3 And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying,
3 Abram fell facedown, and God said to him,
3 Then Abram fell on his face. And God said to him,
3 Overwhelmed, Abram fell flat on his face.
3 Then Abram fell on his face, and God talked with him, saying:
3 At this, Abram fell face down on the ground. Then God said to him,
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Genesis 17:3
Commentary on Genesis 17:1-6
(Read Genesis 17:1-6)
The covenant was to be accomplished in due time. The promised Seed was Christ, and Christians in him. And all who are of faith are blessed with faithful Abram, being partakers of the same covenant blessings. In token of this covenant his name was changed from Abram, "a high father," to Abraham, "the father of a multitude." All that the Christian world enjoys, it is indebted for to Abraham and his Seed.