,
seeing I go hence childless, and he that shall be possessor of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?’ 3. And
Avram said: ‘Behold, to me Thou hast given no seed, and, lo, one born in my
house is to be mine heir’. 4. And, behold, the
word of יְהוָה - the LORD came unto him, saying: ‘This
man 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 count the stars, if
thou be able to count them’; and He said unto him: ‘So shall thy seed be’. 6. And he believed in יְהוָה - the LORD; and He counted it to him
for righteousness. 7. And He said unto him: ‘I
am יְהוָה - the LORD that brought thee out of
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Below
is a Commentary for verses 1 to 21:
Verse 1: (The Vision): The word of
יְהוָה - the LORD comes to
Avram in a vision. אֱלֹהִים - Elohim reassures him: “Fear
not, Avram, I am thy shield, thy reward shall be exceeding
great”.
Verses 2-3: (The Heir of the House): Avram
questions the reward, noting his childlessness. He points to Eliezer of Damascus, his steward, as
his only current heir.
Verses 4-6: (The Promise of Seed): אֱלֹהִים - Elohim clarifies that a
biological son shall be the heir. He brings Avram outside to count the stars, promising his
seed shall be as numerous. Verse 6 marks a theological pinnacle: Avram believed
in יְהוָה - the LORD, and He “counted
it to him for righteousness”.
Verses 7-8: (The Question of Possession): אֱלֹהִים - Elohim identifies
Himself as the One who brought Avram out of
Verses 9-11: (The Preparation of the Covenant): אֱלֹהִים - Elohim instructs Avram
to take a heifer, a she-goat, a ram, a turtle-dove, and a young pigeon. Avram
divides the animals (except the birds) and drives away the birds of prey that
descend upon the carcasses.
Verses 12-16: (The Dark Prophecy): A “deep
sleep” and a dread” fall’s upon Avram. אֱלֹהִים - Elohim reveals the
future Egyptian
bondage for four hundred years, the judgment of that nation, and the
eventual Exodus with “great substance”.
Verses 17-21: (The Covenant Concluded): As the sun
sets, a smoking furnace and a flaming torch pass
between the pieces. אֱלֹהִים - Elohim concludes the
covenant, defining the geographical boundaries of the land from the river of
Egypt to the Euphrates and listing the ten nations currently
inhabiting it.
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My Closing
Message:
Genesis 15
teaches us that faith is not the absence of questions, but the willingness to
bring those questions to אֱלֹהִים - Elohim. Avram’s righteousness was found in
his trust in a promise that defied his
physical reality. The “Covenant Between the Parts”
shows us a אֱלֹהִים - Elohim who stoops to human customs to provide
absolute certainty. Even in the face of the “darkness” of future exile, the
flaming torch of the Divine Presence ensures that the promise of the inheritance can
never be extinguished.
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