What covenant is Peter referring to in Acts 3:25?
Peter refers to the covenant God made with Abraham and the fathers, promising that through Abraham’s seed—through the nation of Israel—all the kindreds of the earth would be blessed. Peter calls his Jewish hearers children of that covenant, showing they stood on covenant ground with Israel as the channel of blessing.
Les explains that in Acts 3:25 Peter is still addressing a Jewish crowd and tells them they are the children of the prophets and the children of the covenant. Les identifies that covenant as the one God made with the fathers when He told Abraham, “In thy seed… all the kindreds of the earth would be blessed.” He emphasizes that all prophecy was directed to the nation of Israel, and Peter remains on covenant ground: Israel was to receive the Redeemer, Messiah, King, and Kingdom, and through Israel God would gather the Gentiles. Les also clarifies this does not mean God had cast off the Gentiles; He would use Israel as the channel.
Ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying unto Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed.
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What covenant made with the fathers is Peter referring to in Acts 3:25?
The covenant God made with the fathers that Peter refers to is the promise spoken to Abraham, "in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed."
What covenant does Peter refer to when he says 'children of the covenant' in Acts 3:25?
When Peter calls his audience 'children of the covenant' in Acts 3:25, the covenant he means is the covenant God made with Abraham.
In Acts 3:25, who is Peter addressing and why does he call them children of the prophets and of the covenant?
In verse 25, Peter is addressing Jews, telling them they are children of the prophets and of the covenant God made with the fathers, the covenant spoken to Abraham.