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ram of three years old, a turtle dove and a God” is the “El Shaddai,” and means the
young pigeon. These animals individually “All-Sufficient One.” At this revelation,
and collectively speak to us of the Lord Abram fell on his face and worshipped,
Jesus. and God spoke with him.
The animals of three years old remind When the Lord sent Moses to speak to
us of the three years of public ministry of Pharaoh to let the children of Israel go,
the Lord Jesus. Abram divided the animals He told them that He had appeared in the
in pieces. Think, dear child of God, of the past to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob by the
many and varied offices and virtues of the
Lord Jesus, all that He is in His wondrous name of God Almighty, but He was not
person and all that He has done for you. known by His name Jehovah and that He
The birds were not divided. Though He would bring His people out of the bond-
was roughly treated and nailed to the age of Egypt and into the land that He had
cross, no bone of Him was broken (Exo promised them (Exo 6:3-8).
12:46; Num 9:12; Psa 34:20; Joh 19:36). As mentioned, the name “God Al-
When the sun was going down, a horror mighty” means the “All-Sufficient One.”
of great darkness fell on Abram. Think of This relates to their being brought out of
those hours of darkness which our blessed bondage. The name “Jehovah” means the
Saviour experienced on the cross when “Ever-Present One,” and relates to the
bearing the load of our sins (Mat 27:45; presence of the Lord ever with them until
Mar 15:33; Luk 23:44). they are brought into the land of promise.
A smoking furnace and a burning lamp So we, too, have been brought out of bond-
passed between those pieces of the ani- age into liberty and soon will realize the
mals that Abram had divided. The Lord promise of heaven and home.
Jesus endured the fire of divine wrath on
account of your sins and mine. Propheti- The Lord renewed His promise to
cally, He could say, “Is it nothing to you, Abram and called him to “walk before me
all ye that pass by? Behold, and see if there and be thou perfect.” The word “perfect”
be any sorrow like unto my sorrow, which has sometimes been translated as “up-
is done unto me, wherewith the LORD right” or “blameless.” Abram could walk
hath afflicted me in the day of his fierce in honesty and sincerity, with the assur-
anger. From above hath he sent fire into ance of the Lord’s presence ever with him.
my bones, and it prevaileth against them” It is said of Enoch that he walked with
(Lam 1:12-13). God (Gen 5:22). The writer of the book of
We need not wonder or doubt the prom- Hebrews says this of him: “He had this
ises of God to us. Paul wrote these words testimony, that he pleased God” (Heb
of assurance, “He that spared not his own 11:5). Paul wrote to the Thessalonians,
Son, but delivered him up for us all, how
shall he not with him also freely give us reminding them of how they ought to
all things?” (Rom 8:32). walk and please God (1Th 4:1).
When Abram was 99 years old, the Lord When we think of all that God has done
appeared to him and said, “I am the Al- for us, and all that God has promised us,
mighty God; walk before me, and be thou should it not constrain us to live unto Him
perfect” (Gen 17:1). The title “Almighty who died for us and rose again?
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