I am El-Shaddai; walk before Me
Vanoverloop's exegetical article examines Genesis 17:1-2 to explore God's self-revelation as El-Shaddai (the Almighty God) and its significance for Abram's faith in God's covenant promises. The article demonstrates how knowledge of God's almighty character equipped Abram to believe the impossible—that he and Sarai would bear a child in their old age—and to obey God's covenant requirements, illustrating the connection between knowing God and living in covenant obedience.
"And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the Lord appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before Me, and be thou perfect. And I will make my covenant between Me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly." Genesis 17:1, 2 God called Abram out of Ur of the Chaldees and later out of Haran to go to the land that He would show to him, which land God would give to him and to his seed (12:17). God had promised Abram, "I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth"...
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