Saturday, June 10, 2017

Dividing Abraham's Land!


Another reason for God's judgment upon the nations is their attempt to divide Abraham's land. God gave the land of Canaan to Abraham in Genesis chapter 12. God made a covenant with Abraham that if he would follow God's directions, all the nations of the earth would be blessed through his lineage. 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 shew thee: 2And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: 3And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed. 4So Abram departed, as the LORD had spoken unto him;...” Now Abraham did not know where God would lead him, he just followed and God brought him to Canaan. The inheritance of the land was part of the covenant. Genesis 13:12, “Abram dwelled in the land of Canaan...14And the LORD said unto Abram... Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art northward, and southward, and eastward, and westward: 15For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever. 16And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbered. 17Arise, walk through the land in the length of it and in the breadth of it; for I will give it unto thee. 18Then Abram removed his tent, and came and dwelt in the plain of Mamre, which is in Hebron, and built there an altar unto the LORD.” The covenant promise was passed on to each succeeding generation. (To be continued) The Message: A Critical Review Of End Time Events, p 40-41, available at Amazon.com.

 

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