"But my covenant will I establish with Isaac, which Sarah shall bear unto thee at this set time in the next year."
God having explained covenant according to the flesh contrasts what it meant as a covenant according to the Law of the Spirit entailed. The Spirit of the everlasting Covenant places Isaac as the heir of promise and not Ishmael. The word "But" reinforces the superlative merit of the blessings conferred on the man in his Son who is his 'only begotten Son. The sign of the Word augurs his everlasting life and blessings of the Son on whom God has from testified,"And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased."(Matt.3:17)
"And the angel of the Lord said unto her, Behold, thou art with child and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael; because the Lord hath heard thy affliction." God named indeed Ishamael but his testimony did not come from God as with his Son. According to the flesh his testimony came from his brethren, "And he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren" as the Angel of the Lord forewarned Hagar. (16:11-12).
God left off talking with Abraham after promising him Isaac as the heir of promise. " Isaac, which Sarah shall bear unto thee at this set time in the next year" is the seed in itself planted by God. The everlasting covenant under day three is not stating vegetation as part of the covenant but the word of God. The tree of life or tree of righteousness is merely a sign. "And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so." (1:11)
We know the seed requites time to show the kind of tree it shall become. It is what we see in the life of Isaac who totally obeyed God. "And the LORD appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of."(Ge.26:1-6) "And Isaac dwelt in Gerar."
"But my covenant will I establish with Isaac, which Sarah shall bear unto thee at this set time in the next year."
God having explained covenant according to the flesh contrasts what it meant as a covenant according to the Law of the Spirit entailed. The Spirit of the everlasting Covenant places Isaac as the heir of promise and not Ishmael. The word "But" reinforces the superlative merit of the blessings conferred on the man in his Son who is his 'only begotten Son. The sign of the Word augurs his everlasting life and blessings of the Son on whom God has from testified,"And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased."(Matt.3:17)
"And the angel of the Lord said unto her, Behold, thou art with child and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael; because the Lord hath heard thy affliction." God named indeed Ishamael but his testimony did not come from God as with his Son. According to the flesh his testimony came from his brethren, "And he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren" as the Angel of the Lord forewarned Hagar. (16:11-12).
God left off talking with Abraham after promising him Isaac as the heir of promise. " Isaac, which Sarah shall bear unto thee at this set time in the next year" is the seed in itself planted by God. The everlasting covenant under day three is not stating vegetation as part of the covenant but the word of God. The tree of life or tree of righteousness is merely a sign. "And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so." (1:11)
We know the seed requites time to show the kind of tree it shall become. It is what we see in the life of Isaac who totally obeyed God. "And the LORD appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of."(Ge.26:1-6) "And Isaac dwelt in Gerar."
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