"Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art northward, and southward, and eastward, and westward:/For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever."
The Spirit ties God's promise mentioned earlier in 12:3 in direct frame of reference to the covenant, The covenant is between God and Man. The usage of "And to thy seed forever" signifies Abraham serves as a double for Jesus Christ. As Adam and Noah were earlier. After the great flood the same covenant was repeated where "And I will remember my covenant, which is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh;" included every living creature. There was no alteration but brought the role of His creation into focus that was all. The phrase 'I will remember' was to point out that it was the same covenant God was referring to. (9:15). In the case of the expression " forever" places emphasis on Jesus Christ. The earth abides forever since the Son represents the visible world made to appear. Later God states "The land is mine" which being the case the phrase cannot have any other meaning.
As in the case of the covenant God separated the light from darkness. Here the Spirit sets the covenant in terms of the land. "Then Lot chose him all the plain of Jordan; and Lot journeyed east: and they separated themselves the one from the other." (The significance of going east has not changed. While he moved to Sodom we have Abraham left to trust God solely for the rest of his life.
What does his seed signify? "All families" consist more than Israel. "And in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed." The same blessings in Ge.1:28 on man who is created 'after our image and after our likeness'. This blessing is not on nation but man who is in the Man component. Faith is the key. On the basis there are two nations children of darkness, "And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth" (13:16) and as stars, "So shall thy seed be."(15:5)
"Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art northward, and southward, and eastward, and westward:/For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever."
The Spirit ties God's promise mentioned earlier in 12:3 in direct frame of reference to the covenant, The covenant is between God and Man. The usage of "And to thy seed forever" signifies Abraham serves as a double for Jesus Christ. As Adam and Noah were earlier. After the great flood the same covenant was repeated where "And I will remember my covenant, which is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh;" included every living creature. There was no alteration but brought the role of His creation into focus that was all. The phrase 'I will remember' was to point out that it was the same covenant God was referring to. (9:15). In the case of the expression " forever" places emphasis on Jesus Christ. The earth abides forever since the Son represents the visible world made to appear. Later God states "The land is mine" which being the case the phrase cannot have any other meaning.
As in the case of the covenant God separated the light from darkness. Here the Spirit sets the covenant in terms of the land. "Then Lot chose him all the plain of Jordan; and Lot journeyed east: and they separated themselves the one from the other." (The significance of going east has not changed. While he moved to Sodom we have Abraham left to trust God solely for the rest of his life.
What does his seed signify? "All families" consist more than Israel. "And in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed." The same blessings in Ge.1:28 on man who is created 'after our image and after our likeness'. This blessing is not on nation but man who is in the Man component. Faith is the key. On the basis there are two nations children of darkness, "And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth" (13:16) and as stars, "So shall thy seed be."(15:5)
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