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Genesis 17:1-4
Excerpted from: The Night to be Much Observed

It's interesting to notice something here—and that is God's foresight. And, I might add here, also His plan. Remember that Abraham didn't have a child yet. But already God is planning a discipline that He is going to put the descendants of Abraham [through], in which they would be subject to others. But also planned was their release from that subjugation, the destruction of the Amorites under Joshua, and the inheritance of the Land. What God is showing is that the events of the exodus were part of a much larger plan, which God inaugurated through Abraham and then continued through Isaac, Jacob, Joseph and Moses. So let's go to chapter 17, where the real covenant was made with Abram.

Genesis 17:1
Excerpted from: The Covenants, Grace and Law (Part 13)

This is what Paul is explaining here. In all of mankind that has lived since Adam, since the promises were made to Abraham, only one person has qualified to receive the inheritance of the promises that were made to Abraham. That one person was Christ.

You can see the requirements as early as Genesis 17:1, where God said to Abraham, "Walk before Me, and be perfect." Some Bibles translate it, "Be blameless," which means the same thing; "Be without sin." Christ, at the end of His life, was found to be blameless; therefore, He qualified to receive the promises. He met every condition of the Covenant, and then became the inheritor.

Genesis 17:1-2
Excerpted from: The Jerusalem Council's Conclusion

And then in the next several verses, God elucidates or elaborates on what it is that He will do for them under this covenant. Generally, if you want just the two bullet points about what was required of each party: what was required of the sons of Abraham, for those who were circumcised under the covenant was what is in verse 1: walk before Me and be blameless. What was required of God: I will make My covenant between Me and you, and I will multiply you exceedingly and give you all these blessings that He elucidates later on.

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Bible Studies
God's Master Plan
God's Non-Transmittable Attributes (Part One): Omnipotence
The Model Prayer (Part Nine): Kingdom, Power, Glory

Essays
Making the Cut (Part Three)
The Endurance of the Firstfruits (Part One)

Sermons
The Commandments (Part Four)
Abraham (Part Eight)
The Faithfulness of God (Part 1)
Facing Times of Stress: Faithfulness
Be Perfect
Assurance That We Know Him!
Martha, Martha
A Heritage and a Reward
His Eye is on the Sparrow (Part Four)
Where God Places His Name (Part One)
The Doctrine of Israel (Part Two): The Old Covenant
Pentecost and Time
Five Easily-Neglected Doctrines
Perseverance and Hope
Abraham (Part Nine)
Firstfruits to God
Abraham (Part One)
Our Walk With God
What Does God Really Want? (Part 2)
What Does God Really Want? (Part 1)
What Does God Really Want? (Part 1)
The Covenants, Grace, and Law (Part Twenty-Nine)
The Covenants, Grace, and Law (Part 27)
Hebrews as a Sermon (Part Two)
Abraham's Sacrifice (Part Two): Love Exemplified
Abraham's Sacrifice (Part Four): Providence Manifested
The Wilderness Trek and Judgment Begins

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