“God promised not merely to give Abram a reward, but to be Abram’s Reward (Gen. 15:1). There is no greater blessing possible. God would Himself be the inheritance and portion of Abram and his seed.
The magnificence of the promise seemed lost on Abram, but God did not condemn him. Rather, God called him out under this night sky to kindle his faith. ‘Look up at the heavens and count the stars—if indeed you can count them…So shall your offspring be’ (Gen 15:5). The God who spread forth the galaxies would multiply the seed of Abram. God’s promise was sure. Abram looked up at the stars, and with the eye of faith he saw the glory of the Lord: ‘Abram believed in the Lord, and he credited it to him as righteousness” (Gen. 15:6).’”
- Dr. Ed Clowney, The Unfolding Mystery
