Commentaries:
Scofield
everlasting God
(1) The Hebrew "Olam" is used in Scripture:
(a) of secret or hidden things (e.g. Leviticus 5:2 "hidden"; II Kings 4:27, "hid"; Psalms 10:1, "hidest");
(b) an indefinite time or age Leviticus 25:32, "at any time"; Joshua 24:2 "in old time"). Hence the word is used to express the eternal duration of the being of God, Psalms 90:2. "From everlasting to everlasting"), and is the Hebrew synonym of the Greek "aion," age or dispensation.
(See Scofield "Genesis 1:26") , note (4).
(2) The ideas therefore of things kept secret and of indefinite duration combine in this word. Both ideas inhere in the doctrine of the dispensations or ages. They are among the "mysteries" of God Ephesians 1:9,10; 3:2-6; Matthew 13:11. The "everlasting" God (El Olam) is therefore that name of Deity in virtue of which He is the God whose wisdom has divided all time and eternity into the mystery of successive ages or dispensations. It is not merely that He is everlasting, but that He is God over everlasting things. See, for other names of Deity:
(See Scofield "Genesis 1:1") See Scofield "Genesis 2:4" Genesis 2:7 See Scofield "Genesis 14:18" See Scofield "Genesis 15:2" See Scofield "Genesis 17:1" See Scofield "I Samuel 1:3"
Other Scofield entries containing Genesis 21:33:
Genesis 2:4
Genesis 14:18
Genesis 15:2
Genesis 17:1
Genesis 26:20
1 Samuel 1:3
Malachi 3:18
Matthew 28:19
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