...LIBERTY THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY THE ABRAHAMIC COVENANT OBSTACLES BEFORE THE FULFILLING OF THE PROMISE GENESIS 12-17 Submitted to Dr. David Maas In Partial Fulfilled of the requirements for OBST 605 - Genesis By Paris Marshall-Cole May 5, 2013 TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Introduction--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2-3 II. God Offers Abraham A Covenant------------------------------------------------------------------------3-5 A. Sarai and Hagar------------------------------------------------------------------------------------5-7 III. Fulfilling The Promises------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7-8 IV. The Abraham Covenant In The New Testament----------------------------------------------------------8 V. Conclusion------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------9 VI. Bibliography--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10 Thesis Statement: God found a man He could trust and promised him that he will pave a path for his descendants to process the land and become a great nation. Abraham will endure many obstacles before the fulfilling of the promise, but obedience and faith in a God that he heard and gave his visions was his belief that his descendants would be as the stars in the sky...
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...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...
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...Adriana Colin BIBL410 – B09 Liberty University Online Abrahamic Covenant Chart A covenant is an agreement made between two parties and in the Abrahamic Covenant is perhaps one of the biggest covenants recorded in the Old Testament. The Abrahamic Covenant was seen throughout Abraham’s life and throughout the lives of Abraham’s descendants. The covenant between God and Abraham can be seen in Genesis 12:1-3 where it states the following, “The Lord has said to Abram, “Go from your country, your people and your father’s household to the land I will show you. I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and I will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; all the peoples on earth will be blessed through you.” The following chart depicts the covenant made between God and Abraham. It shows how the covenant was seen through Abrahams’ life and through the lives of his descendants. The first column states the verse – this verse is the reference to the covenant. The second column states who it was addressed to, the next column shows the circumstance under it was reiterated. The fourth column depicts the ingredient used to show the covenant. The fifth column shows how what happened in the verses stated developed the book of Genesis and the final column states any change or emphasis that was made. Reference: | Addressed To: | Circumstance Under Which it was Reiterated: | Ingredients: | Development...
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...Jerome Chang Bible 9 Mr. Dellos December 1st 2014 Nat Geo Style Genesis Travel Blog with Abraham According to the dictionary, covenant means an agreement or to agree on something. However, in a Christian point of view, there is more to the definition than just an agreement. In Genesis 12:1~3 there is an Abrahamic Covenant. One of the most famous covenant. There are two types of covenants, conditional and unconditional. A conditional covenant is an agreement that is on both parties for its fulfillment. Both parties agree to fulfill certain conditions. If either party fails to meet their responsibilities, the covenant is broken and neither party has to fulfill the expectations of the covenant. An unconditional covenant is an agreement between...
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...This chart is intended to be used as an aid to studying the Abrahamic Covenant that would be found in Genesis. It is a simple tabular formatted chart. The material is done in a logical chapter:verse order starting with Genesis 12 and completing in Genesis 50. It was attempted to show all the verses that either outright mentioned a covenant or at least implied a covenant. ABRAHAMIC COVENANT Reference:All are taken from NIV translation | Addressed To: | Circumstance Under Which it was Reiterated: | “Ingredients”Which compose the Covenant: | Development in 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...
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...The following paper will provide a chart on this authors view of the kingdom and covenants. It will explain the chart in detail, share differing opinions, and defend the authors interpretation of the chart. The thesis is that God has the right to rule as creator. He has revealed Himself throughout history in administrations or dispensations, has given covenants as promises, and sent His son Jesus as the ultimate fulfillment of His covenants. “God alone is sovereign, has the right to rule, the right to be obeyed and the right to be worshiped.” God’s kingdom and covenants are “inseparable, for God’s kingdom program was the outworking of His eternal and unconditional covenants.” The top of the chart illustrates the timeless kingdom of God. Gen...
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...God’s purposes on earth will be fully realised. Dwight Pentecost comments in his book that “This age will see the fulfilment of all the covenants that God made with Israel” . In this paper, however, the position that will be defended is pre-millennial view. To help us get a grasp of this discussion, let us look at the biblical history of premillennialism in the Old Testament. BIBLICAL HISTORY OF PREMILLENNIALISM IN THE OLD TESTAMENT A good student...
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...The Early Covenants between God and Man Gabriel B. Eagle Grand Canyon University: BIB 351 October 18, 2014 The Early Covenants between God and Man Throughout the Hebrew Old Testament and especially throughout the history of the nation of Israel, covenants have been made and used between many different parties. God has made the most significant and important covenants with his creation. Some of these early covenants provide a very interesting insight on exactly what the word ‘covenant’ means. According to the Biblical texts and narratives provided in the Hebrew Old Testament, especially in the Pentateuch, there is a constant theme and definition that can be gathered on the word ‘covenant’ and its meaning. A Biblical Definition of ‘Covenant’ After surveying the Pentateuch, one can see how a ‘covenant’ is the creation of a union between two parties, oftentimes commemorated through special ceremonies, eventually seeking to establish some kind of solemn promise, sometimes resulting in tasks needed from both parties. The clearest example of this union is seen through the Abrahamic Covenant (Beckwith, 1987). Through this covenant, God and Abraham were brought together in a special kind of union, one in which solemn and divine promises were made both by God and Abraham (Wenham, 2003). As a result of these promises, both God and Abraham had tasks to accomplish, obedience by Abraham and fulfillment of blessing by God, in order to fulfill and respect the covenant. Three Main...
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...interesting to note that the three major religions of the World, even in contemporary times, are all religions that have Abrahamic traditions, and that they remain at the forefront of social, political, and cultural events worldwide: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. All are called Abrahamic religions because each utilizes the teaches of Abraham in its central historical view of the world. Each of the three Abrahamic faiths are monotheistic, and actually account for over 50% of the world’s population, or almost 4 billion people (Christian Science Monitor, 8/4/98). Note, too, that besides the three major traditions, other religions cite their traditions from Abraham: Mandaenism, Rastafairnism, Bahai, Samaritan, and the Druze (“Why Abrahamic?”) It is also interesting to note that within these three religious teachings, there are considerable areas of commonality, yet the three are often at odds with one another over political and social issues, even in the contemporary world. The name Judaism comes from the Hebrew word Yehuda, meaning celebrated or praised. This set of beliefs originated from the ancient tribes of the Middle Eastern deserts, the Israelites, and told within the Talmud, or the ancient Hebrew Bible. In essence, Judaism is the special relationship that the Children of Israel have with God, and that special relationship derived from promises and covenants of law, tradition, and civil rights. Many scholars, in fact, see Judaism as one of the first monotheistic religions...
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...A DIVISION OF LOXAFAMOSITY The Bible and Childbearing ABORT73.COM PO BOX 9291 - MOSCOW, ID - 83843 Overview: Even though the Bible has nothing directly to say about abortion, it has plenty to say about pregnancy and childbearing. One way to address the issue of abortion is to compare the place of childbearing in the Bible to the place of childbearing in a worldview that accepts abortion. Thus, an appropriate question to ask is: does the practice of abortion, the deliberate termination of a pregnancy, fit well with or sharply conflict with childbearing in the Biblical worldview? (1) Childbearing in Creation The significance of childbearing in the Biblical story becomes apparent starting in the first chapter of Genesis. Genesis 1:26-28 [26] Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth.” [27] So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. [28] And God blessed them. And God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth.” Observations • “Be fruitful and multiply,” a command to bear children, is the very first command given to human beings. • There is a connection...
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... The Fulfillment of God’s Covenants in The New Testament After the fall of mankind into disobedience and sin, God made the decision to deal with mankind and the problem of rebellion by establishing contracts or agreements between Himself and the people in order to communicate with and redeem his greatest creation, humanity. As we read through and study the Bible we can see that God is faithful in keeping His promises that he gave to the nation of Israel in the Old Testament having made contracts with Abraham and David and it would appear that Abrahamic and the Davidic Covenants are the mainstays leading up to the new covenant with Jesus Christ being the new “high priest” of the covenant. Through study of the scriptures one can conclude that Jesus Christ came to fulfill the requirements of the covenants made with the patriarch Abraham and His appointed King David, and Jesus's sacrifice on the cross met the requirements of the law, thus the old covenants are fulfilled in the New Testament. The beginning of the fulfillment of covenant begins with the Gospels. In the Gospels we can begin to see clearly the evidence that God watches over His word to perform it where His promises are concerned towards and for His people. In the Gospel of Luke Jesus brings forth scripture that was found in the book of Isaiah which compasses promises being made to the Jews who were returning out of captivity and thus keeping the covenant alive made with Abraham as heirs of God’s...
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...THEO 100 Midterm Study Guide Theology What is the difference between a ‘Big T’ and ‘little t’ theologian? * Big T means academic theology and little t means the thinking process. What does it mean to ‘do theology’ from a Christian perspective? * With explicit assumption of reality * Have faith of seeking understanding * Fulfill the human design of loving relationship * Ask questions about Jesus What are the goals of Christian theology? With explicit assumption of reality * Have faith of seeking understanding * Fulfill the human design of loving relationship * Ask questions about Jesus What does Christian theology have to do with orthodoxy, orthopraxy, the Bible’s Story? * Orthodoxy means the right idea of reality * Orthopraxy means the right practice of loving people of reality * The reason why they are important is Christian should explicit assumption about the reality if they want to do theology. * Spirituality What can we add to the above definition of spirituality to make it distinctively Christian? * Live a fully and truly human life What is the relationship between spirituality and theology? * Christian spirituality focuses on living fully and truly human life as most filled lived and seen in the life of Jesus Christ. Revelation (揭示) What are the different types of general and special revelation? * General—creation everything that is not creator. * General—conscience...
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...The world we live in is surrounded by many faces of different colors, separate beliefs and values that makes the essence of one’s life. Throughout our day to day life it is impossible to not come in contact with someone that does not believe and share the same practice and religion base as you do. There are several different religion but the main three are Islam, Christianity, and Judaism. In the beginning Christianity, Judaism, and Islam was somehow connected, unfortunately due to disobedience what was first one end up becoming three, in which caused different beliefs followed by different gods. Along with these beliefs came may struggles to obtain and carry out the very thing that they were proven to be right, pure and true. The Islamic religion believes that Allah “was the creator and sustainer of life” (Molly, M., 1999, Page 425.) Christianity believes that God is the creator and sustainer of life. Judaism also believes that God is the creator and sustainer of life. All three religion believes there is a higher power. Islam describes Jesus as a prophet as described here, “He encountered angels and the great prophets of the past, including Abraham and Jesus,” (Molly, M., 1999, Page 428) Judaism also describes Jesus as a prophet as well because Jesus, in their opinion, did not save the Jews. They believed that the real Messiah was going to become their military leader on earth and create an Eden in Jerusalem. They had expected the real Messiah to expel the Romans and rule...
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...Era 2 Summary Corban Wyatt Mr. Dr. Ligoia Exploring the Bible Fall 8B 29 October 2012 In the Bible, Abraham may be the most faithful servant of God. God called Abraham, formerly Abram, to leave Ur, his hometown. Abraham did so without knowing what God had planned for him .God then directly asked Abraham to sacrifice his son, Isaac, by killing him, as a test of faith. With the knife raised above his son, God spoke to Abraham and told him not to kill his son. This revealed the level of Abraham’s faith and trust in God’s power and purpose. From this, God established the Abrahamic Covenant. This covenant promised God’s creation of a chosen nation through Abraham’s descendants, through which humanity would overcome the implications of the Fall and return humankind to its original blessed state. God revealed himself to each of the patriarchs in a special manner. This allowed the patriarchs to have strong faith in Him, and enabled them to demonstrate and share their faith with others. God has many characteristics that allow him to relate with humans. In one instance, God wrestles with Jacob. He wrestles with him in as human, until Jacob is exhausted. Jacob tries relentlessly, but is unable to win. God demonstrates his power over Jacob through this wrestling. It allows Jacob to yield to God’s boundless power. God then blesses Jacob with twelve sons who formed the basis of the nation of Israel. From this nation, and therefore from Abraham as well, Jesus was born. This fulfilled...
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...historical narrative view, the people of Israel were the chosen nation who was blessed from the covenant between God and Abraham. Throughout the Old Testament, the revolving occurrences of events continue as follows: “God’s redeeming a people for his name; the establishment of an Abrahamic lineage through the patriarchs; enslaving of the Israelites in Egypt; delivering them from bondage; making a covenant with them at Sinai, and then followed of the conquest to the promised land of Canaan” is portrayed. However, the “Israelites’ frequent sins and increasing disloyalty” did not seized to bring any limitation to...
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