Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying unto Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed.
The covenant
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General references
Bible References
The covenant
Luke 1:72
to show mercy to our forefathers, and carry out His sacred covenant,
Romans 9:4
For they are Israelites; to them belong the privileges of sonship, God's glorious presence, the special covenants, the giving of the law, the temple service, the promises,
Romans 15:8
Yes, I mean that Christ has become a servant to Israel to prove God's truthfulness, to make valid His promises to our forefathers,
Galatians 3:29
And if you belong to Christ, then you are real descendants of Abraham, and heirs in accordance with the promise made to him.
And in
Romans 4:13
For the promise made to Abraham and his descendants, that he should own the world, was not conditioned on the law, but on the right standing he had with God through faith.
Galatians 3:8
Because the Scripture foresaw that God would bring the heathen into right standing with Himself on condition of faith, He beforehand proclaimed the good news to Abraham in the promise, "It is through you that all the heathen will be blessed."
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Galatians 4:28
Now we, brothers, like Isaac, are children born to fulfill the promise.