760 - Les Feldick Bible Study - Lesson 1 Part 4 Book 64 - The Abrahamic Covenant - Part 2

https://lesfeldickbiblestudy.com Through the Bible with Les Feldick LESSON 1 * PART 4 * BOOK 64 THE ABRAHAMIC COVENANT - PART 4 My goodness, mail time is a pleasant time, really. All right, now let’s go right back to where we left off in Genesis chapter 15. The Nation of Israel appeared by the sovereignty of God. Genesis 15:5 Now, after God had made all these promises, in a later verse what does Abraham say? Show me. But first, verse 6: Genesis 15:6 Romans 4:1-3 "What shall we say then that Abraham our father, (Now remember, Paul was a Jew.) 2. For if Abraham were justified (or saved) by works, he hath whereof to glory; (Or brag, by saying look what I’ve done to obtain salvation.) but not before God. Abraham believed God, (That’s all! He believed what He said and what did God do? Called him righteous.) and it was accounted unto him for righteousness." Genesis 15:6 All right, now then, verse 7: Genesis 15:7 "And he (God) said unto him, I am the LORD that brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give thee this land to inherit it." Now, here’s Abraham’s humanity. Genesis 15:8 "And he said, Lord GOD, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it?" You remember that all of paganism rested on animal sacrifices. That’s where they adulterated the right thing, remember? All right, now you pick it up in verse 10. Genesis 15:10 Genesis 15:12a Genesis 15:13b It’s a future event that God promises to the Nation of Israel. That’s prophecy. Even today, prophecy only really involves the Nation of Israel. So all of prophecy, even as we see it today, is based on what God has promised His covenant people, Israel. Genesis 15:13b-15 Then verse 15, the promise is:) 15. Genesis 15:16 Consequently, God was able to take their land away from them and give it over to the Promised Covenant People. All right, now verse 18: Genesis 15:18 Genesis 26 verse 1. We’re going to pass this covenant promise that was given to Abram on to Isaac. All right, verse 1: Genesis 26:1-2a 2. And the LORD (Again, that’s the same God the Son, the coming Messiah of Israel.) appeared unto him,…" Genesis 26:2b We’re the consumer nation. Now again, symbolically, Egypt in Scripture is a picture of ‘the world.’ Genesis 26:3 for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I (God says) will give these countries, (They haven’t got it yet, but they’re going to get them in time.) and I will perform the oath (or the covenant) which I sware unto Abraham thy father;" See how plain all this is? Now verse 4, right along with what He told Abraham, He repeats to Isaac. Genesis 26:4 "And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries, and in thy seed (Here comes the promise, again, of an over-all Redeemer for the whole human race.) and in thy seed (the Nation of Israel, Israel’s Messiah, Israel’s Son, Jesus of Nazareth) shall all the nations of the earth be blessed." All right, verse 5: Genesis 26:5 Let’s go right on into Luke chapter 1, which we’ve referred to many times. Okay, verse 67, the father of John the Baptist, here in Luke chapter 1, who has just now received back his ability to speak, is going to make some fantastic statements concerning God’s covenant people, Israel. Luke 1:67-68 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; (Now, that’s because they are a covenant people! And God cannot deal outside of His covenant promises.) for he hath visited and redeemed his people," Now, there’s only one Redeemer, and that will be God the Son, Jesus of Nazareth. Luke 1:69a The second parallel line is the promise of a suffering Savior. It is a parenthetical period of time. All right, reading on in Luke 1, repeating verse 69. Luke 1:69 Luke 1:70-71a which have been since the world began: (Now, here’s the promise.) 71. That we (the Nation of Israel) should be saved from our enemies,…" The reason the Jew has suffered inexorably since the very beginning is because Satan knows that if he can destroy the Nation of Israel, he destroys every promise in this Book. The Arab world will not rest until every Jew is gone. But it’s not going to happen, because God has promised it. 72. To perform the mercy promised to our fathers,..." Now, you remember all the promises that we’ve been looking at today, and no matter how much Israel sins God will never withdraw His covenant promises. 73. The oath (or the covenant) which he sware to our father Abraham," See how plain all this is? God is never going to give up on His covenant promises. All right, now reading on in verse 74, based on those covenant promises, God can tell the Nation of Israel through the priest Zacharias. Luke 1:74 Luke 1:75 Romans 11:11a "I say then, (Paul says) Have they (the Nation of Israel) stumbled that they should fall? God forbid: but rather through their fall salvation has come unto the Gentiles,…" When did Israel fall? Our glorious salvation! #LesFeldick #BibleStudy Bible