Genesis 15:8
“But Lord God, how can I be certain that I will own it?” Abram asked.
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And he said, Lord GOD, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it?
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Genesis 24:2At that time Abraham told his oldest servant who was in charge of his whole household, “Put your hand under my thigh,
Judges 6:17“Please, Lord, if you think well of me, give me a sign that it's really you telling me this,” Gideon asked.
1 Samuel 14:9If they tell us, ‘Wait there until we come down to you,’ we will wait where we are and we won't go up to them.
Psalms 86:17Show me a sign that you approve of me! Those who hate me will see it, and they will be ashamed because you, Lord, have helped me.
Jeremiah 34:18They have broken my agreement, and have not kept the terms of the agreement they promised before me. So I'm going to cut them up just like the calf they cut in half to pass between its two pieces.
Luke 1:18“How can I be sure about this?” Zechariah asked the angel. “I'm an old man, and my wife is getting old too.”
Matthew Henry on Genesis 15:8-12
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… Read the whole commentary →