What did the Abrahamic covenant promise Abraham about a nation and a government?
The Abrahamic covenant promised Abraham a nation of people dwelling in the land, and it promised that at one time a government would come. That covenant concerning the government did not come into play until God gave it to King David.
Les explains that God's covenant with Abraham promised a nation of people dwelling in the land, and that at one time there would come a government. He notes that this covenant concerning the government did not really come into play until God gives it to King David, and he directs us back to 2 Samuel chapter 7. This fits the larger context that God has not cast away His people, for nothing Israel did caught God by surprise; they operated under free will, yet all is according to His foreknowledge and sovereign plan.
What kind of nation did God promise Abraham?
God promised Abraham that He would make of him a great nation, a people totally different from any other race on earth, through whom God would bring the plan of redemption to all humanity, with a specific land and God as their king.
What did God promise Abraham in the Abrahamic covenant about a government?
God promised Abraham a covenant that included a nation of people dwelling in the land and that at one time a government would come. That governmental aspect did not come into play until God gave it to King David, as recorded in 2 Samuel 7.
More Questions
What did God promise through Abraham in Genesis 12?
God promised through Abraham that all the nations of the world would be blessed.
What did God promise about the land for Abram's descendants?
God promised that Abram's descendants, once they became a nation, would be placed in a specific geographical area of land, which God pointed out in Genesis 15.