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because god always keeps his promises
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God wouldn't be God if He didn't keep His promises.
However... God's "dual" promise to Abraham have not been fulfilled, yet. He promised Abraham the earth and salvation. As Jesus [the Creator God of the Old Testament - John 1:3] told Isaac after his father, Abraham's, death:
"I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and will give them all these lands..." (Gen.26:4 NIV).
'All these lands,' which translates, according to Paul as "the whole world":
"It was not through the law that Abraham and his offspring received the promise that he would be heir of the whole world..." (Rom.4:13 NIV).
Jesus then finished confirming Abraham's promise upon Isaac with:
"...and through your offspring all nations on earth will be blessed, because Abraham obeyed Me and kept My requirements, My Commandments, My decrees and My laws." (Gen.26:4-5 NIV)
The blessing portion of God's promise to Abraham seems to be the only part that the world recognizes as the "promise of the Messiah"...
...but in both of these promises -- NEITHER ONE IS FULFILLED YET!
1) Abraham's children have been scattered to the "four winds" [as The Bible puts it], in every compass point on the planet, and have been swallowed up and absorbed by just about every nation on earth. Yet, they are hated and rejected by the nations of the world, and have not inherited... nor do they rule... the world.
2) Neither have "all the nations on earth" received the salvation [blessing] of Christ, the most important of Abraham's "offspring":
"The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his Seed. The scripture does not say,'and to seeds,' meaning many people, but 'and to your Seed,' meaning one person, who is Christ." (Gal.3:16 NIV)
Jesus Christ has not "saved all the families of the earth, yet." Right now, His Father is calling "some" out of the world... and giving them to Jesus for Him to train and discipline in obedience and the ways of God [as father Abraham was obedient], so that they all might jointly rule the Kingdom of God with Christ when He establishes it on earth.
While God's plan for these things is in the process of being fulfilled -- according to the Bible, the promises have NOT YET BEEN KEPT IN THEIR ENTIRETY.
Right now... there is the "faith" and "hope" of those whom God is calling... in God's promises to Abraham, the father of the faithful" [Gal.3:7]; and in the "shed blood of Jesus Christ" who spoke the promises to Abraham in the first place.
And it's these "elect" of God, together with Christ [when He finally gathers them unto Himself], who shall jointly perform and fulfill the promises to Abraham.
"These were all commended for their faith, yet NONE OF THEM RECEIVED WHAT HAD BEEN PROMISED. God had planned SOMETHING BETTER FOR US so that TOGETHER WITH US would they be made perfect." (Heb.11:39-40 NIV)
The vast majority of the earth today is populated by the Chinese and East Indians. They haven't yet been "blessed" through Christ and received His salvation. Yet, they certainly have to be included in the "all the families of the earth" portion of Abraham's promise. Nor have the vast majority of all the other nations of the world yet received salvation.
The promises to Abraham are in the works... but not yet fulfilled.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 12y agoThe Covenant is still kept between the Jews all this time because it was God's, made to Abraham and his "seed" forever. God has never broken a promise. The real problem of comprehension come into play when trying to define "the chosen people of God" Most will allude to "Jews". I raise the question is being a Jew genetic or religious? Jesus was labeled a Jeew because scripture say He was from the House of David thru Mary His mother. Was Solomon also not from the the House of David?
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∙ 12y agogod remained faithful because he blessed him with desendants and he gave them plenty of land to rule over and he gave them descentants of their own.
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∙ 13y agoGod always keeps his promises.
God is faithful, He never changes, God will do what He says He will do.
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∙ 12y agoBecause he was going to be the father of all nations
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How did Abraham keep his covenant?
By serving God ceaselessly, teaching people about God, and obeying everything God told him to do. See also:The covenantsMore about Abraham
What was Joseph's covenant with God in Genesis?
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.See also the Related Links.Link: The covenantLink: Abraham, Isaac and Jacob
Symbol of gods covenant with Abraham?
The symbol of God's covenant with Abraham is circumcision, which was the physical sign of the covenant between God and Abraham's descendants. This practice was to be continued throughout generations as a reminder of God's promises to Abraham and his descendants.
How does the Lineage of Esau show God's fulfillment of His promise to Abraham?
The lineage of Esau is irrelevant to God's promise to Abraham, the promise will be fulfilled by Jesus Christ, who is of the lineage of Jacob, Esau's twin brother.
What did god promies Abraham in his covenant?
goood
What did God promised Abraham?
It is meant to say 'What did God promise to Abraham?' Genisis- 17:10 ' This is my covenant, which you shall keep between me and you and your seed after you; Every male among you shall be circumcised'
In the covenant with God Abraham is moved to what land?
Canaan.
What is the word for Abraham's promise with god?
The word is covenant.
What region was offered to Abraham in his covenant with God?
Canaan
Who do the Jewish people believe had a covenant with god?
Abraham
What was the first covenant made between God and Abraham?
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.
The physical act by male Jews as a sign of the special covenant?
Abraham, the patriarch of the Jewish faith. God made a Covenant with Abraham.
