The Gospel taught by Jesus and the apostles was not fundamentally different from what was understood by Abraham. God, through the Scriptures, “Preached before the gospel unto Abraham” (Galatians 3:8). So crucial are these promises that Peter started and ended his public proclamation of the Gospel with reference to them (Acts 3:13,25).If we can understand what was taught to Abraham, we will then have a very basic picture of the Christian Gospel. There are other indications that “the gospel” is not something which just began at the time of Jesus:
The promises to Abraham have two basic themes:
These promises are commented on in the New Testament, and, in keeping with our policy of letting the Bible explain itself, we will combine the teachings of both Testaments to give us a complete picture of the covenant made with Abraham.
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Author: Duncan Heaster
Keywords: God's promises, Promises of God, Promise to Abraham
Bible reference(s): Gen. 12:1, Gen. 13:14-17, Genesis 15:5, Gen. 15:18, Gen. 17:8, Gen. 20:7, Genesis 22:17-18, Acts 13:32-33, Acts 26:6-7, Rom. 4:13, Gal. 3:7, Gal. 3:16, Heb. 11:8-9, Heb. 11:13
Source: Bible Basics.
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