And he said to him, “I am the Lord who
brought you out from Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land to possess.” 8
But he 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. 11 And when birds of prey came down on the
carcasses, Abram drove them away... 17 When the sun had gone down and it was
dark, behold, a smoking fire pot and a flaming torch passed between these
pieces. 18 On that day the Lord made a covenant with Abram.
God made the covenant all by Himself. He
passed through the bloody path between the halves of animals Abram had
protected from the vultures. God walked through alone. While Abram slept, God
was at work.
God descended as Abram slumbered, just as
Jesus drank the cup while His closest friends slept. God promised, may it be
done to Me as it has been done to these animals if I do not fulfill My word. He
kept His word… and He was torn to shreds.
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