9. Which covenant he made with Abraham. When the
victims were divided and the burning lamp passed between the pieces (Genesis 15), then the Lord made, or ratified, the covenant with the
patriarch. This was a solemn deed, performed not without blood, and the cutting
in pieces of the sacrifice: it points us to the greater covenant which in
Christ Jesus is signed, sealed, and ratified, that it may stand fast forever
and ever. And his oath unto Isaac. Isaac did not in vision see the
solemn making of the covenant, but the Lord renewed unto him his oath (Genesis 26:2–5). This was enough for him, and must have established his
faith in the Most High. We have the privilege of seeing in our Lord Jesus both
the sacrificial seal, and the eternal oath of God, by which every promise of
the covenant is made yea and amen to all the chosen seed.
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