Genesis 15:6

And he believed in the Lord,.... The Targums of Onkelos and Jonathan are,"in the Word of the Lord;''in the essential Word of the Lord, in Christ the Lord his righteousness; he believed in the promise…

- The Faith of Abram 1. דבר dābār, “a word, a thing;” the word being the sign of the thing. 2. אדני 'ǎdonāy, “Adonai, the Lord;” related: “bring down, lay down.” This is the name usually read in…

And he believed in the Lord; and he counted it to him for righteousness - This I conceive to be one of the most important passages in the whole Old Testament. It properly contains and specifies that…

We have here the assurance given to Abram of a numerous offspring which should descend from him, in which observe,

I. Abram's repeated complaint, Gen 15:2, Gen 15:3. This was that which gave occasion…

he believed in the Lord Abram believed (1) in God's protection (Gen 15:15), (2) in the fulfilment of the promise of a son (Gen 15:15), and (3) of innumerable descendants (Gen 15:15). It is this trust…