Genesis 15:1-2
God’s Covenant with Abram
1After 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.” 2But Abram said, “O Lord God, what will you give me, for I continue ▼▼Or I shall die
childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?” Genesis 18:11-13
11Now dAbraham and Sarah were old, advanced in years. The way of women had ceased to be with Sarah. 12 eSo Sarah laughed to herself, saying, f“After I am worn out, and gmy lord is old, shall I have pleasure?” 13The Lord said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh and say, ‘Shall I indeed bear a child, now that I am old?’Joshua 24:3
3 hThen I took your father Abraham from beyond the River and iled him through all the land of Canaan, and made his offspring many. jI gave him Isaac.Romans 4:1-5
Abraham Justified by Faith
1What then shall we say was gained by ▼▼Some manuscripts say about
Abraham, lour forefather according to the flesh? 2For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but mnot before God. 3For what does the Scripture say? n“Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness.” 4Now oto the one who works, his wages are not counted as a gift but as his due. 5And to the one who does not work but pbelieves in ▼▼Or but trusts; compare verse 24
him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted as righteousness, Romans 4:16-24
16That is why it depends on faith, rin order that the promise may rest on grace and sbe guaranteed to all his offspring—not only to the adherent of the law but also to the one who shares the faith of Abraham, twho is the father of us all, 17as it is written, u“I have made you the father of many nations”—in the presence of the God in whom he believed, vwho gives life to the dead and calls into existence wthe things that do not exist. 18In hope he believed against hope, that he should become the father of many nations, as he had been told, x“So shall your offspring be.” 19He did not weaken in faith when he considered his own body, which was yas good as dead ( zsince he was about a hundred years old), or when he considered aathe barrenness ▼▼Greek deadness
of Sarah’s womb. 20No unbelief made him waver concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong in his faith as he gave glory to God, 21fully convinced that acGod was able to do what he had promised. 22That is why his faith was “counted to him as righteousness.” 23But adthe words “it was counted to him” were not written for his sake alone, 24but for ours also. It will be counted to us aewho believe in afhim who raised from the dead Jesus our Lord,
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