Genesis 15:5-8
15:6 a And Abram believed: God made his covenant with a believer; the statement does not indicate when Abram came to faith. The Hebrew text does not link Abram’s belief with the promise of the stars; it just says parenthetically that Abram believed God. Abram already had faith; his departure from Ur was his first great act that demonstrated it (see Heb 11:8-10 b).• God counted him as righteous because of his faith: This central statement about Abram’s saving faith is quoted three times in the New Testament (Rom 4:3 c; Gal 3:6 d; Jas 2:23 e) to support the doctrine of righteousness before God by faith (see also Rom 4:22-23 f).
Summary for Gen 15:7-21: 15:7-21 g With a solemn ceremony, God made a binding covenant with Abram that guaranteed the fulfillment of God’s promises to him.
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