Psalm 105:9 - Easy To Read Version9 God made an Agreement with Abraham.\par God made a promise to Isaac.\par Féach an chaibidilTuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 17699 Which covenant he made with Abraham, And his oath unto Isaac; Féach an chaibidilAmplified Bible - Classic Edition9 The covenant which He made with Abraham, and His sworn promise to Isaac, [Luke 1:72, 73.] Féach an chaibidilAmerican Standard Version (1901)9 The covenant which he made with Abraham, And his oath unto Isaac, Féach an chaibidilCommon English Bible9 which he made with Abraham, the solemn pledge he swore to Isaac. Féach an chaibidilCatholic Public Domain Version9 And he rebuked the Red Sea, and it dried up. And he led them into the abyss, as if into a desert. Féach an chaibidilDouay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version9 And he rebuked the Red Sea, and it was dried up: and he led them through the depths, as in a wilderness. Féach an chaibidil |
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 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]}
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).