Now what did God promise Abraham? The answer is found in Genesis 12:6-7: "And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Sichem, unto the plain of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land. And the Eternal appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give THIS...
But God sent Nathan back to David, because He did not want David to build His temple. David had too much blood on his hands. However, God gave a promise to David. We call it the Davidic Covenant. In it God promised that a descendant of David would one day sit on a throne which ...
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It can be found in Genesis 12:1-3, where God promises tobless Abraham and all of his descendants. As part of this last covenant, God asked Abraham to remove his foreskin and the foreskin of all Jewish boys after him. What is God's promise to David? I will be his father, and he ...
And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am… Judges 7:5-7 So he brought down the people unto the water: and the LORD said unto Gideon, Every one that lappeth of the water with his tongue, as...
Did not Abraham embody the promise of a new beginning and therefore embody the gospel in his generation? Was not Joseph a gospel of reconciliation to his brothers, Moses a gospel of liberation in Egypt, and the Good Samaritan a gospel of mercy to the man on the road? Where then is the...
16And so the promise was based on faith, in order that the promise should be guaranteed as God's free gift to all of Abraham's descendants—not just to those who obey the Law, but also to those who believe as Abraham did. For Abraham is the spiritual father of us all;17as the scr...
The Promised Land originates from God’s covenant with Abraham and is depicted vividly throughout the Israelite's journey in Exodus. This land flowing with milk and honey is not merely a geographical promise but a spiritual metaphor for God’s provision and blessings. As we navigate the challen...
We first read of this promise in Genesis, where God promises Abraham that his descendents will be guided to "the land I will show you" (Genesis 12:1-3 NIV). God's promise of heaven to Abraham and his descendents is further explored in Romans: ...
When the angel Gabriel announced the birth of Jesus to Mary, he confirmed Christ’s birth fulfilled God’s promise to David. The purpose of John the Baptist was to prepare the way for the ministry of Jesus. One of the ways he did this was by calling the people of Israel back to God...