- because of his covenant:
- "And I will makeª°¹ thy seedª as the dustª of the earth:ª so thatª if¹ a manª canª° numberª°¹ the dustª of the earth,ª [then] shall thy seedª also¹ be numbered.ª° ... Arise,ª° walkª° through the landª in the lengthª of it and in the breadthª of it; for¹ I will giveª° it unto thee." {Gen 13:16-17} + "And I will makeª° my covenantª between¹ me and thee, and will multiplyª° thee exceedingly.ª ... Neither¹ shall¹ thy nameª any more¹ be calledª° Abram,ª but thy nameª shall be¹ Abraham;ª for¹ a fatherª of manyª nationsª have I made¹ thee.²°" {Gen 17:2-5} + "And I will establishª°¹ my covenantª between¹ me and thee and thy seedª after¹ thee² in their generationsª for an everlastingª covenant,ª to be¹ a Godª unto thee, and to thy seedª after¹ thee.² ... And I will giveª° unto thee, and to thy seedª after¹ thee,²¹ the landª wherein thou art a stranger,ª¹ all¹ the landª of Canaan,ª for an everlastingª possession;ª and I will be¹ their God.ª" {Gen 17:7-8} + "Moreover he said,ª° I¹ [am] the Godª of thy father,ª the Godª of Abraham,ª the Godª of Isaac,ª and the Godª of Jacob.ª And Mosesª hidª° his face;ª for¹ he was afraidª° to lookª°¹ upon¹ God.ª ... And the LORDª said,ª° I have surely²° seenª°¹ the afflictionª of my peopleª which¹ [are] in Egypt,ª and have heardª° their cryª by reason² of¹¹ their taskmasters;ª° for¹ I knowª°¹ their sorrows;ª" {Exd 3:6-7} + "Rememberª° Abraham,ª Isaac,ª and Israel,ª thy servants,ª to whom¹ thou swarestª° by thine own self, and saidstª° unto¹ them, I will multiplyª°¹ your seedª as the starsª of heaven,ª and all¹ this¹ landª that¹ I have spokenª° of will I giveª° unto your seed,ª and they shall inheritª° [it] for ever.ª ... And the LORDª repentedª° of¹ the evilª which¹ he thoughtª° to doª° unto his people.ª" {Exd 32:13-14} + "Then will I rememberª°¹ my covenantª with Jacob,ª and also¹¹ my covenantª with Isaac,ª and also¹¹ my covenantª with Abrahamª will I remember;ª° and I will rememberª° the land.ª" {Lev 26:42} + "For¹ the LORDª shall judgeª° his people,ª and repent²° himself¹ for¹ his servants,ª when¹ he seethª° that¹ [their] powerª is gone,ª° and [there is] noneª shut up,ª° or left.ª°" {Deu 32:36} + "Now¹ therefore, our God,ª the great,ª the mighty,ª and the terribleª° God,ª who keepestª° covenantª and mercy,ª let not¹¹ all¹ the troubleª seem littleª° beforeª thee, that¹ hath come²° upon¹ us, on our kings,ª on our princes,ª and on our priests,ª and on our prophets,ª and on our fathers,ª and on all¹ thy people,ª since the timeª¹ of the kingsª of Assyriaª unto¹ this¹ day.ª" {Neh 9:32} + "He hath rememberedª° his covenantª for ever,ª the wordª [which] he commandedª° to a thousandª generations.ª" {Psa 105:8} + "Thou wilt performª° the truthª to Jacob,ª [and] the mercyª to Abraham,ª which¹ thou hast swornª° unto our fathersª from the daysª¹ of old.ª" {Mic 7:20} + "He hath holpenª° his²¹ servantª Israel,ª in remembranceª° of [his] mercy;ª ... Asª he spakeª° toª ourª fathers,ª to Abraham,ª andª to hisª seedª for² ever.ª¹" {Lke 1:54-55} + "To performª° the mercyª [promised] toª ourª fathers,ª andª to rememberª° his²¹ holyª covenant;ª ... The oathª whichª he swareª° toª ourª fatherª Abraham,ª" {Lke 1:72-73}
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