Genesis 15:17-21 (NLT) 17 After the sun went down and darkness fell, Abram saw a smoking firepot and a flaming torch pass between the halves of the carcasses. 18 So the L ORD made a covenant with Abram that day and said, “I have given this land to your descendants, all the way from the border of Egypt to the great Euphrates River— 19 the land now occupied by the Kenites, Kenizzites, Kadmonites, 20 Hittites, Perizzites, Rephaites, 21 Amorites, Canaanites, Girgashites, and Jebusites.”
Exodus 24:7-8 (NLT) 7 Then he took the Book of the Covenant and read it aloud to the people. Again they all responded, “We will do everything the L ORD has commanded. We will obey.” 8 Then Moses took the blood from the basins and splattered it over the people, declaring, “Look, this blood confirms the covenant the L ORD has made with you in giving you these instructions.” 7 Then he took the Book of the Covenant and read it aloud to the people. Again they all responded, “We will do everything the L ORD has commanded. We will obey.” 8 Then Moses took the blood from the basins and splattered it over the people, declaring, “Look, this blood confirms the covenant the L ORD has made with you in giving you these instructions.”
Luke 22:17-20 (NLT) 17 Then he took a cup of wine and gave thanks to God for it. Then he said, “Take this and share it among yourselves. 18 For I will not drink wine again until the Kingdom of God has come.” 19 He took some bread and gave thanks to God for it. Then he broke it in pieces and gave it to the disciples, saying, “This is my body, which is given for you. Do this to remember me.” 20 After supper he took another cup of wine and said, “This cup is the new covenant between God and his people—an agreement confirmed with my blood, which is poured out as a sacrifice for you. 17 Then he took a cup of wine and gave thanks to God for it. Then he said, “Take this and share it among yourselves. 18 For I will not drink wine again until the Kingdom of God has come.” 19 He took some bread and gave thanks to God for it. Then he broke it in pieces and gave it to the disciples, saying, “This is my body, which is given for you. Do this to remember me.” 20 After supper he took another cup of wine and said, “This cup is the new covenant between God and his people—an agreement confirmed with my blood, which is poured out as a sacrifice for you.
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Abraham Needed Solid Ground To Stand On. God Gave Him More Than That. Abraham Needed Solid Ground To Stand On. God Gave Him More Than That. --Genesis 15 Abraham Needed Solid Ground To Stand On. God Gave Him More Than That. Abraham Needed Solid Ground To Stand On. God Gave Him More Than That. --Genesis 15
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The New Covenant Makes The Old One Obsolete --Hebrews 8:13 Colossians 2:13-14 The New Covenant Makes The Old One Obsolete --Hebrews 8:13 Colossians 2:13-14
The Abraham Story Gets Us Introduced To Covenant As The Framework Of The Bible --Jeremiah 31:31ff The Abraham Story Gets Us Introduced To Covenant As The Framework Of The Bible --Jeremiah 31:31ff
I believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God. I trust Him as my Lord and Savior. Confession
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