DISPENSATION | NUMBER 4 – Abraham |
NAME | PROMISE |
WHERE FOUND | Gen. 12:1, Ex. 19:8 |
APPLIES TO WHOM | Abraham & Seed |
EVENT TO EVENT | Call of Abraham to Exodus |
DURATION | 430 years |
CONDITION OF MAN | Idolatry and nation scattered |
RULES IN EFFECT | Stay in land of promise, Gen.12:5 |
MAN’S FAILURE | Went into Egypt |
GOD’S REACTION | Slavery |
END RESULT | In Egypt under Pharaoh |
GOD’S PROMISE | Promise of seed thru Abraham more definite Gen. 22:18 |
INSTRUCTION | God did not abandon world by choosing Abraham |