State of the Nation
Genesis 17:1-8
More Definitive Affirmation of Promises
- And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying, As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations.—verse 3-4
More Affirmative Elevation of Dignity
- Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee.—verse 5
More Aggressive Participation of God
- And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee. 7And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee. 8And 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.—verse 6-8