Bible Verses About The Patriarchs And The Promises Of God

Ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying unto Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed.

Direct passage on the covenant with the fathers and blessing to Abraham's offspring

Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, thy servants, to whom thou swarest by thine own self, and saidst unto them, I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have spoken of will I give unto your seed, and they shall inherit it for ever.

Explicit remembrance of oath and land promise

Now I say that Jesus Christ was a minister of the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made unto the fathers:

Directly says Christ confirmed the promises made to the fathers

Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ.

Direct biblical statement that the promise points to Christ

Who are Israelites; to whom pertaineth the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service of God, and the promises;

Direct passage naming covenants, promises, and Israelites

And we declare unto you glad tidings, how that the promise which was made unto the fathers,

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Even of the covenant which he made with Abraham, and of his oath unto Isaac;

Covenant made with Abraham and sworn to Isaac

And give thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee, and to thy seed with thee; that thou mayest inherit the land wherein thou art a stranger, which God gave unto Abraham.

Blessing of Abraham and land inheritance wording

And he gave him the covenant of circumcision: and so Abraham begat Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat the twelve patriarchs.

Genealogical covenant passage with patriarch chain

Then will I remember my covenant with Jacob, and also my covenant with Isaac, and also my covenant with Abraham will I remember; and I will remember the land.

Covenant remembered with Jacob, Isaac, Abraham

Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries, and I will perform the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father;

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The oath which he sware to our father Abraham,

Luke’s oath to Abraham

As he spake to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed for ever.

Luke’s phrase for the fathers and seed

For he remembered his holy promise, and Abraham his servant.

God remembered his holy promise and Abraham

And now I stand and am judged for the hope of the promise made of God, unto our fathers:

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Even by the God of thy father, who shall help thee; and by the Almighty, who shall bless thee with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lieth under, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb:

Blessings of heaven and womb, tied to Jacob

And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.

Everlasting land possession promise

By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise:

Heirs of the same promise language

Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are the children of promise.

Children of promise language tied to Isaac

And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.

Abraham obtained the promise after waiting

And the LORD appeared unto him the same night, and said, I am the God of Abraham thy father: fear not, for I am with thee, and will bless thee, and multiply thy seed for my servant Abraham's sake.

Abraham’s sake, blessing and multiplication

And, behold, the LORD stood above it, and said, I am the LORD God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed;

Land and seed promise to Jacob

For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself,

Promise to Abraham by oath

And the LORD thy God will bring thee into the land which thy fathers possessed, and thou shalt possess it; and he will do thee good, and multiply thee above thy fathers.

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Doubtless thou art our father, though Abraham be ignorant of us, and Israel acknowledge us not: thou, O LORD, art our father, our redeemer; thy name is from everlasting.

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Look unto Abraham your father, and unto Sarah that bare you: for I called him alone, and blessed him, and increased him.

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Whose are the fathers, and of whom as concerning the flesh Christ came, who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen.

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Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live?

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And God said unto him, I am God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall be of thee, and kings shall come out of thy loins;

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The blessings of thy father have prevailed above the blessings of my progenitors unto the utmost bound of the everlasting hills: they shall be on the head of Joseph, and on the crown of the head of him that was separate from his brethren.

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And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.

Paul says believers belong to Abraham's offspring

For the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, was not to Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.

Key promise text about Abraham as heir of the world

And God said, Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his seed after him.

Covenant with Isaac and his seed