Yes — the Abrahamic covenant is the foundational, unbreakable covenant through which God promised to make Israel a great nation, give them land, and bless all nations.
God initiated the covenant with Abraham and made promises that He Himself would fulfill. Because it originates and ends in God, it can never be broken or rescinded. Les Feldick teaches that this covenant is the basis for everything happening from the Gospels through the book of Acts, and every later covenant with Israel fits within its bounds.
Genesis 12:2-3 — The original Abrahamic covenant text, where God promises to make Abraham a great nation and to bless all families of the earth through him.
Exodus 6:5-8 — God remembers His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob and promises to redeem Israel from Egyptian bondage and bring them into the promised land.
Romans 3:2 — Paul affirms that to the Jews were committed the oracles of God, connecting Israel's covenant privileges to the Word of God.
In Genesis 12:1-3, God spoke to Abram and made a covenant with him. God said, "I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing" (Genesis 12:2). He also promised, "I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed" (Genesis 12:3). These promises were initiated and declared by God Himself. Years later, when Israel was suffering in Egypt, God said, "I have also heard the groaning of the children of Israel, whom the Egyptians keep in bondage; and I have remembered my covenant" (Exodus 6:5). God then promised to bring Israel out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, rid them out of their bondage, redeem them, and bring them into the land He swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (Exodus 6:6-8). Paul also points to the covenant privileges of Israel, saying, "Much every way: chiefly, because that unto them were committed the oracles of God" (Romans 3:2).
Les Feldick identifies Genesis 12:1-3 as the Abrahamic covenant and urges his students to mark it in their Bibles. He defines a covenant as an agreement that originates and ends in God, so even though it is made with man, it never becomes invalid, broken, or rescinded. Man may break it, but that does not destroy the covenant because it is from God and eternal. Les emphasizes that the Abrahamic covenant is foundational to the whole biblical storyline. He says that everything happening all the way up through the Gospels and well into the book of Acts is based on that covenant. He also teaches that every covenant God made with Israel, including the Davidic covenant in 2 Samuel 7, is within the bounds of the Abrahamic covenant. The content of the covenant, as Les explains, includes God's promise to make of Abraham a great nation, to put that nation in a geographical area, and to give them a King—the Messiah, the Son of God. God chose Israel as the vehicle through which He would communicate and bring about the whole plan of redemption to the whole human race. Les also connects the covenant to the Jews' return to the land, noting that they have been going back to Israel based on God's covenant promise to that nation.
The Abrahamic covenant is the agreement God made with Abram in Genesis 12:1-3. Les Feldick tells his students to underline or circle those verses and mark them as the Abrahamic covenant. He explains that a covenant, by definition, is an agreement that originates and ends in God. Because it begins and ends with God, it can never be broken, rescinded, or invalidated by anything man does. God promised to make Abraham a great nation, to bless him, to make his name great, and to make him a blessing. This promise was made even though Abraham and Sarah were old and had never had a child.
In Exodus 6, God heard the groaning of the children of Israel in Egyptian bondage and remembered His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. God then promised to bring Israel out from under Egypt's burdens, rid them out of their bondage, redeem them, and bring them into the land He swore to give their fathers. Les Feldick emphasizes this connection, showing that God's deliverance of Israel from Egypt was not a new plan but the outworking of His covenant promise.
Les Feldick teaches that every covenant God made with Israel is within the bounds of the Abrahamic covenant. He points to 2 Samuel 7 as the Davidic covenant, showing that it is surrounded by the Abrahamic covenant. The promise of a king and a kingdom belongs to the broader Abrahamic promise that God would one day come to Israel as King. Thus the Abrahamic covenant gives shape to all of God's later covenantal dealings with Israel.
God called Abraham out of Ur of the Chaldeans and promised to make from him a nation totally different from any other race of people on earth. Les Feldick explains that Israel was to be the vehicle through which God would communicate and bring about the whole plan of redemption to the whole human race. He also connects this to the New Testament statement that unto the Jews were committed the oracles of God, showing Israel's unique place in God's program.
Les Feldick points out that, for the most part, the Jews have been going back to the little land of Israel based on God's covenant promise to that nation. Their return to the land is not merely political or historical; it is rooted in the Abrahamic covenant and God's faithfulness to that promise.
The Name Jehovah and the Covenant People
Les explains that Jehovah is primarily the name of God as He deals with His covenant people Israel, showing that the covenant establishes a unique relationship between God and Israel.
A Covenant That Cannot Be Broken
Les defines the Abrahamic covenant as an agreement that originates and ends in God, so it can never be invalid, broken, or rescinded.
God Remembers His Covenant
Les points to Exodus 6 and says God remembered His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and that everything in the Gospels and Acts is based on that covenant.
The Covenant Given to Abraham
Les identifies Genesis 12:2-3 as the Abrahamic covenant, describing it as unbreakable and irrevocable, made with Abraham and Sarah when they were old and childless.
Israel as the Vehicle of Redemption
Les teaches that God called Abraham to form a unique nation, Israel, through which He would bring the plan of redemption to the whole human race.
The Center of Every Later Covenant
Les shows that every covenant God made with Israel, including the Davidic covenant in 2 Samuel 7, is within the bounds of the Abrahamic covenant.
The Oracles of God and Abraham's Seed
Les connects the Abrahamic covenant to the Jews receiving the oracles of God and to the promise that all nations would be blessed in Abraham's seed.
A Covenant Man Cannot Destroy
Les emphasizes that man, or even the nation of Israel, cannot change the Abrahamic covenant because it is from God and eternal.
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:
This is the foundational promise of the Abrahamic covenant, declaring that God would make Abraham into a great nation.
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.
This verse shows the worldwide scope of the covenant — blessing would come to all families through Abraham.
Exodus 6:5: And I have also heard the groaning of the children of Israel, whom the Egyptians keep in bondage; and I have remembered my covenant.
God revealed that His deliverance of Israel from Egypt was an act of remembering His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
Exodus 6:6: Wherefore say unto the children of Israel, I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their bondage, and I will redeem you with a stretched out arm, and with great judgments:
God promised to redeem Israel from bondage, connecting redemption directly to His covenant promise.
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 promised to bring Israel into the land He swore to give Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, fulfilling the land promise of the covenant.
Romans 3:2: Much every way: chiefly, because that unto them were committed the oracles of God.
Paul states that Israel received the oracles of God, a privilege tied to their covenant relationship.
No. Les Feldick teaches that the covenant originates and ends in God, so it is unbreakable and irrevocable regardless of what man or Israel does. God made the promise to Abraham and will fulfill it.
God promised to make Abraham a great nation, to put that nation in a geographical area of land, and to give them a King who would be the Messiah. He also promised that in Abraham's seed all nations of the earth would be blessed.
God heard the groaning of Israel in bondage and remembered His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. He then promised to bring Israel out, rid them of bondage, redeem them, and bring them into the land He swore to give their fathers.
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