Text verse: Genesis 17:6 “And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.” (Genesis 17:6) When God gives you an internal witness that you – yes, you – were included in His Everlasting … [Read more...]
The First Aspect of the Covenant: “Perception”
Text verses: Genesis 17:1-5 “…walk before me, and be thou perfect.” (Genesis 17:1) God’s time has come to convert Abram, or to confirm in Abram that the Covenant is a reality to him and him alone, “between me and thee” (Genesis 17:2). There are … [Read more...]
The Five Aspects of the Everlasting Covenant
Beginning in Genesis 11:26-32, God introduces to us the man Abram. Then in Genesis 12 (see Acts 7:1-8) begins God’s Revelation that He is Sovereign in the selection of Abram to be the first of God’s Chosen People, wherein He would separate Abram and … [Read more...]
The Inheritance
In Chapter 15 of Genesis, we have Three Major Parts: Part A. God’s Promise (verses 1, 4-5, 7) First comes God’s Command to Abram, “Fear not, Abram.” In the rest of verse 1, we see God’s Consolation, “I am thy shield (or protector), and thy … [Read more...]
Confirmation after Separation
Text verses: Genesis 13:14-18 Abram and Lot have now separated as to where they live. Lot chose the well-watered plains of Jordan, where the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah were located, very wicked cities. But Abram had moved to the plain of Mamre, … [Read more...]
Receiving God’s Best
“…and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan; and they came unto Haran, and dwelt there.” (Genesis 11:31) “…Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I … [Read more...]
