Abraham: God's Covenant With

After these events, the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision: “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your very great reward.”

When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am God Almighty. Walk before Me and be blameless. …

You will show faithfulness to Jacob and loving devotion to Abraham, as You swore to our fathers from the days of old.

…the oath He swore to our father Abraham, to grant us

For the promise to Abraham and his offspring that he would be heir of the world was not given through the law, but through the righteousness that comes by faith.

For I tell you that Christ has become a servant of the circumcised on behalf of God’s truth, to confirm the promises made to the patriarchs,

When God made His promise to Abraham, since He had no one greater to swear by, He swore by Himself,

…saying, “I will surely bless you and multiply your descendants.”

So also, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.” …

And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed and heirs according to the promise.

For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the slave woman and the other by the free woman. …