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God had truly made a Covenant with Abram, and Abram needed not fear because "I Am" had spoken. Abram was to be rewarded by God Himself, His very nature, beyond
The elements of the covenant are threefold: making Abraham into a great nation, blessing Abraham personally, and blessing all nations in Abraham. The promises of the covenant are unconditional. The rest of the OT repeatedly refers back to God’s oath to Abraham in the Torah.
God made the following covenant with Abraham: • Abraham would have innumerable seed (see Genesis 12:2; 13:16; 15:5; 17:2, 4–6, 16; 22:17; and Abraham 2:9). • God would protect Abraham and his seed (see Genesis 12:3; 22:17; Abraham 1:18; and 2:11). • Abraham’s seed would have a promised land (see Genesis 12:1; 13:15; 15:18; 17:8 ...
A series of messages on Biblical Covenants. Last Sunday – introduction and Noahic Covenant. Today – God's covenant with Abraham, the “Abrahamic Covenant.”. The single most important covenant in the Old Testament in relation to understanding God's plan for Israel and the nations in history.1.
texts suggests that God’s promise to Abram concerns more than just the physical birth of a people; it contains the spiritual promise of salvation for all the peoples of the earth. And the promise of the “everlasting covenant” (Gen. 17:7) refers to the work of the Messianic Seed, the
Abram’s response to God is to place his full trust in Him and surrender his total being to the Almighty. This action of faith, we are told in Genesis, justifies Abram in the sight of God (Gn 15:6).
God's unconditional covenant with Abraham was initiated in Gen. 12:1-3. Later it was confirmed to him and enlarged (Gen. 12:6,7; 13:14-17; 15:1-21; 17:1-14; 22:15-18). The Abrahamic Covenant provided for three things generally speaking: a land, a seed, and a blessing.
