When did God consummate the transfer of the title deed to Abraham?
God consummated the transfer of the title deed to Abraham in the same day He made a covenant with Abram, declaring, 'unto thy seed I have given' the land from the river of Egypt to the great river Euphrates. This was accomplished in the previous verses, as the past tense verb 'I have given' shows it was already done.
Les explains that in the same day God consummated this transfer of title deed to Abraham, the Lord Jehovah made a covenant with Abram, saying, 'unto thy seed I have given.' Les emphasizes the verb is past tense—'I have given'—so it was done, accomplished back in the previous verses. God deeded to Abraham the land from the river of Egypt unto the great river Euphrates, along with all the tribes geographically at that time: the Parasites, Amorites, Canaanites, Girgashites, and Jebusites. This is God's title deed to the Middle East for the nation of Israel.
In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates:
More Questions
How much land did God deed to Abraham?
God deeded to Abraham not just the small, narrow land from the Mediterranean to Jordan, but a much larger territory, as stated in Genesis 15:18.
What land did God covenant to give Abraham's descendants?
God made a covenant with Abraham in which He gave, in the past tense, the land from the river of Egypt to the great river Euphrates to Abraham's seed.