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
to show regard to our forefathers, in performing his holy covenant,
Romans 9:4
who are Israelites; who had the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the law, the form of divine worship, and the promises;
Romans 15:8
for I tell you, that Jesus Christ was a minister to the Jews, to manifest the veracity of God in fulfilling the promises made to the fathers:
Galatians 3:29
and if you belong to Christ, you are Abraham's offspring, and his heirs by virtue of the promise.
And in
Romans 4:13
Besides, the promise that he should possess the world, was not made to Abraham, or to his posterity in consideration of the law, but with regard to the righteousness by faith.
Galatians 3:8
and the scripture insinuating, that God would justify the Gentiles thro' faith, gave Abraham an intimation of the gospel in these words, " in thee shall all nations be blessed."
General references
Galatians 4:28
Now we, my brethren, as Isaac was, are the children of the promise.