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
And in
General references
Bible References
The covenant
Luke 1:72
in order to show the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant,
Romans 9:4
who are Israelites, to whom belong the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service, and the promises;
Romans 15:8
Now, I say, that Jesus Christ, as a minister, was of the circumcision for the sake of the truth of God, in order to con firm the promises made to the fathers,
Galatians 3:29
And if you are Christ s, then you are Abraham's posterity, and heirs according to the promise.
And in
Romans 4:13
For the promise that he should be the heir of the world, was not to Abraham, nor to his posterity, through law, but through the righteousness of faith.
Galatians 3:8
For the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached beforehand the gospel to Abraham, saying: In you shall all the nations be blessed.
General references
Galatians 4:28
We, indeed, brethren, like Isaac, are children of promise.