Reference: Promise
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Used by Paul to denote the spiritual gifts of God, chiefly the Messiah, the Holy Spirit, and the fullness of gospel blessings, of which an assurance was given to Abraham and other saints in behalf of themselves, and of believers who should come after them, Ro 4:13-14; Ga 3:14-29. The "children of the promise" are either Isaac's posterity, as distinguished from Ishmael's; Jews converted to Christianity; or all true believers, who by faith lay hold on the promise of salvation in Christ. In Heb 11:39, "promise" means the thing promised, Ac 1:4. The "exceeding great and precious promises" of God include all good things for this life and the future; which are infallibly secured to his people in Christ, 2Co 1:20; 1Ti 4:8; 2Pe 1:4. On the ground of the infinite merits of their Redeemer, infinite love, unbounded wisdom, and almighty power are pledged for their benefit; and having given them his only son, God will with him freely give them every inferior blessing he sees to be desirable for them, Ro 8:32.
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And, being collected together, he enjoined them not to be separated from Jerusalem, but to wait for the solemn promise of the Father, which ye heard of me.
For not by the law, the promise to Abraham, or to his seed, for him to be heir of the world, but by the justice of faith. For if they of the law, heirs, faith was made void, and the promise left inactive:
Who truly spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, and how not with him will he freely give us all?
Forasmuch as the solemn promises of God in him yea, and in him Amen, for glory to God by us.
That the praise of Abraham might be to the nations in Christ Jesus; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith. Brethren, I speak according to man; Although a man's covenant, having been confirmed, none annuls, or orders an addition. read more. And to Abraham were the promises spoken, and to his seed. He says not, And to seeds, as to many; but as to one: And to thy seed, who is Christ. And I say this, the covenant confirmed before by God in Christ, the law, having been after four hundred and thirty years, does not annul, to neglect the promise. For if of the law the inheritance, no more of promise: and God has favored Abraham by promise. What then the law? It was added on account of transgressions, (till the seed come to whom it was promised;) appointed by angels in the hand of a mediator. And a mediator is not of one, and God is one. The law then against the promises of God? It may not be: for if a law had been given able to make alive, truly justice would be by the law. But the writing shut up all things under sin, that the promise from faith of Jesus Christ might be given to the believing. And before faith came, we were guarded under the law, shut up to faith about to be revealed. So that the law was our preceptor towards Christ, that we might be justified from faith. And faith having come, we are no more under a preceptor. For we are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. For as many of you as were immersed into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither servant nor free, there is neither male and female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus. And if ye of Christ, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.
And these all, having been testified of by faith, received not the promise:
Hastings
Although the OT is the record of God's promises to lowly saints and to anointed kings, to patriarchs and to prophets, to the nation of His choice and to the world at large, the word itself is rarely used in the English Version, and less frequently in the RV than in the AV. The Heb. noun d
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And it shall be when ye shall come to the land. which Jehovah will give to you, as he spake, watch ye this service.
For this, there was not to Levi a portion and an inheritance with his brethren; Jehovah, he is his inheritance, as Jehovah thy God spake to him.
That going out of thy lips, thou shalt watch and do according as thou didst vow to Jehovah thy God; a voluntary gift which thou spakest with thy mouth.
And the chiefs will say to them, They shall live; and shall be cutting wood and drawing water to all the assembly as the chiefs spake to them.
For sake of thy word and according to thy heart thou didst all this greatness to make thy servant know.
And now, Lord Jehovah, thou that God, and thy words shall be true, and thou wilt speak to thy servant this goodness.
Blessed Jehovah who gave rest to his people Israel, according to all which he spake: there fell not one word from all his good word which he spake by the hand of Moses his servant
And they will say, We will turn back, and we will not seek from them; thus will we do as thou sayest And I shall call the priests and shall cause them to swear to do according to this word.
And they will say, We will turn back, and we will not seek from them; thus will we do as thou sayest And I shall call the priests and shall cause them to swear to do according to this word.
And their sons thou didst multiply as the stars of the heavens, and thou wilt bring them to the land which thou saidst to their fathers to come in to possess
And Mordecai will announce to him all which befell him, and the exposition of the silver which Haman said to weigh to the king's treasures for the Jews to destroy them.
For thus said Jehovah, As I brought to this people all this great evil, so I bring upon them all the good which I speak concerning them.
And having heard, they rejoiced, and promised to give him silver. And he sought how he might opportunely deliver him up.
And, behold, I send the solemn promise of my Father upon you: and do ye sit in the city of Jerusalem, till ye be clothed with power from on high.
And, being collected together, he enjoined them not to be separated from Jerusalem, but to wait for the solemn promise of the Father, which ye heard of me.
Therefore exalted by the right hand of God, and having received the promise of the Holy Spirit from the Father, he poured out this, which ye now see and hear.
For the promise is to you, and to your children, and to all afar off, as many as the Lord our God should call.
For the promise is to you, and to your children, and to all afar off, as many as the Lord our God should call.
And he gave him none inheritance in it, not a step of the foot: and he promised to give it him for a possession, and to his seed after him, there being no child to him.
And as the time of the solemn promise drew near, which God aware to Abraham, the people increased and were multiplied in Egypt.
And having found no cause of death, they desired Pilate to have him slain.
Therefore thou shouldest not be persuaded by them: for more than forty men of them lie in wait for him, who anathematized themselves, neither to eat or drink till they should kill him: and now are they prepared, expecting a promise from thee.
And now in the hope of the solemn promise having been made to the fathers by God, I stand, being judged,
That is, The children of the flesh, these not the children of God: but the children of the solemn promise are reckoned for seed.
Forasmuch as the solemn promises of God in him yea, and in him Amen, for glory to God by us.
Therefore having these declarations, dearly let us cleanse ourselves from all defilements of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
That the praise of Abraham might be to the nations in Christ Jesus; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.
And if ye of Christ, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.
And we, brethren, as Isaac, are children of promise.
In whom ye also, having heard the word of truth, the good news of your salvation: in whom also having believed, ye were sealed by the holy Spirit of solemn promise,
For the nations to be co-heirs, and united in one body, and, participators of his solemn promise in Christ by the good news:
Let us therefore fear, lest a solemn promise being left to come into his rest, any of you should seem to have failed.
That ye be not sluggish, but imitators of them inheriting the promises by faith and longsnffering.
And so, having endured long, he gained the promise.
In which God, willing more abundantly to show to the heirs of the promise the firmness of his counsel, he intervened by an oath:
And here truly dying men receive tenths; but there he, bearing witness that he lives.
And for this he is mediator of a new covenant, that death having been, for redemption of the transgressions for the first covenant, the called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance.
By faith he dwelt in the land of promise, as a strange land, having dwelt in tents with Isaac and Jacob, co-heirs of the same promise:
And these all, having been testified of by faith, received not the promise:
Happy the man who endures temptation: for being tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord promised to them loving him.
(By which the greatest and precious promises are bestowed upon us: that by these ye might be having escaped from the corruption in the world through eager desires.)
And saying, Where is the solemn promise of his presence? for from the time the fathers were set to sleep, so continue all things from the beginning of creation.
And this is the promise which he promised us, eternal life.
Watsons
PROMISE, an assurance given by God, in his word, of bestowing blessings upon his people, 2Pe 1:4. The word in the New Testament is usually taken for the promises that God heretofore made to Abraham, and the other patriarchs, of sending the Messiah, and conferring his Holy Spirit and eternal life on those that should believe on him. It is in this sense that the Apostle Paul commonly uses the word promise, Ro 4:13-14; Ga 3:14,17-18,21-22,29. The promises of the new covenant are called better than those of the old, Heb 8:6. because they are more spiritual, clear, comprehensive, and universal than those of the Mosaic covenant. The time of the promise, Ac 7:17, is the time of fulfilling the promise. The "children of the promise" are,
1. The Israelites descended from Isaac, in opposition to the Ishmaelites descended from Ishmael and Hagar.
2. The Jews converted to Christianity, in opposition to the obstinate Jews, who would not believe in Christ.
3. All true believers, who are born again by the supernatural power of God, and who by faith lay hold on the promise of salvation in Jesus Christ.
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And as the time of the solemn promise drew near, which God aware to Abraham, the people increased and were multiplied in Egypt.
For not by the law, the promise to Abraham, or to his seed, for him to be heir of the world, but by the justice of faith. For if they of the law, heirs, faith was made void, and the promise left inactive:
That the praise of Abraham might be to the nations in Christ Jesus; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.
And I say this, the covenant confirmed before by God in Christ, the law, having been after four hundred and thirty years, does not annul, to neglect the promise. For if of the law the inheritance, no more of promise: and God has favored Abraham by promise.
The law then against the promises of God? It may not be: for if a law had been given able to make alive, truly justice would be by the law. But the writing shut up all things under sin, that the promise from faith of Jesus Christ might be given to the believing.
And if ye of Christ, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.
And now he has attained a more distinguished office, in how much also he is mediator of a better covenant, which was legislated upon better promises.
(By which the greatest and precious promises are bestowed upon us: that by these ye might be having escaped from the corruption in the world through eager desires.)