And the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Rephaims,
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Interpretation
The smoking furnace and the burning lamp, probably represented the Israelites' severe trials and joyful deliverance, with their gracious supports in the mean time. It is probable that this furnace and lamp, which passed between the pieces, burned and consumed them, and so completed the sacrifice, and testified God's acceptance of it.
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This thought runs through Genesis 15:17-21.
Glossary
- Perizzites People
- Villagers; dwellers in the open country, the Canaanitish nation inhabiting the fertile regions south and south-west of Carmel.