Moses recorded God's Sixty Promises to Abraham in Genesis 12:1-3; 13:14-17; 15:1-21; and 17:1-27. Matthew 5:5, “And they (the believers in their future state of immortality) sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth”. 1) God would make Abraham’s descendants into a great nation. We continued learning about the promises that God made to Abraham. Amen. When God called Abram to go to a country He would show him, the call came with God's promise that in Abram “all families of the earth” would be blessed. Nay: but by the law of faith. Matthew 1:1. At the time God first gave the promises, Abraham (Abram) was living among the Chaldeans in Mesopotamia (Acts 7:2-4), the broad valley of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers (see map below). Abraham took God at His word (understanding that resurrection would need to precede his reward). Four Promises. God sealed the promises with circumcision in Genesis 17:10, 11 and 23-27. The above verses show the importance and meaning of the promise to Abraham. is he not also of the Gentiles? Genesis 12:2-3 – The Bible Teaching Commentary speaks of God's seven promises to Abram (Abraham). Galatians 3:16, The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. How can others share in this promise? Many descendants. From there he traveled toward the land of Canaan but stopped first in the city of Haran until his father died. The promise to Abraham is grossly ignored by most of Christendom. That in Abraham eventually ALL nations will be blessed. Powerful faith such as this is a rare and notable thing. These promises are sealed by the highest authority, God's word. Consider the following: “…these (the faithful people of old) all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth. Start studying Three Promises Made to Abraham. In Genesis 12-17, the Scripture readings for Week 1 of Chosen: 30 Days with the Patriarchs, God made a number of promises to Abraham: Gen 12:1-7; Gen 15: 1 … And if ye be Christ’s, then are ye Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise”. God sealed the promises with circumcision in Genesis 17:10, 11 and 23-27. On that occasion, God emphasised his words very strongly. Part of bigger series 'Abraham's Journey of Faith.' When Abraham showed that he believed in God (Genesis 15:6), further developments in the promise are made at Hebron – Genesis 15:1-12+17-20: God makes a covenant with Abraham by sacrifice. Below you can see my compare and contrast of God’s promises to Abraham. God made these promises to Abraham on several occasions. Our understanding of God's ultimate plan for this earth. For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ. God Promises to Give Abraham a Son (Gen 17:15-17) And God said to Abraham, As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be. So then we can see that this promise holds great things for all who become associated with it. See also Acts 26:6 & 28:20. God sealed the promises with circumcision in Genesis 17:10, 11 and 23-27. He summarized the p… Source: THE SIXTY PROMISES GOD MADE TO ABRAHAM This is one of those places where the word \"evening\" is from the term in Hebrew ben ha arbayim. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ. It is the foundation of the gospel message and any understanding of God’s purpose with the earth, mankind and Jesus Christ, must operate upon the axis of the promise to Abraham. Introduction: 1. Abraham believed God and it was accounted to him for righteousness. Moses recorded God’s Sixty Promises to Abraham in Genesis 12:1-3; 13:14-17; 15:1-21; and 17:1-27. Revelation 5:9-10, “For the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, was not to Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.” Romans 4:13. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus. 4:13,16. 2 Peter 1:4. Abram and Sarai had no children, yet God promised to make Abram's name great. The land and the people groups are means to that end, and nearly half the world's population is included in the larger families of Abraham: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. The land of Israel was promised to Abraham and to his seed, Jesus Christ. Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law. vi In verse 1, God commands Abram to leave his home and go to the land that he will show Abram. And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen (The non Jews) through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, saying, In thee shall all nations be blessed. But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.” Hebrews 11:12-16, “And these all, having obtained a good report through faith, received not the promise: God having provided some better thing for us, that they without us should not be made perfect.” Hebrews 11:39-40, “And Jesus answering said unto them, The children of this world marry, and are given in marriage: But they which shall be accounted worthy to obtain that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage: Neither can they die any more: for they are equal unto the angels; and are the children of God, being the children of the resurrection.” Luke 20:34-36. Abraham would become a great nation and a great name. Produced by the South East Queensland Christadelphians, The Supposed Pre-existence of Jesus Christ. 5 As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, In Canaan Gen. 17: 4-8 ACTION: Circumcision Abraham’s faithful obedience was rewarded by further details being revealed to him. The Bible shows how God kept these promises: 1. He reconfirmed them to Isaac in Genesis 26:1-5 and to Jacob in Genesis 28:13-15 and 35:9-12. Let’s take a look at the promises God made to Abraham. Jesus Christ is the promised seed! So a belief, or a faith, in Jesus Christ and an understanding of these promises enable us to be heirs of the promise to Abraham! Abraham has not yet received this promise, it is still to happen in the future – just like all those who associate themselves with Jesus and the promises, they will not receive a reward until he returns to set up God’s Kingdom either. The initial promise given at UR – Genesis 12:2-3. Consider these verses: “Know ye therefore that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham. As Peter puts it: “Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord, According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue: Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust”. God always keeps His promises and Abraham … So then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham.” Galatians 3:7-9, “And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.” Matthew 3:9, “Whose are the fathers, and of whom as concerning the flesh Christ came, who is over all, God blessed for ever. He summarized the promises and guaranteed them with his oath in Genesis 22:16-18. Our understanding about the place and timing of reward for faithful people. God cannot lie. According to accounts in the Bible and Quran, Hagar was an Egyptian slave girl owned by Abraham and Sarah. Abraham was faithful to God and was therefore very blessed. God always carries out his promises, even without an oath. God made many promises to Abraham. It takes time to fulfill such a promise. Prophetically, Israel's domain is the whole world. Then Christ came. That in this seed all nations would be blessed. Abraham and Sarah were very old and could not have children but God promised that they would still have a child. The promise was confirmed by an oath from God. Because God promises to give it to Abraham and his descendants, the land becomes an inheritance.In Romans 4:13, the apostle Paul interprets the giving of land to be a reference to the entire world. In Hebrews 6:13 it says, "For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he had no one greater by whom to swear, he swore by himself." Promises Made to David. Hebrews 6:13-20 - NIV: When God made his promise to Abraham, since there was no one greater for him to swear by, he swore by himself, saying, “I will surely bless you and give you many descendants.” God appeared to him an made a promise with him if he would leave this country and go to a land God would show him. It is excluded. Torrey's Topical Textbook When Abraham showed that he believed in God (Genesis 15:6), further developments in the promise are made at Hebron – Genesis 15:1-12+17-20: God makes a covenant with Abraham by sacrifice. ... contextually, that would mean righteous descendants. The promises God made to Abraham are quite astounding. Whoever you are; whatever your blood line or national origin - you can hear, believe and obey the gospel. I will bless those who bless you, and I will curse him who curses you; and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed” (Genesis 12:2-3). For they that say such things declare plainly that they seek a country. God forbid: yea, we establish the law.” Romans 3:27-31. Abraham's belief was counted by God as righteousness. He reconfirmed them to Isaac in Genesis 26:1-5 and to Jacob in Genesis 28:13-15 and 35:9-12.… You will no doubt have gathered so far that this promise is all to do with and earthly inheritance for believers in Christ, not a heavenly one as some believe. -Abraham would father a great nation. And truly, if they had been mindful of that country from whence they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned. The Bible is filled with the promises of God. - Abraham would receive personal blessings i.e. Genesis 12:7 Abraham is in Shechem at this time. So what of the natural descendants of Abraham? 4:20-25. Finally—and most importantly—Abraham’s moral standards lead him to engage in a debate with God Himself, wishing to prevent a divine verdict which will result in great violence and bloodshed. Galatians 3:26-29. There is also another doctrine involved which is taught indirectly in these promises to Abraham. Moses recorded God's Sixty Promises to Abraham in Genesis 12:1-3; 13:14-17; 15:1-21; and 17:1-27. By what law? Abraham did this and it is recorded in scripture as a great act of faith. Verses 13-15. Abraham’s seed then was firstly a singular aspect (Christ) but it also has a multitudinous aspect (believers in the promises through Christ), who are as the “sand and stars” for multitude. God repeated the promises to Abraham in Haran. This promise to Abraham is described by Paul as THE GOSPEL: The apostle Paul, when imprisoned for preaching the gospel claimed that it was because of his hope in the promises to the fathers of Israel (Abraham, Isaac and Jacob) that he was being condemned: When a person is without Christ, it means that they are strangers to the “covenants of promise”, meaning that to be in Christ is to be related to them: One of the reasons for Jesus Christ’s work was to fulfil and confirm this promise to Abraham. From Genesis to Revelation we read of normal people that received the promises of God. God would bless those that blessed him and curse those that cursed him. Central to God's word, though, is the promise that the children of Abraham will be a blessing to all the families of the earth. 2 terms. How can we be sure the promise is not to them? The boundaries of the land which God would give to Abraham and his seed are defined. same day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto they seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates. At this time of the year, the light would have lingered very close to about 45 minutes. It is the doctrine of the resurrection. He even used an oath. Abraham does not hasten into war; hechooses the path of force rarely, only when no other option is available. Galatians 3:8, “And now I stand and am judged for the hope of the promise made of God unto our fathers” Acts 26:6, “That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world” Ephesians 2:12, Now I say that Jesus Christ was a minister of the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made unto the fathers: Romans 15:8. Consider these points: And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, saying, In thee shall all nations be blessed. After Abraham passed a great test of faith given to him by God, where he demonstrated that he was prepared to sacrifice his only beloved son, Isaac, for God, the final instalments of the promise are made on Mount Moriah – Genesis 2215-19: That Abraham’s seed would possess the gate of his enemies (this phrase means to be victorious over them – see Psalm 110:1). Gen. 15:18-21, God declares the covenant in full in the light of Abraham’s believing faith, and commits as Sovereign God to deliver Land, Seed and Blessing to Abraham and his descendants Gen. 17:1-21, God reaffirms the covenant with Abraham and establishes circumcision as the outward sign of the Jew’s possession of God’s promise. Author: M. Davies, Nottingham, March 2009, TWITTER | FACEBOOK | SUBSCRIBE FOR EMAIL UPDATES, Website edited and maintained by Matt Davies | Nottingham, Jesus Christ – his true purpose and mission, Death – the end and not the start of an afterlife. How could Abraham, or his seed, inherit the land forever unless he was raised from the dead and given the gift of immortal life?! “Now THE LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’ house, unto a land that I will shew thee” Genesis 12:1, “By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went.” Hebrews 11:8. God’s Promises to Abraham. An oath is a very serious declaration that someone will carry out his promises. But the greatest blessings were the promises that God made to Abraham. And thus become a participant in the spiritual promise God made to Abraham. Belief in the promises, Jesus Christ and baptism is the only way in which the Bible teaches we can have a hope of salvation. The benefit of the promises is for all who share Abraham's faith. Abraham and his seed are to possess the land for ever. Not as though the word of God hath taken none effect. After entering the land God was to show him Abraham was then given the following promise at Sichem (Shechem) – Genesis 12:7, Abraham would have children (seed) who would inherit the land, After an example of Abraham’s unselfish attitude, where Abraham gave his nephew, Lot, first choice over which land he could go and graze his cattle on, these further revelations occur at Bethel- Genesis 13:14-17, Abraham and his seed would inherit the land of Israel forever. “For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus. Abraham's belief was counted by God as righteousness. All three promises to Abraham, in Genesis 12, fulfilled! Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I … "Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness." of works? Galatians 3:6-9 “Thus Abraham ‘believed God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness.’ So you see that it is men of faith who are the die in peace. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Abraham is to be the father of a singular seed who will conquer all enemies. The boundaries of the land which God would give to Abraham and his seed are defined. the dead to fulfil the other promises that God had made him (Hebrews -19). Three promises to Abraham Fulfilled. And so, having patiently endured, he obtained the promise. God’s covenant with Abraham was that Abraham would become the father of nations, with untold numbers of posterity. 2) God would bless Abraham and Abraham himself would be a blessing. In Genesis we see Abraham gaining a great reputation, and we see how his descendants multiplied, even though, at the time the promise was made, he had no hope of ever having any children. The above verses clearly show that to be a natural descendant of Abraham is not enough, a belief in the promises and that they have and will be fulfilled in Jesus Christ enables anybody to be associated with them. There is one crucial sentence in this promise that touches upon God’s thoughts at the time. 2. - Abraham would receive personal reputation, whereby his name would be great. God's promise to Abram is Fulfilled is lesson 6 in the first quarter of a year of Preschool Bible Study that I assist with on Wednesday evening. - For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself, saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee. Galatians 3:14 that the blessing of Abraham might come upon the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith. All nations will be blessed in Abraham and his seed. Our appreciation of the future role of Jesus Christ. Such a promise cannot be fulfilled overnight. That is, because Abraham had followed God’s command, because he had done everything that God had said, asked and commanded, without the slightest complaint, thus God made such a promise to him. The one that we read here is from Genesis 22:17. God will regard us as righteous, as He did Abraham, if we believe in Him as the one who raised Christ from death. The wicked are ultimately cut off, and so God's promising Abraham he'll have descendants that will be righteous. He summarized the promises and guaranteed them with his oath in Genesis 22:16-18. Basically to be associated with these promises gives us 2 main blessings: “Ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying unto Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed. Pre-tribulation Rapture and dispensationalists teach the false doctrine that God failed to fulfill the three promises he made to Abraham in fleshly Israel and the church (spiritual Israel). God gives Abraham the promised son. God uses Abraham as an illustration of how our faith should be. Is he the God of the Jews only? The patriarch had such a close relationship with God that a Bible writer called him the “friend of God” (James 2:23). The Bible teaches that by belief and baptism, a person is considered as being “IN CHRIST” who in turn is Abraham’s seed – the promise from God is that “IN THY SEED shall all nations be blessed”. Unto you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities.” Acts 3:25-26 (see also Galatians 3:8), “Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth”. Because God has given us these promises too as Abraham's children through faith, we are to live in such confidence and joy. - God would establish an everlasting covenant with Abraham - God would bless those who bless Abraham Abraham is to be the father of an innumerable seed. The importance of the promise to Abraham is massively relevant to all believers in the Bible. 1. Do we then make void the law through faith? Fortunately, the Lord already had a plan in place to keep his word to Abraham long before he ever made the promise to Abraham. And I will bless her, and give you a son also of her: yes, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of people shall be of her. Here God is promising that from Abraham’s wife’s Sarah’s womb, he would give birth to a people that would be a special nation unto Himself. The land is the focus of this and other restatements of the promise. After that, it would be dark. Abraham - the ancestor of the Hebrews, the first recipient of the promises, the father of the faithful - is now appropriately … The Bible teaches how that Abraham lived and grew up in an ungodly land called “Ur of the Caldees” near the ancient city of Babel or Babylon(see Genesis 11:27-32, Joshua 24:2). Based upon Abraham’s faith and obedience, God said, “I will make you a great nation; I will bless you and make your name great; and you shall be a blessing. Yes, of the Gentiles also: Seeing it is one God, which shall justify the circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision through faith. - Abraham would have many descendants. The promise to Abraham was also made by God to “the fathers” of Israel, Abraham, Issac and Jacob and constitutes the second of the three great promises that God has made. Abraham’s descendants also received several great and far-reaching promises. The promise of land is not explicit in this initial command. Here is an outline of the promise and it’s different aspects: These promises were also repeated to Abraham’s son, Isaac and to Isaac’s son Jacob – see Genesis 26:2-24, 28:3-14, 46:3 and 24:4. He said not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to your seed, which is Christ. Within God’s call of Abram there are four basic promises: (1) offspring, (2) land, (3) the blessing of Abram himself, and (4) the blessing of the nations through Abram. This is the gospel. In modern English it means \"twilight\" or \"dusk.\" The meaning of this word describes the time that the sun has gone down, but light continues to remain for a period of time. Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. - God promised Abraham a son/heir. For they are not all Israel, which are of Israel: Neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, are they all children.. That is, They which are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God: but the children of the promise are counted for the seed.” Romans 9:5-8, “Where is boasting then? The command was, Get out of your country, from your family and from your fathers house, to a land that I will show you (Genesis 12:1). God formed a nation from his offspring - gave them the land of Canaan. Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. The details of the promise to Abraham unfolded gradually throughout his life. When God began working with Abram (his name was later changed to Abraham), God gave him a command and an amazing promise. The rest of the Bible records how these promises were fulfilled and the blessing of Abraham advanced. 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