the covenant He made with Abraham, and the oath He swore to Isaac.
God chose one people freely from all nations and bound Himself to them by covenant. He did not merely speak His promises to Abraham and his seed; He proved them true across centuries with unnumbered mercies, so that those delivered from Egypt would keep faith with Him and serve Him faithfully.
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Commenting on Psalm 105:1-45
Which covenant he made with Abraham. When the victims were divided and the burning lamp passed between the pieces (Gen. 15.) then the Lord made, or ratified, the covenant with the patriarch. This was a solemn deed, performed not without blood, and the cutting in pieces of the sacrifice; it points us to the greater covenant which in Christ Jesus is signed, sealed, and ratified...
In praising God, reach back to what He did when His church was founded, for we who live now reap the benefit of those ancient mercies. His promise to the patriarchs was not mere words but His command, binding for a thousand generations, and the entail of it shall never be cut off.
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Commenting on Psalm 105:8-24