Full Gen 12:1–3, 15:1–21, 17:1–22, 22:15–18. Gen 15 cutting-ceremony as depth centerpiece — Abraham bisects the animals; "a smoking furnace and a burning lamp" representing God passes between them; Abraham does not. The one-sided passage establishes the unconditional character: God's single obligation. Galatians 3's argument: the Abrahamic covenant precedes the Mosaic by 430 years and cannot be set aside by the later one. Cross-link to [[seed-promise]] (Batch F1) for the messianic-line narrowing through Abraham.
The Abrahamic Covenant
Gen 12; 15; 17; 22:15–18 — God obligates himself alone.
Primary passage:Genesis 15:18 →
Commentary
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John Calvin
Commentaries
1. The word of the Lord came. When Abram's affairs were prosperous and were proceeding according to his wish, this vision might seem to be superfluous; especially since the Lord commands his servant, as one sorrowful and afflicted with fear, to be of good courage. Therefore certain writers conjecture, that…
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