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thine own heir

Genesis 15:3&4
"3 And Abram said, Behold, to me Thou hast given no seed: and, lo, one born in my house is mine heir.
4 And, behold, the word of the LORD came unto him, saying, This shall not be thine heir; but he that shall come forth out of thine own bowels shall be thine heir."

We are studying GOD'S COVENANT with people. A couple a weeks ago we looked at God's Covenant with Abraham in Genesis chapter twelve.  There GOD makes promises to Abraham saying "I will..." God is doing all the work. Abraham is faithful. But it's GOD who keeps His promises. God who accomplished His plans. 

Now, we turn to Genesis chapter fifteen; God promises protection to His loyal subject, who has just won a major war with violent enemies. Abraham believes and trusts GOD, and he has questions. God has promised him an heir and at the time he only has his servant as a potential heir. Around eighty plus years old Abraham cannot see how GOD'S plan can be fulfilled with him. 

Today's verse; "And Abram said, Behold, to me Thou hast given no seed: and, lo, one born in my house is mine heir." The "...one born in my house is" his servant Eliezer of Damascus, not Abraham's own flesh and blood. The verse continues "And, behold, the word of the LORD came unto him, saying, This shall not be thine heir; but he that shall come forth out of THINE OWN bowels shall be thine HEIR."

Side note; Abraham is a man of faith. He believes and has questions. Not only here in these verses, but also as the years go by, and Abraham and Sarah feel they are not having a baby they conspired for Abraham to have a baby with Sarah's Egyptian-born handmaiden; Hagar. This baby is Abraham's first son, Ishmael. It's another twelve plus years before Isaac is born to Sarah, he is the true heir to Abraham's legacy! 
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