Gen_15:17 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.
Ver. 17. A smoking furnace, and a burning lamp.] Figuring out either God (who is a consuming fire) cutting covenant, {Gen_15:10} per condescensum ; or else, the furnace of Israel’s affliction, and then the lamp of their salvation.