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Remain in this land, and I'll be with and bless you by giving all these lands to you and to your descendants in fulfillment of my solemn promise that I made to your father Abraham.
They woke up early the next morning and made the treaty. After this, Isaac sent them off and they left on peaceful terms.
They made a treaty with them, guaranteeing their lives with a covenant, and the leaders of the congregation confirmed it with an oath to them.
So this is what we'll do to them: we'll let them live, so that wrath won't come upon us because of the oath that we swore to them."
the covenant that he made with Abraham, and the oath he swore to Isaac.
For people swear by someone greater than themselves, and an oath given as confirmation puts an end to all argument. In the same way, when God wanted to make the unchangeable character of his purpose perfectly clear to the heirs of his promise, he guaranteed it with an oath,
The Covenant » Made with » jacob
And there was the LORD, standing above it and telling Jacob, "I am the LORD God of your grandfather Abraham. I'm Isaac's God, too. I'm giving you and your descendants the ground on which you're sleeping. Your descendants are going to become like the dust of the earth and spread out to the west, east, north, and south. All the families of the earth will be blessed through you and your descendants.
the covenant that he made with Abraham, and the oath he swore to Isaac. He confirmed it to Jacob in the form of an ordinance, an eternal covenant to Israel,
isaac » The miraculous son of abraham » Prophecies concerning
where one night the LORD appeared to him. "I am the God of your father Abraham," he told him. "Don't be afraid, because I'm with you. I'm going to bless you and multiply your descendants on account of my servant Abraham."
the covenant that he made with Abraham, and the oath he swore to Isaac.
but God told Abraham, "Don't be troubled about the youth and your slave girl. Pay attention to Sarah in everything she tells you, because your offspring are to be named through Isaac.
I will bless her. Furthermore, I will give you a son from her. I will bless her, so that nations, kings, and people will come from her." Abraham fell to the ground, laughed, and told himself, "Can a child be born to a 100-year-old man? Can a 90-year-old Sarah give birth?" So Abraham responded to God, "If only Ishmael would live in constant awareness that you're always with him!" read more.
But God replied, "No, but your wife Sarah will give birth to your son, and you are to name him Isaac. I'll confirm my covenant with him as an eternal covenant for his descendants. And as for Ishmael, I've heard you. I'll bless him, and he'll have many descendants. I will multiply him greatly, he'll father twelve tribal leaders, and I'll cause his descendants to become a great nation. Now as to Isaac, I'll confirm my covenant with him, to whom Sarah will give birth as your son at this time next year."
But God replied, "No, but your wife Sarah will give birth to your son, and you are to name him Isaac. I'll confirm my covenant with him as an eternal covenant for his descendants. And as for Ishmael, I've heard you. I'll bless him, and he'll have many descendants. I will multiply him greatly, he'll father twelve tribal leaders, and I'll cause his descendants to become a great nation. Now as to Isaac, I'll confirm my covenant with him, to whom Sarah will give birth as your son at this time next year."
Then one of them said, "I will certainly return to you in about a year's time. By then, your wife Sarah will have borne a son." Now Sarah was listening at the tent entrance behind him. Abraham and Sarah were old really old and Sarah was beyond the age of childbearing. That's why Sarah laughed to herself, thinking, "After I'm so old and my husband is old, too, am I going to have sex?" read more.
The LORD asked Abraham, "Why did Sarah laugh and think, "Am I really going to bear a child, since I'm so old?' Is anything impossible for the LORD? At the time set for it, I will return to you about a year from now and Sarah will have a son."
The LORD asked Abraham, "Why did Sarah laugh and think, "Am I really going to bear a child, since I'm so old?' Is anything impossible for the LORD? At the time set for it, I will return to you about a year from now and Sarah will have a son."
That's when the LORD appeared to Isaac. "You are not to go down to Egypt," he said. "Instead, you are to settle down in an area within this land where I'll tell you. Remain in this land, and I'll be with and bless you by giving all these lands to you and to your descendants in fulfillment of my solemn promise that I made to your father Abraham. I'll cause you to have as many descendants as the stars of the heavens, and I'll certainly give all these lands to your descendants. Later on, through your descendants all the nations of the earth will bless one another. read more.
I'm going to do this because Abraham did what I told him to do. He kept my instructions, commands, statutes, and laws."
I'm going to do this because Abraham did what I told him to do. He kept my instructions, commands, statutes, and laws."
Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, your servants to whom you swore by yourself as you told them, "I'll increase the number of your descendants like the stars of the heavens, I'll give your descendants all of this land about which I have spoken, and they are to possess it forever.'"
and not all of Abraham's descendants are his true descendants. On the contrary, "It is through Isaac that descendants will be named for you."
isaac » The miraculous son of abraham » Abrahamic covenant confirmed in
That's when the LORD appeared to Isaac. "You are not to go down to Egypt," he said. "Instead, you are to settle down in an area within this land where I'll tell you. Remain in this land, and I'll be with and bless you by giving all these lands to you and to your descendants in fulfillment of my solemn promise that I made to your father Abraham. I'll cause you to have as many descendants as the stars of the heavens, and I'll certainly give all these lands to your descendants. Later on, through your descendants all the nations of the earth will bless one another. read more.
I'm going to do this because Abraham did what I told him to do. He kept my instructions, commands, statutes, and laws."
I'm going to do this because Abraham did what I told him to do. He kept my instructions, commands, statutes, and laws."
Remember his covenant forever, his promise that he made to the thousandth generation, the covenant that he made with Abraham, and the oath he swore to Isaac. He confirmed it to Jacob in the form of an ordinance, an eternal covenant to Israel, read more.
when he told Israel, "To you I will give the land of Canaan as your joyful inheritance." When you were few in number very few, and strangers at that
when he told Israel, "To you I will give the land of Canaan as your joyful inheritance." When you were few in number very few, and strangers at that
jacob » God confirms the covenant of abraham to
God appeared again to Jacob after he had arrived from Paddan-aram and blessed him. Then God told him, "Your name is Jacob. No longer are you to be called Jacob. Instead, your name will be Israel." So God called his name Israel and also told him, "I am God Almighty. You are to be fruitful and multiply. You will become a nation in fact, an assembly of nations! Kings will come from you they'll emerge from your own loins! read more.
Now as for the land that I gave to Abraham and Isaac, I'm giving it to you and to your descendants who come after you. I'm giving the land to you!" After this, God ascended from the place where he had been speaking to him. Jacob erected a pillar of stone at that very place where God had spoken to him. He poured a drink offering over it, anointed it with oil, and named the place where God had spoken to him Beth-el.
Now as for the land that I gave to Abraham and Isaac, I'm giving it to you and to your descendants who come after you. I'm giving the land to you!" After this, God ascended from the place where he had been speaking to him. Jacob erected a pillar of stone at that very place where God had spoken to him. He poured a drink offering over it, anointed it with oil, and named the place where God had spoken to him Beth-el.
And there was the LORD, standing above it and telling Jacob, "I am the LORD God of your grandfather Abraham. I'm Isaac's God, too. I'm giving you and your descendants the ground on which you're sleeping. Your descendants are going to become like the dust of the earth and spread out to the west, east, north, and south. All the families of the earth will be blessed through you and your descendants. Now pay attention! I'm here with you, and I'm going to be watching over you wherever you go. I'm going to bring you back to this land, because I won't ever leave you until I've accomplished what I've promised about you." read more.
Then Jacob woke up during the night and told himself, "Surely, the LORD is in this place and I never knew it!" In mounting terror, he cried out, "How scary this place is! This is nothing less than God's house and the gateway to heaven!" When Jacob got up early the next morning, he took the stone that he had used for his pillow, set it up as a pillar, drenched it with oil, and named the place Beth-el, although previously the city had been named Luz. Then he made this solemn vow: "If God remains with me, watches over me throughout this journey that I'm taking, gives me food to eat and clothes to wear, and returns me safely to my father's house, then the LORD will be my God, this stone that I've erected in the form of a pillar will be God's house, and I'll give you a tenth of everything that you give to me."
Then Jacob woke up during the night and told himself, "Surely, the LORD is in this place and I never knew it!" In mounting terror, he cried out, "How scary this place is! This is nothing less than God's house and the gateway to heaven!" When Jacob got up early the next morning, he took the stone that he had used for his pillow, set it up as a pillar, drenched it with oil, and named the place Beth-el, although previously the city had been named Luz. Then he made this solemn vow: "If God remains with me, watches over me throughout this journey that I'm taking, gives me food to eat and clothes to wear, and returns me safely to my father's house, then the LORD will be my God, this stone that I've erected in the form of a pillar will be God's house, and I'll give you a tenth of everything that you give to me."
you descendants of his servant Israel, you descendants of Jacob, the ones he has chosen. He is the LORD our God. His justice is in all of the land. Remember his covenant forever, his promise that he made to the thousandth generation, read more.
the covenant that he made with Abraham, and the oath he swore to Isaac. He confirmed it to Jacob in the form of an ordinance, an eternal covenant to Israel, when he told Israel, "To you I will give the land of Canaan as your joyful inheritance."
the covenant that he made with Abraham, and the oath he swore to Isaac. He confirmed it to Jacob in the form of an ordinance, an eternal covenant to Israel, when he told Israel, "To you I will give the land of Canaan as your joyful inheritance."
Praise » Of david » On bringing the ark of the covenant to zion
Give thanks to the LORD, calling on his name. Make what he has done known among the people. Sing to him, sing psalms to him, and think about all of his miraculous deeds. Find joy in his holy name; let the hearts of those who keep on seeking the LORD rejoice. read more.
Seek the LORD and his strength. Always look to him. Keep remembering the awesome deeds that he has done, along with his miracles and the rulings that he has handed down, you descendants of his servant Israel, you descendants of Jacob, the ones he has chosen. He is the LORD our God. His justice is in all of the land. Remember his covenant forever, his promise that he made to the thousandth generation, the covenant that he made with Abraham, and the oath he swore to Isaac. He confirmed it to Jacob in the form of an ordinance, an eternal covenant to Israel, when he told Israel, "To you I will give the land of Canaan as your joyful inheritance." When you were few in number very few, and strangers at that wandering from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another, he did not let anyone wrong them. He warned kings on their behalf, "Don't touch my chosen ones, and don't hurt my prophets!" Let all the earth sing to the LORD! Day after day proclaim his deliverance! Declare his glory among the nations, and his miraculous deeds to all people, because the LORD is great, and he is praised greatly! He is feared above every god. For all of the gods of the other nations are mere idols, but the LORD fashioned the heavens! Splendor and majesty surround him, and strength and joy fill his palace. Let the families of earth recognize the LORD that he is glorious and powerful. Recognize the glory that is due the LORD! Bring your offering, and come into his presence, worshiping the LORD in all of his holy splendor. Tremble in his presence, all the earth! Surely the inhabited world stands firm it cannot be moved. Let the heavens rejoice, and the earth be glad! Say to the nations, "The LORD reigns!" Let the sea roar along with everything that fills it! Let the fields exult, along with everything in them! Then let the trees in the forest sing out in praise, for the LORD is coming to judge the world. Give thanks to the LORD, because he is good and because his gracious love is eternal! Call out, "Save us, God, you who delivers us! Gather us and rescue us from the nations! We will thank your holy name and rejoice as we praise you! Praise the LORD God of Israel, who lives from eternity to eternity! Then all of the people shouted "Amen!" and praised the LORD.
Seek the LORD and his strength. Always look to him. Keep remembering the awesome deeds that he has done, along with his miracles and the rulings that he has handed down, you descendants of his servant Israel, you descendants of Jacob, the ones he has chosen. He is the LORD our God. His justice is in all of the land. Remember his covenant forever, his promise that he made to the thousandth generation, the covenant that he made with Abraham, and the oath he swore to Isaac. He confirmed it to Jacob in the form of an ordinance, an eternal covenant to Israel, when he told Israel, "To you I will give the land of Canaan as your joyful inheritance." When you were few in number very few, and strangers at that wandering from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another, he did not let anyone wrong them. He warned kings on their behalf, "Don't touch my chosen ones, and don't hurt my prophets!" Let all the earth sing to the LORD! Day after day proclaim his deliverance! Declare his glory among the nations, and his miraculous deeds to all people, because the LORD is great, and he is praised greatly! He is feared above every god. For all of the gods of the other nations are mere idols, but the LORD fashioned the heavens! Splendor and majesty surround him, and strength and joy fill his palace. Let the families of earth recognize the LORD that he is glorious and powerful. Recognize the glory that is due the LORD! Bring your offering, and come into his presence, worshiping the LORD in all of his holy splendor. Tremble in his presence, all the earth! Surely the inhabited world stands firm it cannot be moved. Let the heavens rejoice, and the earth be glad! Say to the nations, "The LORD reigns!" Let the sea roar along with everything that fills it! Let the fields exult, along with everything in them! Then let the trees in the forest sing out in praise, for the LORD is coming to judge the world. Give thanks to the LORD, because he is good and because his gracious love is eternal! Call out, "Save us, God, you who delivers us! Gather us and rescue us from the nations! We will thank your holy name and rejoice as we praise you! Praise the LORD God of Israel, who lives from eternity to eternity! Then all of the people shouted "Amen!" and praised the LORD.
Psalms » Of david » Upon the occasion of moving the ark of the covenant
On that very day, David composed this psalm of thanksgiving to the LORD just for Asaph and his companions: Give thanks to the LORD, calling on his name. Make what he has done known among the people. Sing to him, sing psalms to him, and think about all of his miraculous deeds. read more.
Find joy in his holy name; let the hearts of those who keep on seeking the LORD rejoice. Seek the LORD and his strength. Always look to him. Keep remembering the awesome deeds that he has done, along with his miracles and the rulings that he has handed down, you descendants of his servant Israel, you descendants of Jacob, the ones he has chosen. He is the LORD our God. His justice is in all of the land. Remember his covenant forever, his promise that he made to the thousandth generation, the covenant that he made with Abraham, and the oath he swore to Isaac. He confirmed it to Jacob in the form of an ordinance, an eternal covenant to Israel, when he told Israel, "To you I will give the land of Canaan as your joyful inheritance." When you were few in number very few, and strangers at that wandering from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another, he did not let anyone wrong them. He warned kings on their behalf, "Don't touch my chosen ones, and don't hurt my prophets!" Let all the earth sing to the LORD! Day after day proclaim his deliverance! Declare his glory among the nations, and his miraculous deeds to all people, because the LORD is great, and he is praised greatly! He is feared above every god. For all of the gods of the other nations are mere idols, but the LORD fashioned the heavens! Splendor and majesty surround him, and strength and joy fill his palace. Let the families of earth recognize the LORD that he is glorious and powerful. Recognize the glory that is due the LORD! Bring your offering, and come into his presence, worshiping the LORD in all of his holy splendor. Tremble in his presence, all the earth! Surely the inhabited world stands firm it cannot be moved. Let the heavens rejoice, and the earth be glad! Say to the nations, "The LORD reigns!" Let the sea roar along with everything that fills it! Let the fields exult, along with everything in them! Then let the trees in the forest sing out in praise, for the LORD is coming to judge the world. Give thanks to the LORD, because he is good and because his gracious love is eternal! Call out, "Save us, God, you who delivers us! Gather us and rescue us from the nations! We will thank your holy name and rejoice as we praise you! Praise the LORD God of Israel, who lives from eternity to eternity! Then all of the people shouted "Amen!" and praised the LORD.
Find joy in his holy name; let the hearts of those who keep on seeking the LORD rejoice. Seek the LORD and his strength. Always look to him. Keep remembering the awesome deeds that he has done, along with his miracles and the rulings that he has handed down, you descendants of his servant Israel, you descendants of Jacob, the ones he has chosen. He is the LORD our God. His justice is in all of the land. Remember his covenant forever, his promise that he made to the thousandth generation, the covenant that he made with Abraham, and the oath he swore to Isaac. He confirmed it to Jacob in the form of an ordinance, an eternal covenant to Israel, when he told Israel, "To you I will give the land of Canaan as your joyful inheritance." When you were few in number very few, and strangers at that wandering from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another, he did not let anyone wrong them. He warned kings on their behalf, "Don't touch my chosen ones, and don't hurt my prophets!" Let all the earth sing to the LORD! Day after day proclaim his deliverance! Declare his glory among the nations, and his miraculous deeds to all people, because the LORD is great, and he is praised greatly! He is feared above every god. For all of the gods of the other nations are mere idols, but the LORD fashioned the heavens! Splendor and majesty surround him, and strength and joy fill his palace. Let the families of earth recognize the LORD that he is glorious and powerful. Recognize the glory that is due the LORD! Bring your offering, and come into his presence, worshiping the LORD in all of his holy splendor. Tremble in his presence, all the earth! Surely the inhabited world stands firm it cannot be moved. Let the heavens rejoice, and the earth be glad! Say to the nations, "The LORD reigns!" Let the sea roar along with everything that fills it! Let the fields exult, along with everything in them! Then let the trees in the forest sing out in praise, for the LORD is coming to judge the world. Give thanks to the LORD, because he is good and because his gracious love is eternal! Call out, "Save us, God, you who delivers us! Gather us and rescue us from the nations! We will thank your holy name and rejoice as we praise you! Praise the LORD God of Israel, who lives from eternity to eternity! Then all of the people shouted "Amen!" and praised the LORD.