The Lord appeared [72] to Abram. The Lord said, “I will give this land to your descendants.”
Psalm 105:9 - Easy To Read Version God made an Agreement with Abraham.\par God made a promise to Isaac.\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Which covenant he made with Abraham, And his oath unto Isaac; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The covenant which He made with Abraham, and His sworn promise to Isaac, [Luke 1:72, 73.] American Standard Version (1901) The covenant which he made with Abraham, And his oath unto Isaac, Common English Bible which he made with Abraham, the solemn pledge he swore to Isaac. Catholic Public Domain Version And he rebuked the Red Sea, and it dried up. And he led them into the abyss, as if into a desert. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he rebuked the Red Sea, and it was dried up: and he led them through the depths, as in a wilderness. |
The Lord appeared [72] to Abram. The Lord said, “I will give this land to your descendants.”
If you do this, I will prepare an agreement between us. I will promise to make your people a great nation.”
Stay in that land, and I will be with you. I will bless you. I will give you and your family all these lands. I will do what I promised to Abraham your father.
And then Jacob saw the Lord standing by the ladder. The Lord said, “I am the Lord, the God of your grandfather Abraham. I am the God of Isaac. I will give you the land that you are lying on now. I will give this land to you and to your children.
God said to him, “I am God All-Powerful. [208] {And I give you this blessing:} Have many children and grow into a great nation. Other nations and other kings will come out of you.
But the Lord was kind to the Israelites. The Lord had mercy and turned to the Israelites. Why? Because of his Agreement with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. The Lord would not destroy the Israelites or throw them away yet.
You saw he was true and loyal to you.\par And you made an agreement with him.\par You promised to give him the land of\par the Canaanites, Hittites, and Amorites,\par the Perizzites, Jebusites, and Girgashites.\par But you promised to give that land to Abraham’s descendants. {\cf2\super [50]} \par And you kept your promise!\par Why? Because you are good!\par
God heard their prayers, and he remembered the agreement he made with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
“I did this to keep the promise that I had made to your ancestors. {\cf2\super [89]} I promised to give them a very fertile land—a land flowing with milk and honey. And you are living in that country today.”
God made an agreement with Abraham; the sign for this agreement was circumcision. {\cf2\super [126]} And so when Abraham had a son, he circumcised his son when he was eight days old. His son’s name was Isaac. Isaac also circumcised his son Jacob. And Jacob did the same for \{his sons. These sons later became\} the twelve fathers. {\cf2\super [127]}
This is what I mean: The agreement \{that God gave to Abraham\} was made official long before the law {\cf2\super [38]} came. The law came 430 years later. So the law could not take away the agreement and change God’s promise.
God wanted to prove that his promise was true. God wanted to prove this to those people who would get what he promised. God wanted those people to understand clearly that his purposes (plans) never change. So God said something would happen, and he proved what he said by also making a vow (promise).