Gen 15:1, 4-6, Joh 8:56, Rom 4:11-13, Gal 3:16 | ESV | STEP | After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision : Fear not , Abram , I am your shield ; your reward shall be very great .

Genesis 15:1

God’s Covenant with Abram

1 After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision: ^a“Fear not, Abram, I am ^byour shield; your reward shall be very great.”

Genesis 15:4-6

4 And behold, the word of the Lord came to him: “This man shall not be your heir; ^cyour very own son ^{▼▼Hebrew what will come out of your own loins} shall be your heir.” 5 And he brought him outside and said, “Look toward heaven, and ^enumber the stars, if you are able to number them.” Then he said to him, ^f“So shall your offspring be.” 6 And ^ghe believed the Lord, and ^hhe counted it to him as righteousness.

John 8:56

56 ⁱYour father Abraham ^jrejoiced ^kthat he would see my day. ^lHe saw it and was glad.”

Romans 4:11-13

11 ^mHe received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. The purpose was ⁿto make him the father of all who believe without being circumcised, so that righteousness would be counted to them as well, 12 and to make him the father of the circumcised who are not merely circumcised but who also walk in the footsteps of the faith that our father Abraham had before he was circumcised.

The Promise Realized Through Faith

13 For ^othe promise to Abraham and his offspring ^pthat he would be heir of the world did not come through the law but through the righteousness of faith.

Galatians 3:16

16 Now ^qthe promises were made ^rto Abraham and to his offspring. It does not say, “And to offsprings,” referring to many, but referring to one, ^s“And to your offspring,” who is Christ.