2. The Seed - In Genesis 22:18, God promises Abraham that through his seed, all the nations of the world will be blessed and vows to work through his descendants, Isaac and Jacob.
3. God's presence with His covenant people - 1. "I will be your God" Gen. 17:7-8
2. "You will be My people" Exodus 4:22; 6:7
3. "I will dwell among you" Exodus 29:43-46
4. Nationhood, Land, Heir - God charges Abram in Genesis 12:1 to leave his country and relatives and go to a new land. God promises His land (Lev. 25:23) to the Jewish people 69 different times in the book of Deuteronomy alone. Shortly after the Israelites leave Egypt, God summons Moses to Mount Sinai and there promises him that Israel will be a kingdom of priests and a holy nation (Exodus 19:3-6).
(Ezek. 37:12-14) "Therefore prophesy, and say to them, 'Thus says the LORD God, "Behold, I will open your graves and cause you to come up out of your graves, My people; and I will bring you into the land of Israel. {13} "Then you will know that I am the LORD, when I have opened your graves and caused you to come up out of your graves, My people. {14} "And I will put My Spirit within you, and you will come to life, and I will place you on your own land. Then you will know that I, the LORD, have spoken and done it," declares the LORD.'"
5. A blessing to the world - In Genesis 12:3b, God promises Abraham that in him all the families of the earth would be blessed. In Isaiah 49:5-6, God states that Israel will be a light to the nations and that God's salvation will reach the ends of the earth, not just Israel. Christ charges His disciples to go and make disciples of all nations (ethnos) (Matthew 28:18-20; Luke 24:44-49; Acts 1:8).
6. The Law - Jesus summarizes the law: "Love God and love your neighbor as yourself." (Matt. 19:19)
7. The eternal dynasty and the kingdom - In the person of David, it becomes clear who "the seed" will be. He will be a king, a descendant of David, and an heir of the promised eternal throne (II Samuel 7:11-16).
8. The day of the Lord - Zephaniah and Zechariah indicate that the day of the Lord will involve a sacrifice which will consecrate the people and removal sin (Zeph. 1:7; Zech. 13:1). Peter explains the disciples speaking in tongues as a fulfillment of a prophecy in Joel 2:28-32 regarding the last days. Jesus and his apostles warn that it will come in the future "like a thief in the night." (Mt. 24; II Peter 3:10) The New Testament gives a rough blueprint of what must occur before Jesus returns and the day of the Lord is finished (Mt. 24, Mk. 13, Lk. 21, I Thess. 2).
9. The New Covenant - The covenant that God made with Israel through the law of Moses was unsuccessful, failing to produce a covenant people who would faithfully act as "a kingdom of priests and a holy nation" (Ex. 19:6) to represent God. In Isaiah 49:8, God promises that he will use his "servant of the LORD" to "make you to be a covenant for the people, to restore the land." In Isaiah 55, God specifies that this covenant will be his "faithful love promised to David." In Jeremiah 31:31-34 God promises to make a new covenant, not like the old one that could be broken.
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