The LORD Speaks to Abram in a Vision

“After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.”

Genesis 15:1 (KJV)

The text records that the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision.

Abram Speaks Concerning an Heir

“And Abram said, Lord GOD, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus?
And Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed: and, lo, one born in my house is mine heir.”

Genesis 15:2–3 (KJV)

The text records Abram speaking about not having a child and mentioning Eliezer of Damascus, the steward of his house.

The LORD Promises Abram a Son

“And, behold, the word of the LORD came unto him, saying, This shall not be thine heir; but he that shall come forth out of thine own bowels shall be thine heir.
And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be.”

Genesis 15:4–5 (KJV)

The text records that the LORD said Abram’s heir would come from his own body and compared his future descendants to the stars of heaven.

Abram Believes the LORD

“And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness.”

Genesis 15:6 (KJV)

The Promise of the Land

“And he said unto him, I am the LORD that brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give thee this land to inherit it.”

Genesis 15:7 (KJV)

Abram Prepares the Sacrifice

“And he said unto him, Take me an heifer of three years old, and a she goat of three years old, and a ram of three years old, and a turtledove, and a young pigeon.
And he took unto him all these, and divided them in the midst, and laid each piece one against another: but the birds divided he not.”

Genesis 15:9–10 (KJV)

The text records Abram preparing the animals as instructed.

Abram Drives Away the Birds

“And when the fowls came down upon the carcases, Abram drove them away.”

Genesis 15:11 (KJV)

The LORD Speaks of Abram’s Descendants

“And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years;
And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance.”

Genesis 15:13–14 (KJV)

The Covenant Confirmed

“And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold a smoking furnace, and a burning lamp that passed between those pieces.
In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates.”

Genesis 15:17–18 (KJV)

Biblical Record Summary (KJV)

According to Book of Genesis 15 (KJV):

• The word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision.

• Abram spoke about not having a child and mentioned Eliezer of Damascus.

• The LORD said Abram’s heir would come from his own body.

• Abram believed the LORD.

• The LORD said He brought Abram out of Ur of the Chaldees to give him the land.

• Abram prepared animals as instructed.

• Abram drove away birds from the sacrifices.

• The LORD spoke about Abram’s descendants serving in another land four hundred years.

• The LORD made a covenant with Abram and promised land from the river of Egypt to the river Euphrates.