ABRAHAMIC COVENANT CHART

Xavier S. Gamble BIBL 410
March 4, 2014

Enclosed is an Abrahamic Covenant chart. This chart explains in varied detail the institution, implementation and administration of the Abraham Covenant. The first column is a Scriptural reference pertaining to the Abrahamic Covenant. The second column is to who the Abrahamic Covenant addressed. The third column is the circumstances under which it was reiterated. The fourth column is composed of the ingredients that compose the Abrahamic Covenant. The fifth column the Abrahamic Covenant’s development in the book of Genesis. And the sixth and final column is any change in content or emphasis throughout Genesis 12-50. After reading across follow each entry downward and read all entries. Some entries at the beginning of page breaks proceed vertically through to the next page. In some cases there are direct references to the Abrahamic Covenant and its various stipulations and in other cases it is implied.

ABRAHAMIC COVENANT Reference: | Addressed to: | CircumstanceUnder Which it was Reiterated: | “Ingredients”Which compose theCovenant: | DevelopmentIn the Book of Genesis: | Any Change in Content or Emphasis: | | Genesis 12:1-Now the Lord had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will show thee: | Abraham | God’s call for Abraham to move from Haran to Canaan. | Abraham moved from Haran to Canaan—land. | Started with a call from God to Abraham. | There is emphasis put on faith as God’s call to Abraham required faith. | | Genesis 12:2-And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing. | Abraham | God’s call for Abraham to move by faith. | God’s promise of blessing/seed. | Abraham’s call | “I will bless thee.” | | Genesis 12:3-And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed. | Abraham | Again God’s call for Abraham’s move of faith. | God’s promise of blessing. | It continues in the beginning stages of development from 1 and 2. | God’s emphasis on who will be blessed and who cursed. | | The Lord appeared to Abraham and said, “To your offspring I give this land. | Abraham | God continued promise of land to Abraham and his offspring. | God’s promise of land | A continuation and reiteration of the promise in verse one. | Emphasis on the land portion of the covenant | | Genesis 13: 14, 15-and the Lord said to Abram after Lot had separated from him.” Lift up your eyes and look from the place you are northward and southward and eastward and westward, for all the land you see I Will give to your offspring forever. | Abraham | God’s continued promise of land to Abraham and his offspring. Offspring is indicative of and heirs. | God promise of blessing of land and seed | A reiteration of the initial promise of land in verse one. | Continued emphasis of the land portion of the covenant | | Gen 13: 16, 17-I will make your offspring as the dust of the earth, so that if one can count the dust of the earth, you offspring also can be counted. Arise and walk through the land I give you | Abraham | God continued promise of the blessing of an heir and the expansion and of his seed. | God continued promise of blessing | Continues focus on the promise and reiteration of the initial blessing. | God’s emphasis the promise of the expansion of Abrahams family | | Genesis 15:4, 5And behold, the word of the Lord came to him “This man shall not be your heir; you very own son shall be your heir. “And he brought his outside and he said, “Look towards heaven and number the stars, and if you are able to number them” then he said “So shall you offspring be.” | Abraham | God continued and reemphasized the promise of blessing of and heir and expansion of his seed in chapter 13 | God’s promise of and heir and promulgation of Abrahams seed | Continued reemphasis and focus on the original promise of Abraham’s seed | God’s continued emphasis on Abrahams coming heir. God’s defined intent of the heir coming specifically from Abraham. | | Genesis 15:6-And he believed the Lord and he counted to him for righteousness | Abraham | Abraham believes the Word of the Lord | Abrahams belief is counted as righteousness | For the first time Abraham is considered to be a man of faith unto righteousness | Abraham response in faith causes God to regard him as a righteous man. | | Genesis 15:7-And he said I am the Lord who brought you out from Ur of the Chaldeans to Give this land to posses | Abraham | God emphasizes that he brought Abraham out of Ur. | God is responsible for Abraham and responsible for the promise and the provision to the promise | God continues to reemphasize the promise. | I am the Lord who brought you out. | | Genesis 15: 13-And He said to Abraham “Know for certain that your offspring will be sojourners in a land that is not theirs and will be servants there, and they will be afflicted for four hundred years. | Abraham | God reveals to Abraham the future plight of his seed. | God’s promise of the protection and blessing of Abraham’s seed. | God points to future events concerning Abraham’s seed. | His seed will be sojourners in a land that is not theirs and they will be afflicted for 400 years. | | Genesis 15:14-But I will bring judgment on the that they serve and afterward they will come out with great possession’s | Abraham | God reveals the resolution of the mentioned plight with importance placed on the future fulfillment of the covenant. | God reveals to Abraham that the covenant will continue and have a future culmination. | A continuation of the initial promise but with revelation of future events and future protection and provision for Abraham’s seed. | Abraham’s seed will serve as slaves in a foreign nation for a period of 400 years but will come out with great wealth. | | Genesis 15:16- And thou shall go to your fathers in peace, and thou shall be buried at a good old age | Abraham | God promises Abraham longevity. | God promises Abraham peace and time enough to realize the promise | Abraham will live to be 175 years old. | Thou shall be, married at a good old age. | | Gen 15:17, 18-And when it had come to pass, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold a smoking furnace and a burning lamp passes between those pieces. In the same day the Lord made covenant with Abram, saying, unto thy seed I have given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river Euphrates. | Abraham | God puts Abraham to sleep and performs a covenant himself confirming the Land promised. | God’s actualization in performing the covenant Himself. | God ratifies the covenant | Unto thy seed I have given this land. | | Gen 15:1- After these things the word of the Lord came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward. | Abraham | God tells Abraham, he is his provider. | God reiterates the promise of a seed to Abraham. | God continues to protect and bless Abraham. | I am thy shield and they exceeding great reward. | | Genesis 16:7-12-And the angel of the Lord said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands. And the angel of the Lord said unto her, I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude. And the angel of the Lord said unto her, Behold, thou art with child and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael; because the Lord hath heard thy affliction. And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren. | Hagar | God assures Hagar and promises to bless her and Abraham’s seed that is within her. | God promises Hagar Abraham’s descendant coming though her would be blessed. | God blesses Hagar and Ishmael and makes him the father of a nation. | I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall be not numbered for multitude. | | Genesis 17:1,2-And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the Lord appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect. And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly. | Abraham | Abraham was 99 years old and the Lord restated the promise to him. | In Abraham’s old age the promise stands. | Abraham’s call and covenant is relevant. | Be perfect and I will make my covenant with thee and multiply thee exceedingly. | | Genesis 17:4, 5- As for me, beholds, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations. Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee. | Abraham | Abraham’s name is changed and he is told he will be the father of many nations. | Part of the covenant promise is that nations will proceed from Abraham’s bosom. | God restates to Abraham again the promise of a sure covenant. | For father of nations have I made thee. | | Genesis 17: 7-And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee. | Abraham | The covenant will be between Abraham and his seed, forever. | The covenant blessing extends to Abraham and his seed. | Continuing of verse 4 and 5 | An everlasting covenant between God and Abraham’s seed. | | Genesis 17:8 And I will give unto thee and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God. | Abraham | Abraham and his seed are given the land of Canaan as a covenant possession. | God covenant includes the land of Canaan. | Land covenant is specified and restated. | All the land of Canaan is an everlasting possession. | | Gen 17:10-14-This is my covenant, which ye shall keep, between me and you and thy seed after thee; Every man child among you shall be circumcised. And ye shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin; and it shall be a token of the covenant betwixt me and you. And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every man child in your generations, he that is born in the house, or bought with money of any stranger, which is not of thy seed. He that is born in thy house, and he that is bought with thy money, must be circumcised: and my covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant. And the uncircumcised man child whose flesh of his foreskin is not circumcised, that soul shall be cut off from his people; he hath broken my covenant. | Abraham | A stipulation of the covenant is defined and administered. | Circumcision of all of Abraham’s seed is defined as an element of the covenant. | Covenant stipulation declared. | Every man and his child will be circumcised. | | Genesis 17:15, 16- And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be. And I will bless her, and give thee a son also of her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of people shall be of her. | Abraham | God inform Abraham his wife Sarah will bear child in the next year and his name will be Isaac. God’s covenant will be established with Isaac. Sarah will be known as the mother of all nations. | The promise of the seed will manifest in the next year for Abraham and Sarah. | The promise of an heir is closer than ever. | And I will bless the and give thee a son also of her. | | Genesis 17:19 And God said, Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his seed after him | Abraham | God restates to promise of the blessing of a male heir coming through Sarah. God would make a covenant with the child and his seed. | The promise of an everlasting covenant with the seed. | God places additional emphasis and certainty on the promise of a seed and covenant. | I will establish my covenant with him and his seed after him. | | Genesis 17:20 And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation. | Abraham | Ismael is blessed and his seed will multiply greatly. Twelve princes will come from his loins. And he will be a great nation | The promise of blessing for Ishmael. | Ishmael and his descendants are blessed. | God blesses Ishmael and he would be a great nations. | | Genesis 17:22-And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all that were born in his house, and all that were bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham's house; and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the selfsame day, as God had said unto him. | Abraham | Abraham adheres to the stipulations of the covenant. | Abraham’s part of the covenant is adhered to. | Covenant obligations are actuated. | Abraham circumcises his household. | | Genesis 18:10-And he said, I will certainly return unto thee according to the time of life; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard it in the tent door, which was behind him. | Abraham | Abraham and Sarah entertained the heavenly host. The promise of a child coming from Sarah is repeated. | God promise of a seed is a becoming reality. | Sarah and Abraham do not regard the promise as a reality. | The child of promise will come shortly. | | Genesis 21:1-3 And the Lord visited Sarah as he had said, and the Lord did unto Sarah as he had spoken. For Sarah conceived, and bare Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him. And Abraham called the name of his son that was born unto him, whom Sarah bare to him, Isaac. | Sarah and Abraham | The Lord visited Sarah and she conceived and had a son. The son’s was named Isaac. | God’s promise is of a seed realized. | God’s promise of an heir to Abraham is fulfilled. | The child of promise has come. | | Genesis 21:4 And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac being eight days old, as God had commanded him. | Abraham and Isaac | Isaac is circumcised by Abraham. | The covenant stipulation of circumcision is followed. | Circumcision is instituted with the true seed. | Emphasis is placed on covenant adherence. | | Genesis 22:2 And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou loves, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of. | Abraham | God asks Abraham to offer his only Isaac as a burnt offering. | Obedience to God is a required obligation of the covenant. | Abraham is asked to render and act of obedience. | God’s emphasis on obedience. | | Genesis 22:16-18 And said, By myself have I sworn, said the Lord, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son: That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies; And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice. | Abraham | God spares the life of Isaac. Abraham is blessed because of his obedience. | Obedience is a vital element of the covenant | Abrahams will multiply and will possess the gates of the enemy. | God emphasis is on obedience and the blessing wrought from it. | | Genesis 23:1- And Sarah was an hundred and seven and twenty years old: these were the years of the life of Sarah. | Sarah | Sarah’s death | God promised Abraham and Sarah that they would live to be a ripe old age. She died in Canaan the land of promise. | The mother of all nations is dead. | Sarah died in Canaan. | | Genesis 23:19-And after this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah before Mamre: the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan. | Sarah | Sarah’s burial | Sarah’s buried in the land of promise. | Sarah is buried in the land of Canaan. | The same is Hebron in the land of Canaan. | | Genesis 24:1-And Abraham was old, and well stricken in age: and the Lord had blessed Abraham in all things. | Abraham | Abraham lived to be an old age and was blessed. | Abraham was blessed in all things. | Abraham lived out his life as God prescribed. | The Lord had blessed Abraham in all things. | | Genesis 24:67-And Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah's tent, and took Rebekah, and she became his wife; and he loved her: and Isaac was comforted after his mother's death. | Isaac and Rebekah | Abraham’s son chooses a wife and gets married. | The extension of the covenant promise is realized when Isaac marries Rebekah. | Abraham’s death is soon approaching and Isaac is his successor. | Emphasis is placed on Isaac. | | Genesis 25:7, 8- And these are the days of the years of Abraham's life which he lived, an hundred threescore and fifteen years. Then Abraham gave up the ghost, and died in a good old age, an old man, and full of years; and was gathered to his people. And his sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, which is before Mamre; | Abraham | Abraham dies, and is buried in Canaan by his Isaac and Ishmael. | Abraham lives to an old age and is buried in Canaan and the blessing is rendered to Isaac. | Abraham’s death transitions the blessing and covenant expectation to Isaac. | Emphasis is placed on the death of Abraham. | | Genesis 25:21-And Isaac entreated the Lord for his wife, because she was barren: and the Lord was entreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived. | Isaac and Rebekah | Rebekah is barren so Isaac prays to the Lord and his wife conceived. | Extension of the promise through Isaac’s loins as promised to and through Abraham. | Isaac and Rebekah facilitate the promise by entreating the Lord. Later they are blessed by God by conceiving. | God’s emphasis on fulfilling the promise. | | Genesis 25:23-And the Lord said unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, and two manners of people shall be separated from thy bowels; and the one people shall be stronger than the other people; and the elder shall serve the younger. | Rebekah | Rebekah is pregnant with twins. The twins represent two nations. God tells her the older will serve the younger. | The promise and covenant will be extended through the younger. | The twins represent two nations. These nations will manifest. | God’s promised is fulfilled. | | Genesis 25:31- And Jacob said, Sell me this day thy birthright. | Esau and Jacob | Esau sold his birthright to Jacob for food. Esau did not have any regard for his birthright. | Jacob, the younger , will be the line through which the promise of blessing and covenant would continue. | Jacob would carry the blessing of Abraham and Isaac. | He sold his birthright to Jacob. | | Genesis 26: 2-6 And the Lord appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of: Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries, and I will perform the oath which I swear unto Abraham thy father; 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 shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws. And Isaac dwelt in Gerar: | Isaac | A famine was in the land. In Gerar the Lord spoke to Isaac and told him to stay in Gerar and not to go down to Egypt. God restated the promise he made to Abraham. | God’s promise of blessing and the nations being blessed by his seed. | Reiteration of the promise given to Abraham by God. | God will and multiply Isaac’s seed. Isaac’s seed would bless other nations. | | Genesis 26: 28:-29herefore God give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine: Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee: be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother's sons bow down to thee: cursed be every one that curses thee, and blessed be he that blesses thee. | Abraham and Jacob | Jacob steals the first borne blessing from his brother Esau. Isaac blesses Jacob. | Jacob is the one the promised the covenant and blessing would go through. | A transition is made from Isaac to Jacob. | God’s emphasis is placed the transition from Isaac to Jacob. | | Genesis 28:12-15 -And he dreamed, and beholds a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it. And, behold, the Lord stood above it, and said, I am the Lord God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou lies, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed; And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed. And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places whither thou goes’, and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not leave thee, until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of. | Jacob | Jacob goes to sleep and dreams about the stairway to heaven sequence. In the dream Jacob the land blessing given to his fathers is restated, the seed blessing is reiterated. | Jacob would be blessed through the multiplying of his seed. The nations would be blessed by his seed. Jacob would be brought to the promised land. | God blesses Jacob with the promise He gave his father. | God’s emphasis is placed on Jacob and the promises granted to Jacob. | | Genesis 30: 22-25- And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and opened her womb. And she conceived, and bares a son; and said God hath taken away my reproach: And she called his name Joseph; and said, The Lord shall add to me another son. And it came to pass, when Rachel had born Joseph, that Jacob said unto Laban, Send me away, that I may go unto mine own place, and to my country. | Joseph, Rachel Jacob Laban | Jacob served Laban for a number of years. God blessed Jacob while he served Laban. God opened Rachel’s womb and she had Joseph. | The covenant progression would continue through Joseph. | Jacob is looking to return to the land of promise. | God remembered Rachel. | | Genesis 31:3-And the Lord said unto Jacob, Return unto the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred; and I will be with thee | Jacob | The Lord tells Jacob to return to his father’s land and he will be with him. | Jacob is given the command by God to go to the covenant land of promise. | Jacob moves towards the land of promise. | Return to the land of your fathers. | | Genesis 32:28-And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed. | Jacob | Jacob wrestled with a man all night, afterwards his name was changed to Israel. | Jacob is no longer identified by his trickery but as a prince that has power with God. | Jacob’s name is changed. | Emphasis is placed on his coming function and facilitation of covenant promises. | | Genesis 35:1 And God said unto Jacob, Arise; go up to Bethel, and dwell there: and make there an altar unto God that appeared unto thee when thou fled from the face of Esau thy brother. | Jacob | God tells Jacob to return to Bethel. | Jacob is told to return to the land of his father . | Jacob returns to Bethel. | Return to Bethel. | | Genesis 35:10-13-And God said unto him, Thy name is Jacob: thy name shall not be called any more Jacob, but Israel shall be thy name: and he called his name Israel. And God said unto him, I am God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall be of thee, and kings shall come out of thy loins; And the land which I gave Abraham and Isaac, to thee I will give it, and to thy seed after thee will I give the land. And God went up from him in the place where he talked with him. | Jacob | Jacob goes to Bethel and God restates his name change and restates he promises. | Jacob returns to Covenant land of promise. | Jacob is blessed with the promises of Abraham and Isaac. | Jacob is blessed in Bethel. | | Genesis 37:1-And Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan. | Jacob | Jacob dwells in Canaan. | Jacob lives in the covenant land. Partial covenant fulfillment. | Jacob lives in the land of his fathers. | | | Genesis 37:4, 5-Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of many colors. And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him. | Jacob Joseph | Jacob favors Joseph over his brethren. | The brothers themselves represent future tribes and nations. The covenant promise is extends through the lineage of Jacob to his sons. | Joseph | God’s focus on the actualization of the promise. | | Genesis 37:20-22-Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into some pit, and we will say, Some evil beast hath devoured him: and we shall see what will become of his dreams. And Reuben heard it, and he delivered him out of their hands; and said, Let us not kill him. And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, and lays no hand upon him; that he might rid him out of their hands, to deliver him to his father again. | Joseph and his brothers | Joseph has two dreams that provoke his brothers to possible murder. Jacob strongly rebukes Joseph. Joseph’s dreams coupled with his brothers jealously cause his brothers to sell him into slavery. Their father is heat broken over the loss. | Joseph’s dream indicates that he is a promised covenant fulfiller. | Joseph is on the road to fulfilling the dreams God gave him. | Continued emphasis on the covenant promise. | | Genesis 39: 1-3-And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hands of the Ishmaelite’s, which had brought him down thither. And the Lord was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian. And his master saw that the Lord was with him, and that the Lord made all that he did to prosper in his hand | Joseph | Joseph was sold Potiphar. The Lord was with Joseph. The Lord prospered Joseph. | The future blessing of the Lord’s Covenant promises rested upon Joseph. | Joseph begins his making into the provision that would bless and save his family and the nations. | The Lord prospered Joseph’s hand. | | Genesis 39:21-23-And Joseph's master took him, and put him into the prison, a place where the king's prisoners were bound: and he was there in the prison. But the Lord was with Joseph, and showed him mercy, and gave him favor in the sight of the keeper of the prison. And the keeper of the prison committed to Joseph's hand all the prisoners that were in the prison; and whatsoever they did there, he was the doer of it The keeper of the prison looked not to anything that was under his hand; because the Lord was with him, and that which he did, the Lord made it to prosper. | Joseph | Joseph was thrown into prison because of a false accusation from Potiphar’s wife. The Lord was with him and he prospered. | The future blessing of the Lord’s Covenant promises rested upon Joseph. | Joseph begins his making into the provision that would bless and save his family and the nations. | The Lord prospered Joseph’s hand. | | Genesis 41: 38-41-And Pharaoh said unto his servants, Can we find such a one as this is, a man in whom the Spirit of God is? And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Forasmuch as God hath showed thee all this, there is none as discreet and wise as thou art: Thou shalt be over my house, and according unto thy word shall all my people be ruled: only in the throne will I be greater than thou. And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, See, I have set thee over all the land of Egypt. | Joseph | Joseph interpreted a Pharaoh’s dream. Pharaoh recognized the Spirit of God in Joseph. God gave Joseph a strategy to avert a future famine. As a result Joseph was placed over Egypt. | The future blessing of the Lord’s Covenant promises rested upon Joseph | Joseph becomes the God driven provision that would bless the nations. | The Lord prospered Joseph’s hand. | | Genesis 50: 13For his sons carried him into the land of Canaan, and buried him in the cave of the field of Machpelah, which Abraham bought with the field for a possession of a burying place of Ephron the Hittite, before Mamre. | Joseph | Joseph reconciled his family. Jacob in term told the brothers what would befall them in their last days. Jacob dies and is taken Back to the promised land to be buried . | God’s promise of the covenant blessing rests in Egypt and will have to endure 400 years of oppression. | Joseph will die in Egypt but God’s promise of a covenant blessing will be realized in Egypt and move to Canaan. | God’s covenant blessing endures. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |