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Genesis 15:17-18 17 And it came to pass, when the sun went down and it was dark, that behold, there appeared a smoking oven and a burning torch that passed between those pieces. 18 On the same day the L ORD made a covenant with Abram, saying: "To your descendants I have given this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the River Euphrates-- Abrahams Covenant

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God makes covenants The Rainbow covenant with Noah The Law covenant with Israel at Mt. Sinai The Christian covenant with believers

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God made a covenant with Abraham This covenant took one day and two nights Night - Then He brought him outside and said, "Look now toward heaven, and count the stars if you are able to number them." And He said to him, "So shall your descendants be." Genesis 15:5

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God made a covenant with Abraham This covenant took one day and two nights Day verses 7-11 Night - Now when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and behold, horror and great darkness fell upon him. Genesis 15:12

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God made a covenant with Abraham Then He said to him, "I am the L ORD, who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans, to give you this land to inherit it." Genesis 15:7 God now explains why he left Ur 25 years ago.

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The Details Bring a 3 year old heifer Bring a 3 year old female goat Bring a 3 year old ram A turtledove and a young pigeon Why? 3 animals, all 3 years old (3 dispensations?)

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The Covenant Terms Then he brought all these to Him and cut them in two, down the middle, and placed each piece opposite the other; but he did not cut the birds in two. Genesis 15:10

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The Details And when the vultures came down on the carcasses, Abram drove them away. Genesis 15:11

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The Details 13 Then He said to Abram: "Know certainly that your descendants will be strangers in a land that is not theirs, and will serve them, and they will afflict them four hundred years. 14 And also the nation whom they serve I will judge; afterward they shall come out with great possessions. Genesis 15:13-14

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