Genesis 17:7 Cross References

Genesis 17:7

7: "I will continue this everlasting covenant between us, generation after generation. It will continue between me and your offspring forever. And I will always be your God and the God of your descendants after you.

Genesis 26:24

  1. where the LORD appeared to him on the night of his arrival. "I am the God of your father, Abraham," he said. "Do not be afraid, for I am with you and will bless you. I will give you many descendants, and they will become a great nation. I will do this because of my promise to Abraham, my servant."

Hebrews 8:10

  1. But this is the new covenant I will make with the people of Israel on that day, says the Lord: I will put my laws in their minds so they will understand them, and I will write them on their hearts so they will obey them. I will be their God, and they will be my people.

Hebrews 11:16

  1. But they were looking for a better place, a heavenly homeland. That is why God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared a heavenly city for them.

Genesis 15:18

  1. So the LORD made a covenant with Abram that day and said, "I have given this land to your descendants, all the way from the border of Egypt to the great Euphrates River--

Genesis 28:13

  1. At the top of the stairway stood the LORD, and he said, "I am the LORD, the God of your grandfather Abraham and the God of your father, Isaac. The ground you are lying on belongs to you. I will give it to you and your descendants.

Romans 9:7

  1. Just the fact that they are descendants of Abraham doesn't make them truly Abraham's children. For the Scriptures say, "Isaac is the son through whom your descendants will be counted," though Abraham had other children, too.
  2. This means that Abraham's physical descendants are not necessarily children of God. It is the children of the promise who are considered to be Abraham's children.
  3. For God had promised, "Next year I will return, and Sarah will have a son."

Acts 2:39

  1. This promise is to you and to your children, and even to the Gentiles--all who have been called by the Lord our God."

Leviticus 26:12

  1. I will walk among you; I will be your God, and you will be my people.

Exodus 3:6

  1. Then he said, "I am the God of your ancestors--the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob." When Moses heard this, he hid his face in his hands because he was afraid to look at God.

Romans 9:4

  1. They are the people of Israel, chosen to be God's special children. God revealed his glory to them. He made covenants with them and gave his law to them. They have the privilege of worshiping him and receiving his wonderful promises.

Luke 1:54

  1. And how he has helped his servant Israel! He has not forgotten his promise to be merciful.
  2. For he promised our ancestors--Abraham and his children--to be merciful to them forever."

Psalms 105:8

  1. He always stands by his covenant--the commitment he made to a thousand generations.
  2. This is the covenant he made with Abraham and the oath he swore to Isaac.
  3. He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to the people of Israel as a never-ending treaty:
  4. "I will give you the land of Canaan as your special possession."

Exodus 3:15

  1. God also said, "Tell them, `The LORD, the God of your ancestors--the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob--has sent me to you.' This will be my name forever; it has always been my name, and it will be used throughout all generations.

Matthew 22:32

  1. 'I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.' So he is the God of the living, not the dead."

Exodus 6:4

  1. And I entered into a solemn covenant with them. Under its terms, I swore to give them the land of Canaan, where they were living.

Exodus 19:5

  1. Now if you will obey me and keep my covenant, you will be my own special treasure from among all the nations of the earth; for all the earth belongs to me.
  2. And you will be to me a kingdom of priests, my holy nation.' Give this message to the Israelites."

Ephesians 2:2

  1. You used to live just like the rest of the world, full of sin, obeying Satan, the mighty prince of the power of the air. He is the spirit at work in the hearts of those who refuse to obey God.

Ezekiel 28:26

  1. They will live safely in Israel and build their homes and plant their vineyards. And when I punish the neighboring nations that treated them with contempt, they will know that I am the LORD their God."

Micah 7:20

  1. You will show us your faithfulness and unfailing love as you promised with an oath to our ancestors Abraham and Jacob long ago.

Luke 1:72

  1. He has been merciful to our ancestors by remembering his sacred covenant with them,
  2. the covenant he gave to our ancestor Abraham.
  3. We have been rescued from our enemies, so we can serve God without fear,
  4. in holiness and righteousness forever.

Mark 10:14

  1. But when Jesus saw what was happening, he was very displeased with his disciples. He said to them, "Let the children come to me. Don't stop them! For the Kingdom of God belongs to such as these.

Psalms 81:10

  1. For it was I, the LORD your God, who rescued you from the land of Egypt. Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it with good things.

Galatians 3:16

  1. God gave the promise to Abraham and his child. And notice that it doesn't say the promise was to his children, as if it meant many descendants. But the promise was to his child--and that, of course, means Christ.
  2. This is what I am trying to say: The agreement God made with Abraham could not be canceled 430 years later when God gave the law to Moses. God would be breaking his promise.
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