Abraham made a covenant with God; and God swore also to Isaac and Jacob that He would uphold the covenant of Abraham with them too. For Joseph, no such statement or covenant was made. The earlier covenant applied to Joseph and all of his brothers equally and was not reiterated until the time of Moses.
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Abraham made a covenant with God; and God swore also to Isaac and Jacob that He would uphold the covenant of Abraham with them too. For Joseph, no such statement or covenant was made.
Circumcision is a sign of God's covenant made with Abraham in Genesis 17:9-14.
The covenant with Noah was made as a promise to never again destroy the earth with a flood. It was a sign of God's mercy and grace towards humanity, despite human sinfulness.
With Abraham. See Genesis chapter15.
Depends upon how you view the first covenant. If the first covenant was with Adam and Eve, then the second covenant was with Noah (Genesis 6:18). If the first true convenant was with Noah, then the second covenant was with Abraham. (Genesis 15:18)
It was with Abraham (Genesis ch.15 and 17).
The agreement between Abraham and God is known as the covenant of circumcision. It is a covenant in which Abraham agreed to circumcise himself and all the males in his household as a sign of their commitment to God.
There are two covenants which God made with Abraham (Genesis ch.15 and Genesis ch.17). 1) In Genesis ch.15, the Covenant Between the Parts: a) God informs Abraham of future events (the Egyptian exile) b) God promises the land of Canaan (Israel) to Abraham's descendants c) The covenant is finalized through a demonstration of God's presence (see Genesis 15:7-9 and 15:17). 2) In Genesis ch.17, the covenant of circumcision: a) The promises of many descendants (17:2,3) and of inheriting the land of Canaan are repeated (17:8), but the main thing in this covenant is the promise that God will be the God of Abraham (17:7, 17:8). b) God promises that Abraham and Sarah will have a son (17:15-16), whom they will name Isaac (17:19) and who will be the continuation of God's covenant with Abraham (17:21). c) The covenant itself is manifested through circumcision, for Abraham and his descendants (17:10).
The second covenant was not made between God and Abraham. It was made between God & Moses at Mount Sinai. This is where the ten commandments originated.
That depends upon what you mean by "chosen." Noah was chosen (with his family) by God, to survive the Flood (Genesis 6), but not for a Divine covenant of status for his descendants. Abraham was chosen by God to father a nation that would serve God and have His covenant forever (Genesis 17). It eventually became clear that out of Abraham's children and grandchildren, only Isaac and Jacob (and Jacob's descendants) would continue in God's covenant (Genesis 26 and 28). Jacob fathered the Israelites.
1) In Genesis ch.15, the Covenant Between the Parts:a) God informs Abraham of future events (the Egyptian exile)b) God promises the land of Canaan (Israel) to Abraham's descendantsc) The covenant is finalized through a demonstration of God's presence (see Genesis 15:7-9 and 15:17). Link: More about Abraham2) In Genesis ch.17, the covenant of circumcision:a) The promises of many descendants (17:2,3) and of inheriting the land of Canaan are repeated (17:8), but the main thing in this covenant is the promise that God will be the God of Abraham (17:7, 17:8).b) God promises that Abraham and Sarah will have a son (17:15-16), whom they will name Isaac (17:19) and who will be the continuation of God's covenant with Abraham (17:21).c) The covenant itself is manifested through circumcision, for Abraham and his descendants (17:10).
There are two separate covenants which God made with Abraham; Genesis ch.15 and Genesis ch.17. They took place at different times. In Genesis ch.15, the Covenant Between the Parts: a) God informs Abraham of future events (the Egyptian exile) b) God promises the land of Canaan (Israel) to Abraham's descendants c) the covenant is finalized through a demonstration of God's presence (see Genesis 15:7-9 and 15:17). In Genesis ch.17, the covenant of circumcision: a) although the promises of many descendants (17:2,3) and of inheriting the land of Canaan are repeated (17:8), the main thing in this covenant is the promise that God will be the God of Abraham (17:7, 17:8). b) God promises that Abraham and Sarah will have a son (17:15-16), whom they will name Isaac (17:19) and who will be the continuation of God's covenant (17:21). c) the covenant itself is manifested through circumcision, for Abraham and his descendants (17:10).
There are two answers. The first: through circumcision, which is called the covenant of God (Genesis ch.17). The second: Abraham, as instructed by God, walked between the parts. He took the animals which he was told to, and walked between their parts (see Genesis ch.15 for details).