The following chart is a look at the Abrahamic covenant as it appears in Genesis from the moment God Calls
Abram from Ur.
It is a verse by verse examination of the covenant, who it pertained to, and what it meant to that time.
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Genesis 12:1: The
Lord had said to
Abram: “Go from
your country, your
people, and your
fathers households to
the land I will show
you.”
Abram
Abram was
called by God
to leave Ur and
move to
Canaan.
Abram
Moved
God called
Abram
God Called Abram to
obey and trust Him
Genesis 12:2: “I will
make you a great
nation and I will bless
you; I will make you
name great and you
will be a blessing.
Abram
God promised
Abram that his
name would be
great among
the nations.
God’s
promise was
to make
Abram Great
Continuing
Abram’s
calling
God’s Promise is to
bless Abram.
Genesis 12:3: “I will
bless those who bless
you.
Abram was
promised
that
God again
promises to
bless
Continuing
Abram’s
calling
God speaks on who
will be blessed and
cursed by allying
with Abram.
whoever curses
his name
Abram and
you I will curse;
would be
keep him
and all peoples on
great.
safe.
earth will be
Required
blessed through
faith in God’s
you.”
promise.
Genesis 12:7: The
God
God
Abram is
God promises
Lord appeared to
promised
Gives a
Rewarded
Abram’s
Abram and said,
Abram his
Promise
For moving
descendants the
“To your offspring
descendants
To Abram’s
land.
I will give this
will inherit
Offspring
land.”
the land the
of the
Canaanites
Genesis 13:14-15:
Lot leaves
God shows
God
God goes into
“Look around
Abram
His shows
Continues
Detail about.
from where you
God
Abram the
Showing
The promised
are, to the north
Shows
Land of
Abram the
land
and south, to the
Abram
his future
Promised
east and west. All
the
Descendants
Land.
the land that you
Land of his
see I will give to
inheritance
you and your
offspring forever.”
Genesis 13:16: “I will
make your
God
continues
God continuing
God gives a
number
offspring like the dust
of the earth, so that if
anyone could count
the dust, then your
offspring could be
counted.”
to describe
the blessings
on Abram’s
children
to speak to Abram
about his children
To Abram’s
children
There is an point
being made about
the size of Abram’s
coming family.
Genesis 15:4-5:
Abram
Being that
God
God
God tells Abram
“This man will not
His wife was
promised
promises
that he will have a
be your heir, but a
Barren he
Abram a
Abram a
son of his own flesh
son who is your
Was worried
son
child by his
and blood through
own flesh and
His
of his own
own blood
Sarai to be his heir.
blood will be your
Servant
for the first
Emphasis is on
heir.” He took him
Would
time.
Abram’s obedience.
outside and said,
Inherit
“Look up at the sky
All he
and count the stars
owned
—if indeed you
can count them.”
Then he said to
him, “So shall your
offspring be.”
Genesis 16:9-10:
Hagar
After having
Hagar was
Abram’s covenant
was in trouble
“Go back to your
A bastard
promised
because he
mistress and
Hagar
numerous
Didn’t believe God’s
submit to her.”
Flees
descendants.
promise of a
The angel added, “I
Is told
child through
will increase your
To return
Sarai.
descendants so
much that they
will be too
numerous to
count.”
Genesis 16: 11-12:
Hagar
Hagar’s
descendants
An angel of
Ishmael’s
Emphasis shifted
“You shall name
Were cursed
God
life is
returned to God’s
him Ishmael, for
Because
Ishmael
Told of
Prophesied
Promise to