Tag: Abraham
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Faith in Genesis
This post is on the study of faith in the book of Genesis. Although the word “faith” (and forms of it) is only found two times in the NASB, faith is a major theme. The reader sees the history of creation demonstrating God is the one Creator God, while man lacked faith in the Creator…
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Tracing God’s Kingdom Program and Covenants. Part 5: Patriarchs
Patriarchs One of the promised blessings of the Abrahamic Covenant was a nation or seed. Thus, one can conclude that Abraham would have a child as part of the promise. This also applies to the theocratic administration of the Kingdom program. If the administration were to continue, there needed to be a new administrator. This…
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Tracing God’s Kingdom Program and Covenants. Part 4: Abrahamic Covenant
Abrahamic Covenant The first patriarch, Abram (God later changes his name to Abraham in Gen. 17:5), is introduced in Genesis 11:27-31. God begins the new form of the theocratic administration by making a covenant with Abraham. The Abrahamic Covenant is defined as “God’s promise to the first patriarch, Abraham, which functions as the basis for Israel’s covenant with Yahweh.” The covenant starts…
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What is the Relationship Between Each of the Four Main Covenants? Part 2: Mosaic Covenant
The Mosaic Covenant is “the covenant that Moses mediated between God and Israel at Mount Sinai when Israel received the Law (including the Ten Commandments). Also referred to as the ‘old covenant’ (in contrast with the new covenant of Jer 31:31–34; Ezek 36:25–28) …”[1] By the time this covenant is made with Israel at Mount…
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What is the Relationship Between Each of the Four Main Covenants? Part 1: Abrahamic Covenant
Abrahamic Covenant The Abrahamic Covenant is defined as “God’s promise to the first patriarch, Abraham, which functions as the basis for Israel’s covenant with Yahweh.”[1] The covenant starts out as promises from God to Abraham in Genesis 12:1-3: “Now the Lord said to Abram, ‘Go forth from your country, And from your relatives And from…
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Is the Abrahamic Covenant Unconditional?
Reasons why the Abrahamic Covenant is Unconditional Normally in a blood covenant the two parties would agree on the terms of the covenant, with each committing himself to the fulfillment of certain promises being covenanted, and they would walk hand in hand through the animal sacrificed pieces. In this case, Abraham fell asleep. J. Dwight…
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The Story of Scripture – Genesis to Revelation – Part 3: Abrahamic Covenant
Abrahamic Covenant Then in chapter 12, suddenly, something radically changes, because it is there we begin to see where we had a problem, there is a solution. It is found in the fact we have a covenant God, and what God says is always true. What He promises, He will make good on. So, where…
Surrendered and Free 