O panorama
Gênesis 17 abre com “And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto…”, muda perto do versículo 14 com “And the uncircumcised man child whose flesh of his foreskin is not circumcised, that…” e termina com “And all the men of his house, born in the house, and bought with money of the stranger…”. Esses pontos traçam o movimento próprio do capítulo, da abertura à conclusão.
A Escritura ao lado do resumo
Gênesis · Versão King James · 27Gênesis 17:1-7
Versículos 1–7: When Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram…
Gênesis 17:1–7 abre com “And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I…” e chega a “And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their…” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Deus chama Abraão para deixar o conhecido e viver uma história de fé, aliança, fracasso, resgate e um filho prometido por meio de quem as nações seriam abençoadas.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
“And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God…” O número nine torna o relato concreto. Antes de decidir seu peso, observe se mede tempo, pessoas, distância, repetição ou totalidade.
“And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly.” A linguagem de promessa, bênção ou aliança precisa de seu destinatário e alcance. Esses detalhes impedem que uma palavra pessoal da história seja separada do contexto.
Gênesis 17:1-7
Versão King James1And 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.
2And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly.
3And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying,
4As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations.
5Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee.
6And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.
7And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.
Gênesis 17:8-14
Versículos 8–14: I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou…
Gênesis 17:8–14 abre com “And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all…” e chega a “And the uncircumcised man child whose flesh of his foreskin is not circumcised, that soul shall…” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Deus chama Abraão para deixar o conhecido e viver uma história de fé, aliança, fracasso, resgate e um filho prometido por meio de quem as nações seriam abençoadas.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
“And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan…” Nomear Canaan mantém o relato ligado a pessoas ou lugares concretos. Acompanhe onde o nome retorna e o que muda ao redor dele.
“And God said unto Abraham, Thou shalt keep my covenant therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee in their generations.” A linguagem de promessa, bênção ou aliança precisa de seu destinatário e alcance. Esses detalhes impedem que uma palavra pessoal da história seja separada do contexto.
Gênesis 17:8-14
Versão King James8And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.
9And God said unto Abraham, Thou shalt keep my covenant therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee in their generations.
10This is my covenant, which ye shall keep, between me and you and thy seed after thee; Every man child among you shall be circumcised.
11And ye shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin; and it shall be a token of the covenant betwixt me and you.
12And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every man child in your generations, he that is born in the house, or bought with money of any stranger, which is not of thy seed.
13He that is born in thy house, and he that is bought with thy money, must needs be circumcised: and my covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant.
14And the uncircumcised man child whose flesh of his foreskin is not circumcised, that soul shall be cut off from his people; he hath broken my covenant.
Gênesis 17:15-21
Versículos 15–21: God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her…
Gênesis 17:15–21 abre com “And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah…” e chega a “But my covenant will I establish with Isaac, which Sarah shall bear unto thee at this set time…” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Deus chama Abraão para deixar o conhecido e viver uma história de fé, aliança, fracasso, resgate e um filho prometido por meio de quem as nações seriam abençoadas.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
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“And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be.” A ordem não pode ser entendida apenas pelo verbo. O destinatário, o propósito e seu lugar na aliança ou argumento definem a responsabilidade.
“And I will bless her, and give thee a son also of her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations…” A linguagem de promessa, bênção ou aliança precisa de seu destinatário e alcance. Esses detalhes impedem que uma palavra pessoal da história seja separada do contexto.
Gênesis 17:15-21
Versão King James15And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be.
16And I will bless her, and give thee a son also of her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of people shall be of her.
17Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto him that is an hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear?
18And Abraham said unto God, O that Ishmael might live before thee!
19And God said, Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his seed after him.
20And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.
21But my covenant will I establish with Isaac, which Sarah shall bear unto thee at this set time in the next year.
Gênesis 17:22-27
Versículos 22–27: He left off talking with him, and God went up from Abraham.
Gênesis 17:22–27 abre com “And he left off talking with him, and God went up from Abraham.” e chega a “And all the men of his house, born in the house, and bought with money of the stranger, were…” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Deus chama Abraão para deixar o conhecido e viver uma história de fé, aliança, fracasso, resgate e um filho prometido por meio de quem as nações seriam abençoadas.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
“And he left off talking with him, and God went up from Abraham.” Nomear Abraham mantém o relato ligado a pessoas ou lugares concretos. Acompanhe onde o nome retorna e o que muda ao redor dele.
Gênesis 17:22-27
Versão King James22And he left off talking with him, and God went up from Abraham.
23And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all that were born in his house, and all that were bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham’s house; and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the selfsame day, as God had said unto him.
24And Abraham was ninety years old and nine, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.
25And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.
26In the selfsame day was Abraham circumcised, and Ishmael his son.
27And all the men of his house, born in the house, and bought with money of the stranger, were circumcised with him.
Detalhes que merecem atenção
A imagem de abertura
Genesis 17:1 começa com “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.”
Onde o capítulo muda
Genesis 17:17 forma uma mudança natural: “Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto him that is an hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is…”
A nota final
Genesis 17:27 deixa o leitor com “And all the men of his house, born in the house, and bought with money of the stranger, were circumcised with him.”
Um caminho de palavras pelo capítulo
As palavras covenant, Abraham, circumcised, seed, flesh, house ajudam a revelar as preocupações repetidas do capítulo.
Primeiro o texto
Onde os leitores divergem
O resumo começa com o que a passagem diz e como suas partes se relacionam. Ele não presume que uma denominação já resolveu todas as questões. A dependência de uma tradição, teoria literária ou reconstrução histórica é claramente identificada.
O texto KJV aparece primeiro. As conclusões interpretativas são identificadas, e as diferenças surgem quando ajudam a explicar por que comunidades sérias nem sempre chegam à mesma resposta.
As notas interpretativas comparativas deste capítulo estão em preparação. Até que as notas revisadas estejam prontas, esta página separa o texto KJV do resumo e da aplicação sem afirmar que leitores responsáveis concordam em todas as questões.