ABRAHAMIC COVENANT 4 OF 8 SCRIPTURAL

Part 4 of 4

Scripture References:  Genesis 32:12; 17:2,6; 24:60

(V12) "And thou saidst, I will surely to thee good, and make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude."
(V12) Here Jacob while running from his offended brother, Esau, reminded God of his promise that he made to Abraham.  The Abrahamic promise contained God's goodness toward him and that He would cause his offspring to be as the sand of the sea.
Three times I have had the awesome opportunity to stand in the great Caribbean sea.  I also took part in an unforgetable baptizing in those mighty waters where boatmen have been lost and never found.  It would be totally impossible and fruitless for me to try to count the sands of that great sea.

Genesis 17:2, 6
(V2) "And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly."
(V2)  Again God reiterates His covenant with Abraham.  However, this time He made it a personal covenant just between the two of them and also reassured him that He would still multiply him to the extreme. 
(V6) "And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee."
(V6) History verifies this verse when we read about Israel, Iraq, Iran and other Middle Eastern cities that sprang from Abraham's seed and great kings like David, Solomon, Hezekiah and Josiah, just to name a few, ultimately leading to the eternal reign of King Jesus in the Millennial Temple at Jerusalem.

Genesis 24:60
(V60) "And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her, Thou art our sister, be thou the mother of thousands of millions, and let thy seed possess the gate of those which hate them."
(V60) Abraham's wife, Sarah, died at the ripe old age of one hundred and twenty seven and was laid to rest in a cave in the field of Mach-pe-lah.  While suffering from old age Abraham sent his servant to Mesopotamia to find a wife for his son, Isaac.  On his journey the servant found and chose Rebekah who willingly went with him to be a wife to Isaac.  Here in this verse we find that she was evidently accepted by the Abrahamic family, because they pronounced a blessing that told her to be a mother of thousands of millions and that her seed would own the entrance of those that hate them. 
This concludes our series of posts on the Abrahamic covenant.

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