-.ANCIENT CHRI STIA N COMME N TARY ON S C RIPT U RE
OlDTESTI".tINT
II
GE NESIS 12-50
EDJTEI>IY
MARK SHERIDAN
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-.ANCIENT CHRI STIA N COMME N TARY ON S C RIPT U RE
OlDTESTI".tINT
II
GE NESIS 12-50
EDJTEI>IY
MARK SHERIDAN
GE~ERAl EOITOR THOMAS
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in,ttpfCIoOrlty when Abrwm offered hun ",lies (Hd> 7:7· 9; Gm 14:18·20). For ,he
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3:25:1:J.I6).Jn,htfonnnrhf~'andprornlSetoAb]'ilo .lso dcfondtd theJewuh cornmu· n"l' wh.n ,h. pr.fe< del.S.II"n .. m 10 Rom. I" :opp.~blcme.mng.L.t«n appbed rod.. ourm for wISdom. Th...ugl:l mu mnhodof ""npru.non Pholc. wed • La,!" p.1n of ,he t<x .. of me Pen,.,euch. mclud,ng me d, ...,), and ri.uaIla ...... U ... h,cl .. for twork.uTV"·edbe),,ndthefourthcen,ut)' On. ofOrigen'. mos, inAuemi.1 wotb was known ... -On Fir5t Principl." (D. p.m,,?,"). writt.n ",hil. h.w... th.h.:.doftheca,echctKal ... hool in Alexandn. in Egypt before mov,ngto 5popofMilanfrom374,0397."hddinhonoralongw"hJed h,m.d( ... l1w~, and an oro. or.• nd in
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evm b..pnud. rdumn'~' "''''"1''«1 and ..... qu"kly ~,LWi.nd ord.med boandon.dd.... i,.I.rudie>,nddcvoted him..,lfto.n;u.crucai life and ,he.tudJ'of,h. Scnp(u.-cs. He emered" monas,;c communi'}' .nd lue, .pent lime'$' hermi' bcfort rtlUrninj; '0 Annoch (0
..,rv. a- '0 hIS exile and dc:l.th in 407. H. i. ont of ,ht most
re,.. n:dchun:hf.,he",,,, rh. W..tcrn as "'tU a, '" ,he Easrern church.. John Ch'l"""om preach.d .ixty·..,ven homi!. .. on Genu;. m ,ht J'UT 389, ",hJt h. "'as • pTO..' at Antioch , .. plainmg ,he book ver.., by From what hc .. y. ot,he bcgLnning of ,ht , "'t"'y·,h ...!.i,
V"..,.
"pp"'" ,h., he p..achcd ,h. 6.., ,hi,ty·(Wo du,ing Un, of rh .. Y".r and ,h~ rest aft~r Pt-n'tcoS! of ,ht samt yea,. ChrpO$lom ... Itading rtp ..... n,.,i ..... of ,he Am,ochene school of 'X' WClj;lutd wi,h mo .. h,m in whIch ,he biblical figuet. provick modd, of virrut!O Lm,,"'" This col I",,,,,,, ofhomil;.. i. (he m"" .xrenj>hllu..., p.trlarch of Alexandria;n 412. H. is known above ..nfOT hi' vigomusopposi(;on
'0 ,he reach"'j;ofNe"onus, the pa"i
arch of Con"a",;nople, whom h. wa-< m<trumtn,ai in dtposing .. ,h. Council of Ephesu. m 431, Ne"o rius had denitd Ihe leg"'''"''y of .pplying '0 Mary ,ht ,idt IhcOlol.u1. ex•.",.... show.. rhorough knowkdgo of ,ht Lann ,rad,,1On of "'''p'uraIn'«pm.llOn. ,....,. rt"J"'a,td InvU""" of Ga,,1 and tht colI.apw 01 th., Roman adnunilf ....1On h.d nzus (d. l89):Grcgoryof Nys.s.a Cd. 394): Dodymw the Bl.Jnd (d. 398): Eptph.ruw of Salamis (d. 4(3): John Otrysosrom (d. 407).nd CyriI of Alexandria (d. 444).1"ht· worksClt«lhav.allObc.:nr,..,..rvcdlnd.~nden,lrln,hco"glnal!angw.ge.lnaddi'ion.'htcompiltrused
worksfrom:w,hors.""h .. PhiloofAlcxandna (tht~alT."nbu,edIOPhilothe8tlhop): Iecd all b ... suI>ocquen. pnn."c exegetical work.kcord,ng'O"ypoiogypropoocdby.l""w. PauJ hat g""C1\ uampk$ of how.o ''''<rpm! rh. Sc"I"u,~" W. shoul d .n.lyz. ,h.se: .umpl.. and Imlu,e .he pnnClplu and p«codeas
kadOngrn ro notclh .. Ihe "'.). roGod i,'an as«n, and. wir>dmgu«ot:n.. .....y ,Ov,rt~" 1101 downhill. b.u·1tosanaso;en .... nd""qcrr,dadWlmgt't.. ld,fficulty:n..n.tj>rough ......... 'ioncl.dw..Ongrnbnngs
'ndw:'Clthc.kf.rscrpli",i,romm.marybecau.. th ••postl.ha,al",ady;nd"'a1«I ho ..·Ih.... uung..",.obeundm.ood .• ndhe'lllO,esGaJa'i.an04:11.24.H.,hent>O,cs,ha'cicsp".,hed""nCl"'"
m.dcby I'>ul bctwttn dw fItsh and "~prom...,.1uac ..... born accord,ng to the fItsh. Sa...... dod g"'" bum. and Iuac ...... ctfCU1t"IClJCd ,n the fItsh. Paul'. ,n""'P""':"-" ~ acrordrng
lhe I....... Paw, 'nte'Pr....;"" olG.n.... 21:9·10 In GaJ...,oa ... 4:21·24 .. 10 be undcrocood in ,I>c ... m. ",·a)·. Th. nat· ((I
ra"v'(.nbeund.rsroodl"".lly.bu,,,shouJd.lsobe~ndcmoodoll.gorlCally ... «f.... ng'° th.,,,,·oT•• ·
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In .... mplc of Pauline uegcs.r. but .. ..,rtually. prog.. m of ""npm:.tlon is th., of2 Connth,.." V'·
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n" Th. pus.agc ,h.t follows " worth (U'ng" Length for ,t.. JUlIUf"»""'" of ,,,,,,und the ;nsogh. tha, "g..... ,n'o o..mh.. h•• n.-;f,I>e",,..ny<whorritotum,otl>< Lord---fO,. ,I>e Lord ",I>e Sp""'-rh,, ,I>e Lord mlgn' remove tI>< , .. I of,hek"eLord"'''h''!'cm. Orlg! sc:nuof,he Isw SternI m"'e,..d ""he perfect snd ,he fufUK.
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n f.... US It th •• nd ofth. tlmCl.
In eomm.n'lng on .he ..k bUIlt by Nosh. Orlgcn a1$ \3:48; 14:34). In h .. e.rI,..- """". Pm ,\""",,he h.d ",pounded ,h.... rn. idea uSIng .h( '~p"Ulon .. k~n from ,h. Gmpel of }ohn, whe .. " IS .. id ,h., ,he)'lTS UsN for purific..ion contained tWO or th .... rn ... u.... of w..... lhe rhr ... m... u ...... fer '0 ,ho 'e~uwhe .. thert1S.I".raImu'lLng~ofcdtfy1ng.
Ongen gCS'" flr:as to s.sy dut ,n tht bw snd ,n tht lustoncs. fW'III'" Iu... btm I"..,.'..d du'.r< Impo...ibl. or ",congruou. in order.o sic.. US .0 the preond figuu".-c. whydo you nor also ""1"'" aIi.,. allegory '" d thc l'ropltet •. n.. veil of,he Arsh "like lhe yeil of the lcn ... h "p'rnrubrlyimpor·
t.
G.,.UOSIl.,..
.~n., accordlng.o
o,.,g.,n. m k«p m ....mllan.l p"mt of view. the prin"pl,,, th" .lm.n:tha,;s.in"i.,eo,'0 ,,+,om,h.·.pintuoUth,ngs"oouldbe S',·rtng .pmtual ,hinS' "'tin spiri,u:>.l ,hings_ The person who is .. ilI'p"ttu.lIy' mild (1 Cor 3,1-2). who is nourtShed''''tth milk" and'i, unskillful in the wor abound and flow In rh< bttad,h of aptn..w Inl<rprl.h'ng< noleg>sLollonlStobe:obsc.......dI" ••a1ly .. mpiybK.uscJOm< :or",""nU a ... illogICal. ~ Iw.w: uwmpt""''' dw aD Sc"P'UR has. spirirual..,..... nd much has .I"tnl .. well u • 'P.n,ua1 manl"S. h=.nd """"and
n.. J>fCIIIPPC"'uon is du, all 5cnp,ur< .. the Won:! of God. d.,..,.,td
'0 III
mal God would "'" g.... w ........m,ng ,ha, has no mun,,,£- If ,h~ ,.,.. does "'" haw.
I,,~ .. I manlng." m..s, h.ve. spomual one.·lllogicaln.... i•• k..,..o '<eogn,%,ng ... h~n ,h~ "X' " n'" '0 be:
tal.h i. ·,he lm.~
Inso:"u,ions ar" •...
of ,h.. whICh .. (.",cd
OU,
.mong ,h.m up ro our d.:tys.' Tht"
"hou, .ason or ..,not.·Ther ar. unabJc"o gow.n ..:count of .he,. gcsrnres.. OrogKS,og,...,Moocsdwwordsrospuk {Ex4:11.12.22). Moocs,hord"oreboth<ece,vcd!hewordlloo und ....ood".p..or.boence."T"Mpoop!ootRomanoOl"olm.~OI" ol""Spon ..... ...u'""'morcm;t><dond~.IfINU..d"" .... olGod .. >=ptGooprlJoayo.. -Whoeverdoes"", ........word rhouldsdlh .. tunoC"ond bur ••wwd-(UOl2:J6).5«.d"......... rh< km< III
Tht ....... of tmb.arrusmcn, .nd ,he conenn for rh. eth"aI .mpi".""ns of L,.,.a1 ,ad"'g> cl rh< ..,ru h.a ... ,hc.'fW"aIlcb '" ,he nnb.a...--n, and /"eh byG .....k "'",.... ,1'1 ,he prcsnoc:e cl ,he Hrn.n.. "1"", ...-hoc:!. pUl-ed. role In G,,,,,k culru", and I.nyunrun.. b«....... cl,heHomcriccpia un,ral role In me G"",k educatoon.allJ'S,nn. Tht I""nst" exegn",.,ntdlecrually formed
,n ,he ,rad,ncnaI
G ..... k IChooI •. undcub,tdl)' learntd ,he ,rad",ooul mcthcd. cl,m'rpreltng H"m...nd c.",td ,h., "P!'rNChJO,ward,o,hti,Scnp'Ul';Ilstudics.
S.. mmary-andC .. ndu . ion Ih.~J>"""'fodrhlllurvq·cf,hep"nC1p1"'cflntc",.."."on.csp«wl)',hoocustdbrOngtnb«.usche ..
,he ~'It Ch';'".. n 0'
'ex" as ~U. It com"
mroplay parflcuhrfr III dfOru '0 miucc mthropomo;'-)
Whe ...... nd wh~nen' '''Ull.nd", •• nd boWl" ",hq ...iI" ....,n ,h... "".. , "n« ,h." h.. ,u .re r• .dy '0 bt gu,d,d by ,h. Sp""o(God. Lu-
w,nl (o"h .h. on. who •• hom.land" ,n .h, h, ••• n•. O"A ...... HA .. ,.'_l.' A.UH ...
B .~ ,n.D GOD'~
p ..",., n. AU\)U5'
v.".,-r... "gh"h,ng,odo.bro.h..".n.d ......... W,IY H.t .. T.D,ov .. "sT".IIL, .. .,:h"no, by ,h.nce ,h.. God orde" Ab"h.m '0 1.... h,. bnd.ndh,.r"""•. bu"("",,oI,h.m beeomu.nob...d.,o.",u.opmm... I oa,d,"e h."" brrm< d..Ww:l of'h.t..'ng.nd ..... .,f,h.dymg. ,h., ... of""" .,,'un.ndnotof,ht."... H..-•••.• h .. i"n1
'50 A&r~m IV.M. ~I Ih! Lou> h~d lold h,m, a~d LOI IV,"I Will, h,m. A\tr~m wa • •tprnr,-fwr "arJ old whr" h. d'porud f,om Hor~n. 'A nd Abr~m rook Saral hi' wifr. "nd Lor hll bro rh.. ! Ion. and 011 rhm pOlltJIIO"' ...hi,h Ih', h~d gorbtr.d. nd Ih. pmo", Ihal Ih., h~d gorun In Horn; o"d rht, Jfr fOrlh 10 go ro lb. lud of C,,"oon. \Vb." Ih!] hod ro m. ro lb. I~nd of Co"oan. ·"b,am paHtd r~r.ugh rht I.nd ro rh. plaer ~r Sh"h.m , rD rb. oaf of Mortb. Ar rhol li ..t I~' CO"~O""" ...... '" rbt 10"J. 'Thtn rh. LOlD ~pprorrJ 10 Ab, .... ~"d IOIJ. "To ,our dll,nJon" 1 IVllIgwt rb .. I,,"d." So hr hl/r Ibt .. o" allar ro rbt LolD, ...~o hodopp.orrd ro b,,,, 'Th ,",t h. ,,,,,op.a ro rht mow"Wln On Ih, ro1l of Btrhd. and p"(htJ h.. unr. wllb Stlht! on Iht u·m o..d Ai on rh, t~lr, o"d rh ... h. hdr 0" .Iror 10 rb. Loao o~d (ollrd 0" rl.. "omt of I"'LoaD. ·A"J"it.om)owr"fJtdon.lliIIgo'"glo .... rJlh.N.g.b.
OVE ...,U "', Abr.ham·.dcr· nu ", " In,crp",..d .1It,on ofyou,h",Hw,d"pr..d.snurofblood.: ju.... Lo'.on.«oun'of,h... m.n.. rn .... be. ingh"bro\hc d.f.nd •• of m~.r"g< ... p.u.,n,. Fro", lI"nna,II,ng •• maln.h,ddcn.na,lI,ng'sc,po' h,m.and no an. c.n ",.kc'potl ofll,m.God ukuon,htuskofth •• bscntllusband.nd m.mUm. the 'tn'md •. lnd«d . ••• n ,""hau, scn,,,,.lsht.u.pnsc •• h'guJI'l'b,,forth.puts ,n.oorllonwhalh, f.om rio, N'g,"aJfa.as B"h,l.rorh'pla"wh, .. hiJrrnthaJbwlarrh,btgi,,"ing,b"M"tnBtrhtland Ai. '/0 ,h. plau wh.Tt 10, had ",ad, an Qliar A' rh, [om; and Ih.r. Ab,a", (al/.d an ,10, nQm' of rh. LO~D. 'And Lo, ....100 1I"nl ",,110 Abr~m. al." hadj!",L and h,rd, and /(nll. ·10 .h~ •• 10, land cowldno'lwpporrbolhoflh,,,,d ...dl,ng'ogrrbrr;!,,rlh'''polJ'Jllon IW,rtlogrrdl.ha.,hcyco"ld nOI d",dllogrlh ••. 'and th ... Wd , "'if' brrwtt" th. "",IJm,,, of Abram'J calli, and rb. h"d"",,, ofLot'ICaul"Arlhalllm'lb,Ca"aanllrJa"dth,Ptrinu'ld",tll,nlb• land. OvH''''..... 'On •• p""u.lar.JI.go"coll•• t1.fol lowmg Ph,lo. Abnh.m·. retu.n fTOm Egyp' ..."h h.....,r.'.nbe'n..'p....d'o ..gnifylhem,nd ,h •• poNough wc w... '0 und.",and wu.no,h.r Lo,whod,dn .. tgowi,hh,m.Andmanrbclt ••• ,h.probl.m .... r.. un ....oJ •• d.SO,o ..".fy ,htsr.nd .. ,h... m."mc.o.b,d.by,"'rulcof Srnp'u", we would uythat ,h"' .. on< pl. ,htng.,I.tu,fi..,of.U,on"derwh.,l,ndof.n. ,m.l,h'yh.v.,ooheph•• d.W... n,uppl)'.ddi· n'''onofth....h.phe ...b:·,h.y ... oh.phound.oon •• n· o,h.. by"e,.. ,n f.mil), I...., I,k.bro,h ... , Mgo,. .. nofon.f.. h...ndborn. ,n,o,h" """dmon"'onJ.hep.. "."hot>. ...... In f ... by"y,ng,·L.. ,h... Ix no!roubl. Ix,w".n my herd.m.,..nd your herdsm.n, be· •• u.. ..,. ... bro'h ....:V,/h.. could Ix mo •• p...«-I""'ng,h.n.""h.,p"" .... h .. I!t ..·..,,'. ,dly.ofcourk.or,onopu'poH,h.,lm.n"o ,.y.
on.
'LI •• ""GINUISjj.7.'
T " . J un l· ...... " H ..'OL.. E.,....TH'"'' "" TN RU TBA ' ..... CN . . 5O$TO .. : NmIC.howht .dd ...... Lo,on .. rm.of.'!\LI.h'y~.ndy .. 1 h••• ,h"mp..."on,h .. ,h.ou,b.eakof,roubl• ~ad no."h"o"S'" th.n ,n ,he refusaJ of ,h. pa",."h·.h.rds""nlO.n"", lo. ,o.nJOym... "", p".iJegnu,hty.T'htJuotm.n,how,,,,,r.h.ndl.. ••• ry,h'''Gwuh .."nmt,d.monltr."ng.h...m.. hbl,d'g ... .,fh;,owngood .. n... nd,uch 'ng no. only ,h""'p.... n' .. ,h. "m.bu•• I.., ... ryon.,n .... futur......:tto .. "k,h."d,AU· tn«.wnhourrd." ... byf.udmg.Th'''l<Ju.bblmsb"ng'gr... d;.gra«onu•.• ndi""",dof .roubl,lx,ng ... "b",.dto.htm.thcbl.......·
T .. BExT ... o. oI .. AnI)B".uo.A.U H.... ·~ H " •.,UTT. CHUIoppr,..16.·1c..k7... 'Fc~I
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1}:14-18 ABRAHAM MOVES TO HEBRON
" Tbr Lo~n .~,d 10 Ab'~m. 4rrr LOI baa stp4r~"dj.om b,m. "Lif' up yow, <Jrl. and lookj.om Ih. pl~'" IVb,.. JOM "". """hIVG,J gna 10MlhIV~.d and '~1/M·",d G"d ....1/IVnJ; .'1'" ,,11 Ih.lua ",hi,h JO" ." I will giv. I~ JO" ana I~ JOu, d.".nd~n" jo, 'Vtr. " 1 will ",~k. JO"' d'1(.nd~nlJ o.
II"d"""jl""""/"'O 1/'0' ifO"cco,d,ng,oth.fleoh bu, acco.d,ng'" ,h••p"" . Ho ........ ,h .... wn whyl ..,d,h.. ,h.... no,ck .. ftom.h.,ex, .. •h...""n,h.mulmud.of,hto".propl.lprung f'om Ab .. h.m .• ccord"'S,o,h. fl ..h.,hrough h .. S.. ndsonJ ..ob.h.. 'ncr....d..,g ... rly .. ,o fill alm ... , ...."1 «goon of ,h. ",,,,Id. I! .. 1>,,...11• •• en.h. numbe. of ,h .. progeny " beyond hu· m.npo ..... ,ocoun"ha,,,m'y.by.hrpody.ndof.h.worlJCA.....Of;.). (.0, lurn. f.om h.. uptu •• not h" hun on •htl>odr.-'OU'..." ...... hrn ..... lyy .. ld 10 ,h. pI...u... of,h.body.nd ol.hrworld.nd bccom ••• " ....... ubjrch ...". ,,,,,.• nd,h .. ,,,h... m'&h,olsobeuvcd .• nd,h., hem,gh,l •• mno"oh.nk...fterp"d.ofplac. bu,y .. ld,"h".ld.... H" .. ,L'os""G.NHs's
n.
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bo,n,n,h.hou,'-.ndwi,h l ISm.nwon •• "ro· .y.ndlibt....dh .. n.ph ..... Th".h""".,h.. ,h. "pauflcmh.duk.npl>«,nf,>h evm. ·G, •• m. lb. pm""I. hI Il>h thi glt"dl fo, Y"M""f.· :>8", ...b'4m laid 10 11" k'''l of s""" .... •, hu, ,wo,n 10 lb. LO.D God MOll H'gh. m"kt, of hrav,n and ,It"b. " 11,41 I wowld IIOt I"k, 4 tbrrd o. I> 14n· da/"hongor u]lb,ng Iha{ iIJ"wrJ.ltJI ]OM Iho"'d IltJ.·/ 1,4 •• madtAb."", rich." " / will tak, II"lh'''l b./ wbal IM yowng m,n bltv•• altn. /lnd 11" Iblt" of Iht m,n ",1,0 Wtnl '1'111, m" An ... Elhlol.""d MDmrrtDk.th,i"hl>rr:
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18 :1 6-21 THE OUTCRY AGAINST SODOM AND GOMORRAH
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18:22-33 ABRAHAM INTERCEDES FOR SODOM
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