The Abrahamic Covenant gave eternal blessings to Israel and the world

[Nehemiah6]

The Abrahamic Covenant – the covenant made by God with Abraham over 4,000 years ago – is the most comprehensive covenant in the Bible, and it includes eternal blessings to both Israel, the Church, and the world.

1. The land of Israel for the children of Israel: In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates (Gen 15:18)

Many Christians hold to Replacement Theology – that the Church has replaced Israel, and that God has totally rejected Israel, but that is simply no true. The first promise to Abraham concerns the land of Israel, stretching from the Nile to the Euphrates. That is about ten times the size of modern Israel. And during and after the Millennium, this land will be occupied by the twelve tribes of Israel and revealed in detail in the prophecy of Ezekiel.

2. Abraham to be greatly multiplied: And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly. (Gen 17:2)

Abraham is shown to be the father of several groups in this covenant – (a) the Hebrews, (b) many nations and kings, (c) the ancestor of Christ, and (d) all those who are believers. As we see in Scripture, the Church itself has countless numbers. But in the future redeemed and restored Israel will also multiply exceedingly.

3. Abraham to be a father of many nations and kings: As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations... And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee. (Gen 17:4,6)
4. Sarah to be a mother of many nations and kings: And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be. And I will bless her, and give thee a son also of her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of people shall be of her. (Gen 17:15,16)

The descendants of Abraham include (a) the Israelites, (b) the Ishmaelites, (c) the Edomites, (d) the Moabites, (e) the Ammonites. This includes all the Jews and Arabs scattered over the Middle East and North Africa, and includes the following nations: Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, Yemen, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya.

5. God to be the God of Abraham and his descendants: And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee. (Gen 17:7)

God brought this to the attention of Moses at the burning bush: Moreover he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God... And Moses said unto God, Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, What is his name? what shall I say unto them? And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you. And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial unto all generations. (Exod 3:6,13-15)

Jesus brought this to the attention of the unbelieving Jews several times: Jesus said to them, "Truly I tell you, before Abraham was, I AM. (John 8:58) Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day: and he saw it, and was glad. (John 8:56) And as touching the dead, that they rise: have ye not read in the book of Moses, how in the bush God spake unto him, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? He is not the God of the dead, but the God of the living: ye therefore do greatly err. (Mark 12:26,27)

6. Christ to be the Seed of Abraham to bless all nations: And the angel of the LORD [the pre-incarnate Christ] called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time, And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son: That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies; And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice. (Gen 22:15-18)

We see in the book of Galatians how Paul interprets Abraham’s seed to mean Christ: Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith. Brethren, I speak after the manner of men; Though it be but a man's covenant, yet if it be confirmed, no man disannulleth, or addeth thereto. Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ. And this I say, that the covenant, that was confirmed before of God in Christ, the law, which was four hundred and thirty years after, cannot disannul, that it should make the promise of none effect. For if the inheritance be of the law, it is no more of promise: but God gave it to Abraham by promise. (Gal 3:13-18)

7. Believers to be the heirs of Abraham through faith: Even as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness. Know ye therefore that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham. And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, saying, In thee shall all nations be blessed... But the scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe. But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed. Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith. But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster. For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus. For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus. And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise. (Gal 3:6-8, 22-29)

 

[Dave-L]

The Abrahamic Covenant – the covenant made by God with Abraham over 4,000 years ago – is the most comprehensive covenant in the Bible, and it includes eternal blessings to both Israel, the Church, and the world.

“The land shall not be sold for ever: for the land is mine; for ye are strangers and sojourners with me.” (Leviticus 25:23)

“Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ.” (Galatians 3:16)

“For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us.” (2 Corinthians 1:20)

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“This means it is not the children of the flesh who are the children of God; rather, the children of promise are counted as descendants.” (Romans 9:8)

“And it shall come to pass, that every soul, which will not hear that prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people.” Acts 3:23 (KJV 1900)

 

[garee]

We see in the book of Galatians how Paul interprets Abraham’s seed to mean Christ: Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith. Brethren, I speak after the manner of men; Though it be but a man's covenant, yet if it be confirmed, no man disannulleth, or addeth thereto. Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ. And this I say, that the covenant, that was confirmed before of God in Christ, the law, which was four hundred and thirty years after, cannot disannul, that it should make the promise of none effect. For if the inheritance be of the law, it is no more of promise: but God gave it to Abraham by promise. (Gal 3:13-18)

It would seem you are barking up the wrong tree of life (not fleshly)

Salvation has nothing to do with the corrupted flesh of mankind. (No reason why it should)

The Jewish flesh for a temporal time period was used to represent all of mankind . Just as the animals and other item used in ceremonial laws. They turned the shadows into idol images to those who gloried in the corrupted flesh of mankind

Ceremonial laws were a sign to the world. They made it a sign to themselves, self edifying, self righteous false pride.

Christ's seed is the spiritual seed not the corruptible. It has nothing to with the flesh of Abraham as if that could profit for something..

The flesh of Jesus profits for nothing. It is the unseen eternal seed that does profit.

Israel meaning he who wrestles against flesh and blood and overcomes because they have the seed of Christ. The bride of Christ her name was renamed by our father .he form heaven calls her Christian a befitting name for a bride .. One bride. No replacement.

Offensive to those who were hoping Jewish flesh could profit rather than unseen spirit life.

When Jesus knew in himself that his disciples murmured at it, he said unto them, Doth this offend you? What and if ye shall see the Son of man ascend up where he was before? It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.John 6: 61-61

Walk by faith the eternal not seen not after the temporal . Then we can say we have rightly divided the parable .Like (drink the blood of men) as if flesh and blood could profit for something?

2 Corinthians 4:18 While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.

 

[Grandpa]

The Abrahamic Covenant – the covenant made by God with Abraham over 4,000 years ago – is the most comprehensive covenant in the Bible, and it includes eternal blessings to both Israel, the Church, and the world.

1. The land of Israel for the children of Israel: In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates (Gen 15:18)

Many Christians hold to Replacement Theology – that the Church has replaced Israel, and that God has totally rejected Israel, but that is simply no true. The first promise to Abraham concerns the land of Israel, stretching from the Nile to the Euphrates. That is about ten times the size of modern Israel. And during and after the Millennium, this land will be occupied by the twelve tribes of Israel and revealed in detail in the prophecy of Ezekiel.

Galatians 3:29 And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.


This explicitly says that if you are Christ's then are you Abrahams seed and heirs according to the promise.


So, you either have to change your mind on who you think the children of Israel are or who you think are Abrahams seed. Because scripture disagrees with your premise.

 

[Nehemiah6]

So, you either have to change your mind on who you think the children of Israel are or who you think are Abrahams seed. Because scripture disagrees with your premise.

Actually Scripture includes BOTH. And I have already quoted the relevant Scriptures. Also for confirmation please read and study Romans 11.

 

[Nehemiah6]

It would seem you are barking up the wrong tree of life (not fleshly)

You always manage to go off on a tangent. So if you don't like what is stated in Scripture that is no surprise.

 

[JaumeJ]

Abraham is the firs man to receive the Gospel, the only Gospel. He was told it would come in the form of Messiah through his own leneage…...

Thhis is derived from the New and the Old Testament writings.

 

[Nehemiah6]

Abraham is the firs man to receive the Gospel, the only Gospel.

It would also appear that God gave Abraham a revelation that Christ would be the Lamb of God. And that is why he told Isaac: My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together. (Gen 22:8) Since what he found caught in the thicket was a ram, and not a lamb, we can be reasonably certain about this.

What some (or many) Christians seem to forget is that the very first part of the Abrahamic Covenant (Genesis 15) pertains to the twelve tribes of Israel and the land of Greater Israel (which would include all of Canaan plus additional land:
18 In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates:
19 The Kenites, and the Kenizzites, and the Kadmonites,
20 And the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Rephaims,
21 And the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Girgashites, and the Jebusites.

Here, "thy seed" clearly means the descendants of Jacob, not Christians, since God has given Christians the New Jerusalem. And here is how the tribes will be located after the Second Coming of Christ:

EZEKIEL 48: FULFILLMENT OF THE ABRAHAMIC CONVENANT

1 Now these are the names of the tribes. From the north end to the coast of the way of Hethlon, as one goeth to Hamath, Hazarenan, the border of Damascus northward, to the coast of Hamath; for these are his sides east and west; a portion for Dan.

2 And by the border of Dan, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Asher.

3 And by the border of Asher, from the east side even unto the west side, a portion for Naphtali.

4 And by the border of Naphtali, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Manasseh.

5 And by the border of Manasseh, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Ephraim.

6 And by the border of Ephraim, from the east side even unto the west side, a portion for Reuben.

7 And by the border of Reuben, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Judah...

23 As for the rest of the tribes, from the east side unto the west side, Benjamin shall have a portion.

24 And by the border of Benjamin, from the east side unto the west side, Simeon shall have a portion.

25 And by the border of Simeon, from the east side unto the west side, Issachar a portion.

26 And by the border of Issachar, from the east side unto the west side, Zebulun a portion.

27 And by the border of Zebulun, from the east side unto the west side, Gad a portion.

 

[JaumeJ]

Keep in mind, Abraham stressed it would be a Lamb for the offering, not the ram he saw caught in the thicket by its horns. This, as you know, did not fulfille the prophecy of Abraham, but it is Jesus-Yeshua Who Is the Lamb of our Father.

I go by all of the Word, and in the Epistles we are sstressed to that Abraham is the forst to receive the Gospel……...….Of course I have always understood the meaning of Abraham, Isaac, and that ram, at least at this level. Go bless you. Thank you for passing on your understanding.

 

[Guojing]

Abraham is the firs man to receive the Gospel, the only Gospel. He was told it would come in the form of Messiah through his own leneage…...

Thhis is derived from the New and the Old Testament writings.

So can I say that, since Isaiah prophesied chapter 53, he is also aware that God's son will come to earth and die for our sins, and thru that sacrifice on the cross, all of us will be forgiven for our sins?

 

[JaumeJ]

So can I say that, since Isaiah prophesied chapter 53, he is also aware that God's son will come to earth and die for our sins, and thru that sacrifice on the cross, all of us will be forgiven for our sins?

Our Father has given the Word in part to His prophets. Many times they wrote down the word in obedience and hommage to Him, however not knowing what the words meant in detail. I believe the prophets were led by the Holy Spirit and the Spirit dwelled in them.

Daniel did not know what was given to him; he was told to seal it up for it was for the people of the last times to know. And so it goes.

Like all prophets, Abraham did not only believe God always previously, he believed God when he was given the blessing. This does not indicate he knew in detail what was to come about, how or who, he simply believe.

I like to think all who believe Jesus-Yeshua, when reading things that may sound impossible or too mysterious to understand , we simply keep it to ourselves, like Mary, and like th eprophets, and wait on the Lord...Many have gone to sleep never knowing most of these things, but faith made it so it did not, does not, matter. It is our Father's will.

 

[Guojing]

Our Father has given the Word in part to His prophets. Many times they wrote down the word in obedience and hommage to Him, however not knowing what the words meant in detail. I believe the prophets were led by the Holy Spirit and the Spirit dwelled in them.

Daniel did not know what was given to him; he was told to seal it up for it was for the people of the last times to know. And so it goes.

Like all prophets, Abraham did not only believe God always previously, he believed God when he was given the blessing. This does not indicate he knew in detail what was to come about, how or who, he simply believe.

I like to think all who believe Jesus-Yeshua, when reading things that may sound impossible or too mysterious to understand , we simply keep it to ourselves, like Mary, and like th eprophets, and wait on the Lord...Many have gone to sleep never knowing most of these things, but faith made it so it did not, does not, matter. It is our Father's will.

So you get the point that, many times, whether Abraham or otherwise, when God told them certain cryptic phrases, it does not mean they understood what was going on.

We understand now, on hindsight, thus we can see all those promises about Christ were actually contained in those words. It will be "anticipating revelation" for us to assume that Abraham, Isaiah et al, must have also known.

The gospel that Abraham knew was contained in Genesis 12:1-3.

 

[JaumeJ]

Thank you for your in put.

 

[Dave-L]

History bears out that the Church, biblical Israel, has blessed the world as God promised to Abraham. But how do you claim this for pagan Christ-rejecting Israel? Slaughtered and ran out of 114 nations since 70 AD? Including the holocaust? And Paul and Jesus saying they remain under God's wrath?

1 Thessalonians 2:16 ·They try [or … because they try; or … by trying] to stop us from ·teaching [speaking/preaching to] the Gentiles so they may be saved. By doing this, they are ·increasing [filling/heaping up] their sins to the limit. The ·anger [wrath] of God ·has come to [or has drawn near to; or will overtake] them ·at last [or completely; or until the end (of the age)].
Longman III, T., Strauss, M. L., & Taylor, D. (2009). The Expanded Bible: New Testament (1 Th 2:16). Nashville; Dallas; Mexico City; Rio de Janeiro; Beijing: Thomas Nelson.
And Jesus; “He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.” John 3:36 (KJV 1900)

 

[Nehemiah6]

History bears out that the Church, biblical Israel, has blessed the world as God promised to Abraham. But how do you claim this for pagan Christ-rejecting Israel?

Quite obviously you are blind to the truth and also blind to Bible prophecy. Pagan Christ-rejecting Jews are automatically excluded. But since you do not believe in the literal Second Coming of Christ, you cannot understand that when He comes again, one-third of all Jews living on earth at that time will repent and be converted, and will then enter redeemed and restored Israel. Since you do not study Bible prophecy, you would not know this.

 

[Dave-L]

Quite obviously you are blind to the truth and also blind to Bible prophecy. Pagan Christ-rejecting Jews are automatically excluded. But since you do not believe in the literal Second Coming of Christ, you cannot understand that when He comes again, one-third of all Jews living on earth at that time will repent and be converted, and will then enter redeemed and restored Israel. Since you do not study Bible prophecy, you would not know this.

This is not scriptural. Jesus and the Church are Israel and the pagan Jews are gentiles unless they convert to Christ.

 

[JaumeJ]

This is not scriptural. Jesus and the Church are Israel and the pagan Jews are gentiles unless they convert to Christ.

Beware of those who say they are Jews and are not, Revelation.

All who believe God, Yahweh, are the true Jews. They know, believe and worship Jesus-Yeshua as Messiah. They may use transliterated names for Him, but they, like it or not are Jews, that is, praisers of God.

Anyone who claims to believe God in this day and time, yet believes the geographical Israel is something more than just the staging grounds for the advent of Jesus and the New Jerusalem, is all set to receive the mark.

Yes, we who believe all of the Word are the true Israel, or those truly set to "rule with God."
We will know the true Jews and the true inheritors with the trure Israel by the fruits sthey produce.