Saturday, February 12, 2022

Abraham Covenant

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Abraham 2:8

I know the end from the beginning, my hand shall be over thee – means that God’s hand is over my life – protecting, guiding it, make a great nation; 

I will bless you above measure - there isn't a ruler big enough; 

I will make name great; you will be a blessing to your family and your family will bless many people

Abraham was made great so he could help other people

All promises are for Abraham and Sarah – all blessings are for women as well as men; I  will bless her ( Sarah) and she will have a son. Sarah is half of covenant relationship

Women will be blessed, be multiplied, women are a crucial part of God’s Kingdom; fullness of blessings come as a couple, in family

blessed with Priesthood – access to Gospel ordinances and covenants

Posterity like stars – only Heavenly parents have that many children – it is code for Exaltation, becoming Gods

Property – {Promised Land) is code for Celestial Kingdom

Find in app, long document of all blessings in daily section

All those are in the next life, but we also have blessings during our journey. They begin with baptism and we have blessings from them throughout our lives.

The promise given to Abraham was to become something, not to receive something. Promise is to become exalted, not to receive exaltation.

That’s why it is so important to live the covenant life because we are becoming exalted every step of the way.

We’re not earning an outcome; we are actually becoming exalted here. We are to enjoy exaltation along the way; enjoy the blessings we are receiving as we become exalted through our life.

With every covenant relationship, there are two parts – what God gives us and what are to do – how we are to live; how we walk the path. This is what it looks like to be in partnership with God.

Responsibilities 2:6, 9, 11 – cone out of the world

 

Follow Him

The blessings have specific fulfillment in mortality but point us to the eternal blessings of exaltation

Bless Abraham and bless all families through him

Our covenant is to live to bless other people

REST of the Lord means presence of the Lord

 

Talking scripture

Bless them that bless thee – Gen. 12.1-5.

“I will put upon thee my name” – Abr. 1.18.

“Through thy ministry my name shall be known…” – Abr. 1.19.

“I will put upon thee my Priesthood.” – Abr. 1.18.

“My power shall be over thee.” – Abr. 1.18.

I will make thy name great! – Abr. 2.9.

Your seed will have the Priesthood and “this ministry”… - Abr. 2.9.

 

Ab 1:16

I will hear you

I will take you; He will deliver us

I will take you

I will place you in a strange land

 

Promises

Abraham 1:18

Lead thee by thy hand

I will put upon thee my name

Preservation and protection (My hand shall be over thee)

I will protect you so you can do something for me

Even the Priesthood of thy father; I promise you every Priesthood blessing.

My power shall be over thee – power, protection, preservation, Power, Priesthood.

Given a special place – Canaan; we are given a physical place and a spiritual place when we inherit Zion. God has preserved a place for us in the Celestial Kingdom

Posterity – seed without number, into eternities.

Our responsibilities

But –

Thru thy ministry my name shall be known in the earth forever – we in charge of making sure people know about God.

 2. V6 go out to where the world is to share God’s name – be in the world to help people know God. Be kind, generous, etc.

Make my name known

3. Ab 2:9 In their hands bless peoples with Priesthood and temple

4. 2:11 – shall all the families of the earth be blessed with the gospel, salvation, eternal life. Make name knows so they take advantage of blessings of Priesthood, obtain gospel and attain eternal life; make families eternal because they know who God is.


Scripture Gems:
Promise: Receive land for everlasting possession
make of thee a great nation; make thy name great; you will be a blessing to thy seed
multiply thy seed
Promise of Godhood
Bless posterity

Responsibilities:
we are to minister to all nations of the earth
magnify the priesthood
Preach the gospel

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