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The Kingdom and Theocratic Covenants

I will establish my covenant as an everlasting covenant between
me and you and your descendants after you for the generations
to come, to be your God and the God of your descendants after
you. (v. 7)

In another passage, God revealed to Abraham that this blessing of all
nations would come through a promised seed.
God declared, “Through your offspring [seed] all
nations on earth will be blessed” (Genesis 22:18;
compare 26:4). The idea of a
redemptive
The idea of a redemptive seed is an important
concept in Scripture. God first mentioned the seed is an
promised seed when He cursed the serpent important
after he had tempted Adam and Eve: “And I
will put enmity between you and the woman, concept in
and between your offspring [seed] and hers; he Scripture.
will crush your head, and you will strike his heel”
(Genesis 3:15). In Galatians, Paul identified that
Seed as Christ:

The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. The Scripture
does not say “and to seeds,” meaning many people, but “and to your
seed,” meaning one person, who is Christ. (Galatians 3:16)

Jesus, then, is the Seed who will crush the head of Satan, and He is
the Seed of Abraham who will bless all nations of the earth.

Genesis 12:3 has been called the “purpose statement of the Bible.” It
declares God’s plan for all mankind. God wants all nations to know Him
and be blessed. The rest of the Bible is the fulfillment of that plan. God
accomplishes His plan through His kingdom. As His kingdom advances,
His plan is fulfilled. Through His kingdom, God establishes His redemptive
reign among all nations.

The Abrahamic Covenant is an unconditional covenant. This is shown
by God’s repeated statement, “I will,” which occurs six times in
Genesis 12:2–3. Since the covenant is unconditional, its provisions will
be accomplished no matter what man does. Its fulfillment depends solely

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