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The LORD’s Covenant With Abram - After this, the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision: “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your very great reward.” But Abram said, “Sovereign LORD, what can ...
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God’s covenant with Abraham - When Abram was 99 years old,...
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God’s covenant with Abraham - When Abram was 99 years old, the LORD appeared to Abram and said to him, “I am El Shaddai. Walk with me and be trustworthy. I will make a covenant between us and I will give ...
God’s covenant with Abraham. 17 When Abram was 99 years old, the Lord appeared to Abram and said to him, “I am El Shaddai.[a] Walk with me and be trustworthy. 2 I will make a covenant between us and I will give you many, many descendants.” 3 Abram fell on his face, and God said to him, 4 “But me, my covenant is with you; you will be the ...
6 lis 2020 · The Abrahamic Covenant is really the beginnings of the formal revelation of the covenant of grace, of God's decision to reach into humanity and specifically save people for Himself. It comes in the form of a promise to Abraham.
This chapter, rich in both historical implications and deep theological insights, sheds light on God's covenantal nature, His promises, and the faith of Abram, who would become the patriarch Abraham, the forefather of Israel.
The covenant in Genesis 15 formally ratifies God’s promise to make Abraham into a “great nation” (Gen. 12:2); the primary focus is on how God will work out his creative goal in Abraham’s biological “offspring,” subsequently identified as the sons of Jacob (Israel).
God instructs Abraham on circumcision, declaring it as the sign of their covenant. Every male, both of Abraham's line and of his household, must be circumcised. God changes Sarai's name to Sarah and promises that she will bear a son named Isaac, establishing an everlasting covenant with him.
