Luke 1:72
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Hebrews 6:13-18
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The Certainty of God's Promise
13 For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he had no one greater by whom to swear, (A)he swore by himself, 14 saying, (B)“Surely I will bless you and multiply you.” 15 And thus Abraham,[a] (C)having patiently waited, obtained the promise. 16 For people swear by something greater than themselves, and in all their disputes (D)an oath is final for confirmation. 17 So when God desired to show more convincingly to (E)the heirs of the promise (F)the unchangeable character of his purpose, (G)he guaranteed it with an oath, 18 so that by two unchangeable things, in which (H)it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragement to hold fast to the hope (I)set before us.
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- Hebrews 6:15 Greek he
Psalm 106:45
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45 For their sake he (A)remembered his covenant,
and (B)relented according to (C)the abundance of his steadfast love.
Micah 7:20
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20 (A)You will show faithfulness to Jacob
and steadfast love to Abraham,
(B)as you have sworn to our fathers
from the days of old.
Leviticus 26:42
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42 then I will (A)remember my covenant with Jacob, and I will remember my covenant with Isaac and my covenant with Abraham, and I will (B)remember the land.
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Romans 11:28
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28 As regards the gospel, they are enemies for your sake. But as regards election, they are (A)beloved for the sake of their forefathers.
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Ezekiel 16:60
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60 yet (A)I will remember my covenant with you (B)in the days of your youth, (C)and I will establish for you an everlasting covenant.
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Galatians 3:15-17
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The Law and the Promise
15 (A)To give a human example, brothers:[a] (B)even with a man-made covenant, no one annuls it or adds to it once it has been ratified. 16 Now (C)the promises were made (D)to Abraham and to his offspring. It does not say, “And to offsprings,” referring to many, but referring to one, (E)“And to your offspring,” who is Christ. 17 This is what I mean: the law, which came (F)430 years afterward, does not annul a covenant previously ratified by God, so as (G)to make the promise void.
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- Galatians 3:15 Or brothers and sisters
Acts 3:25-26
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25 (A)You are the sons of the prophets and of (B)the covenant that God made with your fathers, saying to Abraham, (C)‘And in your offspring shall all the families of the earth be blessed.’ 26 (D)God, (E)having raised up his servant, sent him to you first, (F)to bless you (G)by turning every one of you from your wickedness.”
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Psalm 105:8-10
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Genesis 28:14
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14 Your offspring shall be like (A)the dust of the earth, and you shall spread abroad to the west and to the east and to the north and to the south, and in you and (B)your offspring shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
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Genesis 26:4
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4 (A)I will multiply your offspring as the stars of heaven and will give to your offspring all these lands. And (B)in your offspring all the nations of the earth shall be blessed,
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Ezekiel 16:8
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8 “When I passed by you again and saw you, behold, you were at the age for love, and (A)I spread the corner of my garment over you and covered your nakedness; I made my vow to you (B)and entered into a covenant with you, declares the Lord God, (C)and you became mine.
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Psalm 111:5
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5 He provides food for those who fear him;
he (A)remembers his covenant forever.
Psalm 98:3
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3 He has (A)remembered his (B)steadfast love and faithfulness
to the house of Israel.
All (C)the ends of the earth have seen
(D)the salvation of our God.
Genesis 22:18
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18 and (A)in your offspring shall all the nations of the earth be blessed, (B)because you have obeyed my voice.”
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Genesis 17:4-9
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4 “Behold, my covenant is with you, and you shall be (A)the father of a multitude of nations. 5 No longer shall your name be called Abram,[a] but (B)your name shall be Abraham,[b] (C)for I have made you the father of a multitude of nations. 6 I will make you exceedingly fruitful, and I will make (D)you into nations, and (E)kings shall come from you. 7 And I will (F)establish my covenant between me and you and your offspring after you throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, (G)to be God to you and to your offspring after you. 8 And (H)I will give to you and to your offspring after you the land of your sojournings, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession, and (I)I will be their God.”
9 And God said to Abraham, “As for you, you shall keep my covenant, you and your offspring after you throughout their generations.
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- Genesis 17:5 Abram means exalted father
- Genesis 17:5 Abraham means father of a multitude
Genesis 12:3
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3 (A)I will bless those who bless you, and him who dishonors you I will curse, and (B)in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.”[a]
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- Genesis 12:3 Or by you all the families of the earth shall bless themselves
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