God loved us enough to make a covenant bound only to Himself and left record of it to be seen by man after He made it. Gen 15:6-21 ISV #6- Abram believed the LORD, and it was credited to him as righteousness. #7- The LORD spoke to him, "I am the LORD, who brought you from Ur of the Chaldeans, to give you this land as an inheritance." #8- But he replied, "Lord GOD, how will I know that I will inherit it?" #9- The LORD responded, "Bring me a three year old cow, a three year old female goat, a three year old ram, a turtledove, and a young pigeon." #10- So Abram brought him all these animals and cut each of them in half, down the middle, placing the pieces opposite each other, but he did not cut the birds in half. #11- When birds of prey swooped down on the carcasses, Abram drove them away. #12- As the sun began to set, Abram was overcome with deep sleep, and suddenly a frightening and terrifying darkness descended on him. #13- Then the LORD told Abram, "You can be certain about this: Your descendants will be foreigners in a land that isn't theirs. They will be slaves there and will be oppressed for 400 years. #14- However, I will judge the nation that they serve, and later they will leave there with many possessions. #15- Now as for you, you'll die peacefully, join your ancestors, and be buried at a good old age. #16- Your descendants will return here in the fourth generation, since the iniquity of the Amorites has not yet run its course." #17- When the sun had fully set and it was dark, a smoking fire pot and a fiery torch passed between the animal pieces. #18- That very day the LORD made this covenant with Abram: "I'm giving this land to your descendants, from the river of Egypt to the great Euphrates Riverā #19- including the land of the Kenites, the Kenizzites, the Kadmonites, #20- the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Rephaim, #21- the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Girgashites, and the Jebusites." Genesis 15:1-21 Contents: Abrahamic covenant confirmed and spiritual seed promised. Characters: Abram, God. Conclusion: The promises to faith are more certain than the conclusions of logic (Gen_15:2-5). Faith is the key that unlocks the cabinet of promises. Striking Facts: Gen_15:17. A smoking furnace suggests that the inheritance would be reached by passing through furnaces of trial. The bright lamp tells of Godās relief which shines brighter as the road gets darker.
