(LogOut/ 25 Bible Verses about God's Promise To Abraham. Jesus appears as an angel to Abraham. left him: 'Lift up your eyes, and look from the place where you As it is written: The deliverer will come from Zion; he will turn godlessness away from Jacob. This separate blessing for Ishmael does in no way suggest that there are two separate paths to God. Please also check your spam/junk folder for the confirmation email. Continued Genesis 17:7 I will establish my covenant as an everlasting covenant between me and you and your descendants after you for the generations to come, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you. unto Abram in a vision, saying: 'Fear not, Abram, I am your shield; But they were broken off because of unbelief, and you stand by faith. 7 Then I said, Here I amit is written about me in the scroll I have come to do your will, my God.. 20 And as for Ishmael, I have heard you: I will surely bless him; I will make him fruitful and will greatly increase his numbers. How many times did God speak to Abraham? Samuel was growing into a nice young man. means of communication, such as the audibly spoken word and the All of which, the nation of Islam has received. Tweet. It has been built on the location of the Temple of God. Figuratively definition: means used to indicate a departure from a literal use of words. I assigned the hill country of Seir to Esau, but Jacob and his family went down to Egypt. He desires that we seek His guidance and power. A teacher walks into the Classroom and says If only Yesterday was Tomorrow Today would have been a Saturday Which Day did the Teacher make this Statement? seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall Then there was the time when God came to Abram as three men and ate with him. True faith is believing in Jesus teachings, which are all related to what we cannot see in the age to come. Genesis 17:1. . The 400 Years and 430 YearsTime Puzzle. 23And this was not written for his sake alone that his faith was accounted for righteousness, 24But also for our sake, for he is going to reckon it to us also, we who believe in The One who raised Our Lord Yeshua The Messiah from the grave, 25And who was handed over because of our sins; and he arose to justify us. Abraham is the father of both Jews and Gentiles who have faith in Jesus. Bronwyn's Thoughts: Before we consider the issue of why God might allow men to take concubines, I needed to do some research on what the difference between a concubine and a wife were. Many believe that this was Jesus reincarnate (John 1:18) accompanied by two angels (also in human form). Answer (1 of 4): On a number of occasions. 22Therefore, it was accounted to him for righteousness. The Bible never mentions the descendants of Ishmael as Gods people, or of them having a separate covenant from God. Genesis 18:1 Then the LORD appeared to Abraham by the Oaks of Mamre in the heat of the day, while he was sitting at the entrance of his tent. My covenant in your flesh is to be an everlasting covenant. From Gerazim they received the blessing that would be theirs for serving God and from Ebal the curse that would come by . Gen 20:12 And yet indeed she is my sister; she is the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife. Few people realize the depth . Scripture describes how God spoke directly with Abraham, Moses, Elijah and others. At Amos Ministries, we are dedicated to publishing content that changes lives and perspectives for the glory of Jesus. Sometime around 2,000 BC. Abraham had three wives: Sarah, Hagar, and Keturah (by date when "And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.". 1 Corinthians 9:14. the word - seeds - appears 5 times Why did God repeat his promise to Abraham at least four times? Seven of the thirteen dates in Ezekiel are in this section ( Ezek 26:1587 ; Ezek 29:1587 ; Ezek 29:17571 ; Ezek 30:20587 ; Ezek 31:1587 ; Ezek 32:1585 ; Ezek 32:17586 ). The LORD had said to Abram, "Leave your country, your people and your father's household and go to the land I will show you. Acts 3:26 To you first, God, having raised up His Servant Jesus, sent Him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from your iniquities.. You shall call his name Ishmael, because the Lord has listened to your affliction.12 He shall be a wild donkey of a man, his hand against everyone and everyones hand against him, and he shall dwell over against all his kinsmen.. Hebrews 11:11-12 And by faith even Sarah, who was past childbearing age, was enabled to bear children because she[a] considered him faithful who had made the promise. 5 No longer will you be called Abram; your name will be Abraham, for I have made you a father of many nations. ", 6) Genesis 15:13 "And He said unto Abram: 'Know surely that your "So Hagar bore Abram a son, and Abram gave the name Ishmael to the son she had borne. Abraham did not turn away from God in verse 3 in the peshat reading, since God is one of the guests. Day 6 Genesis 12: 1-3 The Calling ofAbraham, Day 6 Matthew 5:38-39 Getting Revenge, Day 1 Matthew 1 Genealogy of JesusChrist, Genesis 12:1-3 (ESV)12 Now the Lord said to Abram, Go from your country and your kindred and your fathers house to the land that I will show you. The gift of the land of Israel is irrevocable, even though they have rejected Jesus as the Messiah. Will Sarah bear a child at the age of ninety? 18 And Abraham said to God, If only Ishmael might live under your blessing! 19 Then God said, Yes, but your wife Sarah will bear you a son, and you will call him Isaac. It takes a covenant with God to have a valid religion, but the Ishmaelites who are now the nation of Islam, have taken a blessing and manipulated it into a supposed covenant. He was an idol worshipper (Josh. This visit must have been only a few weeks or months after God appears to Abraham in chapter 17 with the news that his eighty-nine year old wife, Sarah, would bear a baby this time next year (vs. 21). 6 You are to pay them in silver for the food you eat and the water you drink., Genesis 25:23 The Lord said to her [Rebecca], Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from within you will be separated; one people will be stronger than the other, and the older will serve the younger.. The Edomites who were also the descendants of Esau, were a nation that had many kings, all of whom came from Sarah through Isaac. Genesis 12:7 (ESV)7 Then the Lord appeared to Abram and said, To your offspring I will give this land. So he built there an altar to the Lord, who had appeared to him. I will establish My covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his descendants after him. Not seeing the promise come to pass made them heirs to the promise through maintaining the faith of Abraham. He was sacrificing his money and possessions, what he could see here on earth, for the promise of salvation which he could never see until he died. 6 I will make you very fruitful; I will make nations of you, and kings will come from you. Galatians 3:16 - The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. 28 There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. Abraham. I will bless her so that she will be the mother of nations; kings of peoples will come from her.. This is the promise given to Christians. Which is greater 36 yards 2 feet and 114 feet 2 inch? 25 Now Hagar stands for Mount Sinai in Arabia and corresponds to the present city of Jerusalem, because she is in slavery with her children. 15), When He instituted circumcision (Gen 17), When He was about to judge Sodom and Gomorrah (Gen 18-19), When He encouraged him to send Hagar and Ishmael away (Gen 17 God heard the boy crying; and the angel of God called to Hagar from heaven and said to her, What is the matter with you, Hagar? Abraham doesnt have to ask twice what The LORD says concerning Sarah: I will surely return to you about this time next year, and Sarah your wife will have a son.. 5 & 6. 34 And Abraham stayed in the land of the Philistines for a long time. See answers (3) Best Answer. ", 8) Genesis 17:1 "And when Abram was ninety nine years old, the Lord appeared to him, and said unto him: 'I am God Almighty; walk before Me, and be wholehearted.' And at the temple he will set up an abomination that causes desolation, until the end that is decreed is poured out on him. Hell be against everyone, everyone will be against him, and hell live in conflict with all of his relatives.. 33:20), how did He speak to Moses 'face to face' (Ex. your reward shall be exceedingly great.' Theirs is the adoption to sonship; theirs the divine glory, the covenants, the receiving of the law, the temple worship and the promises. Genesis 21:13 And of the son of the slave woman I will make a nation also, because he is your descendant., Genesis 22:2, 12 & 16 2 Then God said, Take your son, your only son, whom you loveIsaacand go to the region of Moriah. Genesis 22:12,16 And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me. 3 I will bless those who bless you, and him who dishonors you I will curse, and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.. 1. We have been saying that Abrahams faith was credited to him as righteousness. ". land which you see, to you I will give it, and to your seed This visit must have been only a few weeks or months after God appears to Abraham in chapter 17 with the news that his eighty-nine year old wife, Sarah . But this time, He visits Abraham in the form of a man. Abraham lived in the city of Ur (capital of the ancient kingdom of Sumer). Romans 4:18-24 18And without hope he believed in hope that he would be the father to the multitude of the nations according to what is written: Thus shall your seed be. 19And he did not fail in his faith when he considered his body dead, (for he was one hundred years old), and the dead womb of Sarah. God's response was His voice. 1) Genesis 12:2 "And the Lord said to Abram: 'Leave your That was the case with 12 But God said to Abraham, Do not be distressed because of the boy and your slave woman; whatever Sarah tells you, listen to her, for through Isaac your descendants shall be named. What are the disadvantages of a clapper bridge? God will curse those who curse Abraham. Gd tells him to circumcise himself at an advanced age. The history of the Jewish people begins in Bronze Age times in the Middle East when God promised a nomad leader called Abram that he would be the father of a great people if he did as God . ", 5) Genesis 15:7 "And He said unto him: 'I am the Lord, who Genesis 16:12 This son of yours will be a wild man, as untamed as a wild donkey! Both wives and concubines were women who were officially married (conjugally united, if you want the bible dictionary definition) to a man. So then, he is the father of all who believe but have not been circumcised, in order that righteousness might be credited to them. terebinths of Mamre, as he sat at the tent-opening in the heat of Because Ishmael was a descendant of Abraham, he was blessed when Abraham asked God on his behalf. If so, then we would expect the. the land that I will show you. 9 And David says: May their table become a snare and a trap, a stumbling block and a retribution for them. The 400 and 430 year periods serve the purpose of bridging the gap between the time of Abraham and the Exodus (of the children of Israel from Egypt). He marries Hagar after not being able to have children with Sarah. 3. By this, they are turned away from their iniquities and become sons of Abraham. A nation (Jewish descendants promise) and a community of nations will come from you (Christian promise), and kings will be among your descendants. 2 And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. This is the promise to the descendants of Abraham; the Jewish people. Abram heard God speak to him when he drew near and worshipped God. Many Christians believe in the promises of God that they cannot see and are yet to come, just like Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. God will bless those who believe Abrahams story and imitate his example of great faith in God (enter eternal life). Jesus was many generations after Abraham. In this reading God is not "reappearing" in verse 13, rather God has been with Abraham the whole time. God did indeed make Abrahams name great through the Jewish people and throughout the world (to the Gentiles) through the seed of Abraham, who is the Messiah, Jesus. This is the origin of the Islamic nation which comes from Ishmael. Now, John 1:18 explains that: "No one has seen God at any time; the only begotten God who is in the bosom of the Father, He has made Him known.". One covenant is from Mount Sinai and bears children who are to be slaves: This is Hagar. See Genesis chapters 12, 13, 15, 17, 18, and 22. (6) I will make you very fruitful; I will make nations of you, and kings will come from you. The descendants of Ishmael merely have received a blessing from God which has been fulfilled by the numerous descendants, nations and kings all of whom have a wild, unconquerable nature. There were at least seven times when God spoke audibly to Abraham over a span of approximately 30 years: When He instructed him to leave for Canaan and after . Genesis 16:12 But your son will live far from his relatives; he will be like a wild donkey, fighting everyone, and everyone fighting him., Another translation says Genesis 16:12 As a man, hell be uncontrollable. The LORD appeared to Abraham near the great trees of Mamre while he was sitting at the entrance to his tent in the heat of the day. ", 4) Genesis 15:1 "After these things the word of the Lord came The Jewish people were the first people who were blessed by Jesus. Scripture does not say and to seeds, meaning many people, but and to your seed, meaning one person, who is Christ. 7 Nor because they are his descendants are they all Abrahams children. I have reserved for myself seven thousand who have not bowed the knee to Baal. 5 So too, at the present time there is a remnant chosen by grace. Instead of handing off all the duties to his servants, he personally caters to these three visitors. This is the first covenant and the Jewish people, the descendants of Abraham, adhere to it. 8 First he said, Sacrifices and offerings, burnt offerings and sin offerings you did not desire, nor were you pleased with themthough they were offered in accordance with the law. #4 God Spoke to Ezekiel the Prophet I will make you into a great nation and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. When He tested him with the sacrifice of Isaac (Gen 22) These Genesis 12:2 I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. This would be their exponential growth in population, the land of Israel that was given to them, and the Temple of God. Muhammed capitalized on this moment in the Bible to turn a blessing into a covenant with the nation of Islam. The Jewish people, the descendants of Abraham, have the first covenant. God appears to Abraham again. He also practiced tithing (Gen 14) which is a bloodless offering. 32 For God has bound everyone over to disobedience so that he may have mercy on them all. It is a blessing of numerous descendants, twelve kings, and of having a wild and unconquerable nature. before Me, and be wholehearted.' 21). and the Holy Spirit descended upon Him in bodily form like a dove, and a voice came out of heaven, "You are My beloved Son, in You I am well-pleased.". 16 If the part of the dough offered as firstfruits is holy, then the whole batch is holy; if the root is holy, so are the branches. the word - seed - appears 279 times would expect the message to be very personal and to have huge Paul figuratively used Hagar to represent the Jewish descendants covenants of promises that can be seen; like the present city of Jerusalem. They include King Abimelech of Gerar (Genesis 20:3), Jacob (Genesis 28:12, 31:10), Laban (Jacob's employer - Genesis 31:24), Joseph (Genesis 37:5, 9) and an imprisoned butler and baker (Genesis 40). The people of Israel noticed how Samuel always tried to do and say the right things. ", 11) Genesis 22:1 "And it came to pass after these things, that 16 Abram was eighty-six years old when Hagar bore Ishmael to Abram. your seed I will give this land'; and he built there an altar unto The New King James version says seed. 19 And he blessed him and said,Blessed be Abram by God Most High, Genesis 15 (ESV) 1 After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision: Fear not, Abram, I am your shield; your reward shall be very great. 2 But Abram said, O Lord God, what will you give me, for I continue childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus? 3 And Abram said, Behold, you have given me no offspring, and a member of my household will be my heir. 4 And behold, the word of the Lord came to him: This man shall not be your heir; your very own son shall be your heir..18 On that day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying, To your offspring I give this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the river Euphrates, 19 the land of the Kenites, the Kenizzites, the Kadmonites, 20 the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Rephaim, 21 the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Girgashites and the Jebusites.. serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years.' 27 And this is my covenant with them when I take away their sins., Paul is referring to an Old Testament prophecy from Isaiah 59:20. 4 So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore-fig tree to see him, since Jesus was coming that way. Now the Lord appeared to him by the oaks of Mamre, while he was sitting at the tent door in the heat of the day. 7 Nor because they are his descendants are they all Abrahams children. 6 I will make you very fruitful; I will make nations of you, and kings will come from you. He is delighted that his servant Abraham believes in him enough and understands him enough to ask this. They will inherit all of Abrahams earthly promises. Genesis 21:9-21 Now Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, whom she had borne to Abraham, mocking Isaac. This is the faith of Abraham; making us also, Abrahams children (sons of Abraham). If you do, consider this: You do not support the root, but the root supports you. 5 No longer will you be called Abram ; your name will be Abraham, for I have made you a father of many nations. What impossible situation are you currently facing? He will be the father of twelve rulers, and I will make him into a great nation. Genesis 12:1-4. How did you use the result to determine who walked fastest and slowest? Genesis 35:10-12 God said to him, Your name is Jacob, but you will no longer be called Jacob; your name will be Israel. So he named him Israel. Answer (1 of 14): The same way as He speaks to anyone. In ch.18, verses 26-32 may or may not be a continuation of the prophecy in verse 1. 14 Any uncircumcised male, who has not been circumcised in the flesh, will be cut off from his people; he has broken my covenant.. Israel experienced a hardening of heart so that the Gentile nations would have an opportunity to accept Jesus as the Messiah and be blessed. Isaiah 59:20 The Redeemer will come to Zion, to those in Jacob who repent of their sins, declares the Lord. Abraham and Sarah both laughed when God told them they would have a child in their old age (Genesis 17:17; 18:10-12).Their . And I will bless her, and give you a son also of her: yes, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of people shall be of her. Please check your inbox or spam/junk folder and click on the link in the email we sent to confirm your sign up. However, Genesis 15:13 and 15:18 may or may not be counted as one prophecy together with the preceding verses. 11 You are to undergo circumcision, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and you. This is the only time God became flesh and lived with man. Through his son, Isaac, God promises Abraham that nations of people will come from Sarah and kings of peoples will come from her. Through twisting a blessing into a covenant, the Ishmaelites (nation of Islam) have created an entire invalid religion which contradicts both Judaism and Christianity. God appears to Abraham again. Abraham married them according to the Book of Genesis). "If no one can see God's face and live (Ex. He offered sacrifices and worshiped. When he saw them, he hurried from the entrance of his tent to meet them and bowed low to the ground. Genesis 18:1-2. By believing that Islam is another way to God, we are believing in the Quran over the Bible. We see Him again in Genesis 22:11-12 when Abraham picks up a knife and is about to slay Isaac as a sacrifice: At that moment the angel of the Lord called . 15 For if their rejection brought reconciliation to the world, what will their acceptance be but life from the dead? How many times did God speak to Abraham? of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates.' Get rid of the slave woman and her son, for the slave womans son will never share in the inheritance with the free womans son. 31 Therefore, brothers and sisters, we are not children of the slave woman, but of the free woman. 29 At that time the son born according to the flesh persecuted the son born by the power of the Spirit. 6. ", 3) Genesis 13:14-15 "And the Lord said to Abram, after Lot had 14 So Abraham got up early in the morning and took bread and a skin of water, and gave them to Hagar, putting them on her shoulder, and gave her the boy, and sent her away. Terah died in Haran at age 205 yrs. He did not begin to be triune the Father did not begin to need a mediator at Christmas (John 1:1-14). A teacher walks into the Classroom and says If only Yesterday was Tomorrow Today would have been a Saturday Which Day did the Teacher make this Statement? ", 6) Genesis 15:13 "And He said unto Abram: 'Know surely that your seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years.' When was the first time God spoke to Abraham? The people who disbelieve Abraham and do not follow his example of faith, will be cursed (they will not enter eternal life). For instance, God is said to have spoken "face to face" with the people of Isr Some would The first covenant involved circumcision, sacrifices and offerings. What the people of Israel sought so earnestly they did not obtain. This is the promise of the land of Israel, given to the descendants of Abraham. ", 11) Genesis 22:1 "And it came to pass after these things, that God tested Abraham, and said unto him: 'Abraham'; and he said: 'Here I am.' Being a prophet of God, God used him to perform mighty signs and wonders. For to you and your descendants I will give all these lands (Jewish descendants promise) and will confirm the oath I swore to your father Abraham (Christian promise). They required a very direct It was also written that Abraham was a very close friend of God, a good friend. 7 What then? It is the same now. He shall father twelve princes, and I will make him into a great nation. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. 2. In the same way, the Lord has commanded that those who preach the gospel should receive their living from the gospel. In view of what God speaks to Abraham, we now have an explanation of why there are so many imperfections. Wiki User 12y ago Study now See answers (2) Best Answer Copy There were at least seven times when God spoke audibly to Abraham over a span of approximately 30 years: When He instructed him to leave for Canaan and after he arrived (Gen.12 - spoke twice . Gods call to bless them through the Messiah is also irrevocable. If at any moment, they accept the teachings of Jesus, they will become children/sons of Abraham. This promise is speaking of Isaac, the promised child, whom the descendants of Abraham the Jewish people, come from. 2. 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