Yes — Canaan is called the land of promise because God covenanted and swore to give that specific land to Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and their descendants.
In the Abrahamic covenant, God promised Abraham a nation, a geographical territory, and a future King (Clip 4). Les Feldick says that is exactly why we call it the promised land (Clip 4). Scripture also records God's own words that He swore to give the land to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (Exodus 6:8).
Genesis 12:1-3 — These verses record God's call to Abram and the covenant promises that include the land and blessing for all nations.
Exodus 6:8 — God explicitly states that He swore to give the land of Canaan to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob as a heritage.
In Genesis 12, God told Abram to leave his country and go to a land that He would show him, promising: "I will make of thee a great nation... and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed." Isaac's blessing later describes Canaan as "the land wherein thou art a stranger, which God gave unto Abraham" (Genesis 28:4). In Exodus, God says: "I have also established my covenant with them, to give them the land of Canaan, the land of their pilgrimage" (Exodus 6:4). He also promises to bring Israel into "the land, concerning the which I did swear to give it to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob" (Exodus 6:8). Thus Scripture itself ties the land of Canaan to God's sworn covenant with the patriarchs.
Les Feldick repeatedly teaches that the promised land cannot be separated from the Abrahamic covenant. He points out that the covenant included three things: a nation out of Abraham and Sarah, a geographical area of land, and a future day when God would be their King. That, he says, "is why we call it the promised land" (Clip 4). He emphasizes that God swore this land to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and "everything is based upon that promise" (Clip 1). Les also notes that while Abraham and Isaac dwelled among the Canaanites and did not yet own all the land, the promise was that God would give them the land (Clip 3). He says the land between the Mediterranean and the Jordan was given to Israel 4,000 years ago and "God never goes back on His Word" (Clip 2).
Les Feldick directly answers this: God's promise to Abraham in Genesis 12 was that Abraham and Sarah would become a nation, that God would place that nation in a geographical area of land, and that one day He would be their King. "That's why we call it the promised land" (Clip 4). The land was part of the oath God swore to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and the whole of Scripture rests on that promise (Clip 1).
God told Abram to go "unto a land that I will shew thee" and promised to make him a great nation and to bless all families in him (Genesis 12:1-3). Les points out that this covenant promised a geographical land and a future ruler (Clip 4). The same promise is restated as an oath to give Canaan to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (Exodus 6:8).
No. Les says Abraham and Isaac were still dwelling among the Canaanite tribes and "haven't got the whole land... it isn't theirs" (Clip 3). Yet the promise was that God would give them the land. In Exodus, God says He remembered His covenant to give them Canaan, the land of their pilgrimage (Exodus 6:4; Clip 7).
Les believes God gave the land between the Mediterranean and the Jordan to Israel 4,000 years ago, and "God never goes back on His Word" (Clip 2). He ties this to the Abrahamic covenant made with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (Clip 1).
Abraham Led to Canaan
Les recounts Stephen's history showing Abraham called from Mesopotamia and brought into Canaan, with God already revealing Israel's future bondage before the promises were fully realized.
The Oath to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob
Les shows that the land promise was sworn to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and that all of Scripture rests on this Abrahamic covenant.
Canaan Given to Israel Long Ago
Les identifies Canaan as the land between the Mediterranean and the Jordan given to Israel 4,000 years ago and says God never goes back on His Word.
A Promise Yet to Be Possessed
Les emphasizes that Abraham and Isaac dwelt among Canaanites and did not yet own the land, but God's promise guaranteed it to them.
Why We Call It the Promised Land
Les directly explains that "promised land" comes from God's promise to make Abraham a nation, place them in a geographical land, and one day be their King.
The Covenant Promise to Abraham
Les reads Genesis 12:1-3, showing that God's covenant with Abraham included blessing for all families of the earth.
Identifying Canaan on the Map
Les maps Canaan as the area from the Mediterranean toward the Jordan and Dead Sea, the land the Canaanites inhabited.
God Remembers His Covenant
Les points to Exodus 6:4 to show God established His covenant to give Canaan, the land of pilgrimage, and has not forgotten it.
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:
God's call to Abram begins the land promise.
Genesis 12:2: And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:
The promise of a nation is part of the same covenant that includes the land.
Genesis 12:3: And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
The covenant extends blessing beyond Israel to all nations.
Genesis 28:4: And give thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee, and to thy seed with thee; that thou mayest inherit the land wherein thou art a stranger, which God gave unto Abraham.
This blessing directly calls Canaan the land given to Abraham.
Exodus 6:4: And I have also established my covenant with them, to give them the land of Canaan, the land of their pilgrimage, wherein they were strangers.
God calls Canaan the land of pilgrimage and connects it to His covenant.
Exodus 6:8: And I will bring you in unto the land, concerning the which I did swear to give it to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob; and I will give it you for an heritage: I am the LORD.
God explicitly says He swore the land to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob as a heritage.
It means Canaan is the land God specifically promised to Abraham's descendants. Les Feldick says the promised land comes from the Abrahamic covenant: God promised a nation, a land, and a future King (Clip 4). Exodus 6:8 says God swore to give that land to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
Scripture records God's covenant to give them the land of Canaan as their pilgrimage (Exodus 6:4). Les says the land between the Mediterranean and the Jordan was given to Israel 4,000 years ago and God never goes back on His Word (Clip 2).
Because in Genesis 12 God promised Abraham that his descendants would become a nation and be placed in a geographical territory, with God as their King (Clip 4). That promise is the Abrahamic covenant.
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