What does the God’s “Covenant” of Genesis chapter 15 about?
8 But he(Abram) said, “O Lord God, how am I to know that I shall possess it?” 9 He said to him, “Bring me a heifer three years old, a female goat three years old, a ram three years old, a turtledove, and a young pigeon.” 10 And he brought him all these, cut them in half, and laid each half over against the other. But he did not cut the birds in half.
13 Then the Lord said to Abram, “Know for certain that your offspring will be sojourners in a land that is not theirs and will be servants there, and they will be afflicted for four hundred years. 14 But I will bring judgment on the nation that they serve, and afterward they shall come out with great possessions. 15 As for you, you shall go to your fathers in peace; you shall be buried in a good old age. 16 And they shall come back here in the fourth generation, for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete.”
- Genesis 15:8-10, 13-16
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After God proclaimed Genesis 3:15 for a long time, God made a covenant with Abraham to let his “offspring” to become a kingdom, for this “offspring” all families shall be blessed. It’s about God’s Kingdom.
“And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. 3 I will bless those who bless you, and him who dishonors you I will curse, and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.” – Genesis 12:2,3
9 He(YHWH) said to him, “Bring me
a heifer three years old(why is three years old? symbolic 3.5? symbolic “New Bride”? symbolizes Israelites?),
a female goat three years old(symbolic 3.5? symbolizes Genetiles?),
a ram three years old(symbolic 3.5? symbolizes Lamb? Jesus?),
a turtledove(symbolizes Jesus?), and a young pigeon(symbolizes 144000?).
*** And when Jesus was baptized, immediately he went up from the water, and behold, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming to rest on him – Matthew 3:16 ***
10 And he brought him all these, cut them “in half”, and laid each half over against the other(symbolizes God’s Kingdom is formed by half(Jesus) and half(144000)?). But he did not cut the birds in half.
12 As the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell on Abram. And behold, dreadful and great darkness fell upon him. 13 Then YHWH said to Abram, “Know for certain that your offspring will be sojourners in a land that is not theirs and will be servants there, and they will be afflicted for “four hundred years”(symbolizes 400 x 360 day = 144000?). “
14 But I will bring judgment on the nation(symbolizes the End Day?) that they serve, and afterward they shall come out with great possessions. 15 As for you, you shall go to your fathers in peace; you shall be buried in a good old age.
16 And they shall come back here in the fourth generation(symbolic “a time, times, and half a time” ?), for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete.” 17 When the sun had gone down and it was dark, behold, a smoking fire pot and a flaming torch passed between these pieces(symbolizes finished making covenant).
– Genesis 15:9-16
The above is the God’s Convenant with Abraham, generally called “Old Convenant”. Therefore the “New Convenant” also contains these elements, such as “3.5”, “half and half”, Judgement Day, 144000, “a time, times, and half a time”…
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