What did God promise Abraham when He gave him the Abrahamic Covenant?
God called Abraham out of idolatry and promised him a separated nation that would be holy and would come under the covenant promises. That nation is Israel, called the favored nation or God’s chosen people, because God in His sovereignty ordained it so.
Les explains that after God gave Abraham the Abrahamic Covenant, He called Abraham out of idolatry and promised him a separated nation. That nation would be holy and would come under the covenant promises. This is why Israel is called the favored nation, or God’s chosen people: in His sovereignty God ordained it that way. Les also notes that God called Abraham and saved him by faith, plus nothing. Abraham was not saved by offering sacrifices; he was saved by being obedient to what God said, and the sacrifices came later. Abraham was a man of faith, saved by faith even as we are, plus nothing. In the previous program’s closing, they were in Exodus 19, where God had promised Israel was to be a Kingdom of Priests.