17 Arise, walk through the land in the length of it and in the breadth of it; for I will give it unto thee.
17 Go, walk through the length and breadth of the land, for I am giving it to you."
17 Arise, walk through the length and the breadth of the land, for I will give it to you."
17 So - on your feet, get moving! Walk through the country, its length and breadth; I'm giving it all to you."
17 Arise, walk in the land through its length and its width, for I give it to you."
17 Go and walk through the land in every direction, for I am giving it to you."
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Genesis 13:17
Commentary on Genesis 13:14-18
(Read Genesis 13:14-18)
Those are best prepared for the visits of Divine grace, whose spirits are calm, and not ruffled with passion. God will abundantly make up in spiritual peace, what we lose for preserving neighbourly peace. When our relations are separated from us, yet God is not. Observe also the promises with which God now comforted and enriched Abram. Of two things he assures him; a good land, and a numerous issue to enjoy it. The prospects seen by faith are more rich and beautiful than those we see around us. God bade him walk through the land, not to think of fixing in it, but expect to be always unsettled, and walking through it to a better Canaan. He built an altar, in token of his thankfulness to God. When God meets us with gracious promises, he expects that we should attend him with humble praises. In outward difficulties, it is very profitable for the true believer to mediate on the glorious inheritance which the Lord has for him at the last.