Genesis 17
HALLGenesis 17:1
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 when Abram was ninety and nine years old, and had now waited thirteen years after the birth of Ishmael, the Lord, by some visible representation of his presence, appeared unto Abram; and said to him, I am God Omnipotent, and therefore able to fulfil all my promises, which may seem delayed; only carry thou thyself holily and awfully, as ever in my sight, and let thy heart be still sincere and upright towards me:
Genesis 17:2
And I will make my covenant between me and thee.
And I will renew, and, by a sensible sign, confirm and ratify, my covenant between me and thee.
Genesis 17:14
And 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.
But the man-child, which, at due age, shall, through his own default, be uncircumcised, contemning mine ordinance, even that person shall be cut off from the fellowship of my people, both on earth and in heaven; because he hath, in neglect of the sign, broken and despised my covenant.
Genesis 17:17
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 ninety years old, bear?
Then Abraham fell upon his face, and partly for joy, partly for admiration and astonishment, laughed in himself; and thought thus in his heart, Shall a child be born to me at a hundred years of age; and, which is more wonderful, shall this son be born of Sarah my wife, after her ninety years’ barrenness? Seeing our youth could raise no seed, shall our old age be blessed with posterity?
Genesis 17:18
And Abraham said unto God, O that Ishmael might live before thee.
And Abraham said to God; I believe, O Lord, as thou sayest, that my old age shall be blessed with further issue; for which also thou wilt, in all likelihood, reserve thy special and highest favour: but let not the son thou hast given me already, even Ishmael, be cast out and neglected by thee; let it please thee to continue him to me also, with much prosperity.