"But My covenantI will establishwith Isaac,whomSarahwill bearto you at thisseasonnextyear."
But Godsaid,"No,but Sarahyour wifewill bearyou a son,and you shall callhis nameIsaac;and I will establishMy covenantwith him for an everlastingcovenantfor his descendantsafterhim.
He said,"I will surelyreturnto you at this timenextyear;and behold,Sarahyour wifewill have a son."And Sarahwas listeningat the tentdoor,whichwas behindhim.
"Is anythingtoodifficultfor the LORD?At the appointedtimeI will returnto you, at thistimenextyear,and Sarahwill have a son."
Then the LORDtooknoteof Sarahas He had said,and the LORDdidfor Sarahas He had promised.
So Israelsetout with allthat he had, and cameto Beersheba,and offeredsacrificesto the Godof his fatherIsaac.
He blessedJoseph,and said,"The Godbeforewhommy fathersAbrahamand Isaacwalked,The Godwho has been my shepherdallmy lifeto thisday,
"Ohthat You would hideme in Sheol,That You would concealme untilYour wrathreturns[to You], That You would seta limitfor me and rememberme!
So Godheardtheir groaning;and GodrememberedHis covenantwith Abraham,Isaac,and Jacob.
He saidalso, "I am the Godof your father,the Godof Abraham,the Godof Isaac,and the Godof Jacob."Then Moseshidhis face,for he was afraidto lookat God.
As He spoketo our fathers,To Abrahamand his descendantsforever."
To showmercytowardour fathers,And to rememberHis holycovenant,
He saidto them, "It is not for you to knowtimesorepochswhichthe Fatherhas fixedby His ownauthority;
For thisis the wordof promise:"AT THISTIMEI WILL COME,AND SARAHSHALL HAVEA SON."
And ifyou belong to Christ,thenyou are Abraham'sdescendants,heirsaccordingto promise.
By faithhe lived as an alienin the landof promise,as in a foreign[land], dwellingin tentswith Isaacand Jacob,fellow heirsof the samepromise;
