Deu 8:18-20 | TNotes | STEP | 8:18 This was not the covenant that God made with the previous generation of Israelites at Sinai but the one he first made with Abraham (Gen 15:1-21 ; 17:1-21 ), then Isaac (Gen 26:1-5 ) and Jacob (Gen 28:1-4 , 13-15 ; 46:1-4 ). • In order to be legal and proper, a covenant had to be sworn to with an oath that all parties to the agreement uttered. Although by his very nature God could never rescind a promise, he honored the protocol (see Deut 7:12 ).

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‏ Deuteronomy 8:18-20

8:18 ^a This was not the covenant that God made with the previous generation of Israelites at Sinai but the one he first made with Abraham (Gen 15:1-21 ^b; 17:1-21 ^c), then Isaac (Gen 26:1-5 ^d) and Jacob (Gen 28:1-4 ^e, 13-15 ^f; 46:1-4 ^g).

• In order to be legal and proper, a covenant had to be sworn to with an oath that all parties to the agreement uttered. Although by his very nature God could never rescind a promise, he honored the protocol (see Deut 7:12 ^h).