Geneva Bible Notes: Genesis 17

Genesis 17:1 (/) Or, almightie.

Genesis 17:1 (/) Or, without hypocrisie.

Genesis 17:4 (a) Not only according to the fleshe, but of a farre greater multitude by faith, {ro. 4,17}

Genesis 17:5 (!) Abrams name is changed to confirme him in the promes.

Genesis 17:5 (b) The changing of his name is a seale to confirme Gods promes vnto him.

Genesis 17:8 (!) The land of Canaan is the fift time promised.

Genesis 17:10 (c) Circumcision is called the couenant, because it signifieth the couenant and hath the promes of grace joyned to it, which phrase is commune to all sacraments.

Genesis 17:11 (d) That priuie parte is circumcised to shewe that all that is begotten of man is corrupt and must be mortified.

Genesis 17:12 (!) Circumcision is instituted.

Genesis 17:14 (e) Albeit women were not circumcised, yet were they partakers of Gods promes: for vnder the mankinde all was consecrated & here is declared that whosoeuer contemneth the signe despiseth also the promes.

Genesis 17:15 (/) Or, dame, or, princess.

Genesis 17:15 (!) Sarai is named Sarah.

Genesis 17:17 (f) Which proceded of a soden joye, and not of infidelitie.

Genesis 17:18 (!) Abraham prayeth for Ishmael.

Genesis 17:19 (!) Isaac is promesd.

Genesis 17:19 (g) The euerlasting couenant is made with the children of the Spirit: and with the children of the fleshe is made the temporal promes, as was promesd to Ishmael.

Genesis 17:20 (/) Ebr. greatly, greatly.

Genesis 17:23 (h) They were wel instructed which obeied to be circumcised without resistance: which thing declareth that masters in their houses oght to be as preachers to their families, that from the hiest to the lowest they may obey the wil of God.