Chapter One
YOU ARE AN HEIR
You are about to discover a spiritual truth so tremendous that, when you grasp it, your
entire life will change. You are an heir!
You may not have a rich relative or a financial endowment that has been passed down to
you, but you are a spiritual heir of an inheritance that is far greater. It is an inheritance so great
that it encompasses every area of your life. It has the capacity to heal every sickness and painful
experience you have passed through, supply every need, and equip you for victorious living and
effective service in God’s Kingdom. This spiritual inheritance is called “the Abrahamic
covenant.”
The story of Abraham, after whom this covenant is named, begins with his departure
from Ur of the Chaldeans in ancient southern Babylonia. Abram-- as he was then called--and
his family moved north along the trade routes of the ancient world and settled in the prosperous
trade center of Haran, several hundred miles to the northwest.
At age 75, while living in Haran, Abraham received a call from God to go to an
unknown land that the Lord would show him:
Now the Lord had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred,
and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee: And I will make of thee a
great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a
blessing: And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in
thee shall all families of the earth be blessed. (Genesis 12:1-3)
God promised Abraham that He would make him and his descendants a great nation
(Genesis 12:1-3). The promise must have seemed unbelievable to Abraham because his wife,
Sarah, was elderly and childless (Genesis 11:30-31; 17:15), but Abraham obeyed God and began
the long journey into the unknown.
Abraham traveled south along the trade routes from Haran, through Shechem and Bethel,
to the land of Canaan. This was a populated area, inhabited by the war-like Canaanites, so
Abraham's belief that God would ultimately give this land to him and his descendants was a
tremendous act of faith:
By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after
receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went.
By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in
tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise: For he looked
for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God. (Hebrews 11:8-10)
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, The Abrahamic Covenant
As part of Abraham’s call and in response to his obedience, God made specific promises
to which He committed Himself. This contractual agreement has been called the "Abrahamic
covenant." The Bible records several occasions on which God appeared to Abraham to make,
confirm, or amend the promises.
The provisions of these agreements, which ultimately would result in blessing all the
families of the earth, were not only extended to Abraham, but to his seed after him–Isaac, Jacob,
and the nation of Israel. Abraham would be the spiritual father of Israel and many other
nations:
Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a
father of many nations have I made thee. (Genesis 17:5)
Though childless at the time, with a barren wife beyond child-bearing years, Abraham
believed these promises from God and acted upon them:
For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for
righteousness. (Romans 4:3)
The Abrahamic covenant will take you beyond a blessing into the realm of power that
makes the impossible possible. Just as God promised, Abraham was blessed with a son, Isaac,
through whom the nation of Israel was birthed:
Through faith also Sara herself received strength to conceive seed, and was delivered of
a child when she was past age, because she judged him faithful who had promised.
Therefore sprang there even of one, and him as good as dead, so many as the stars of the
sky in multitude, and as the sand which is by the sea shore innumerable.
(Hebrews 11:11-12)
Genesis 21-35 records the story of Isaac, and as you read through it you will see the
tremendous blessings of God upon his life. The provisions of this covenant then passed on to
Isaac’s son, Jacob. Despite a rough start, Jacob’s life was eventually supernaturally changed
and with it came a name change to “Israel.” Jacob was mightily blessed of God through the
provisions of the Abrahamic covenant, he passed these promises on to his children, and the
nation of Israel was birthed.
The Blessing Extends To You
The tremendous blessings of Abraham extend even further than the nation of Israel,
however. The Apostle Paul declared:
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, The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God: And if
children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with
him, that we may be also glorified together. (Romans 8:16-17)
Romans 4:16 declares that Abraham was the “father of us all.” As you study these
blessings of the Abrahamic covenant, it is important for you to realize that as a child of God, as
Abraham’s spiritual seed and a joint heir with Christ, you are an heir to these covenant promises!
The Apostle Paul declared, “And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs
according to the promise” (Galatians 3;29.). This means that as true believers, we are
Abraham’s spiritual seed and the promises that God made to Abraham extend down through the
centuries to us today:
That is, They which are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God: but
the children of the promise are counted for the seed. (Romans 9:8)
As you will see as we explore this powerful covenant, God reveals in it His plans,
purposes, and the blessings He desires to pour out upon us. Everything we need spiritually,
physically, mentally, and financially is provided in the Abrahamic covenant. Yet, there are few
believers today who comprehend this and are claiming their covenant rights. If we are to
receive all that God has provided for us in this powerful covenant, then we must learn its terms,
its provisions, and how to take possession of these tremendous blessings.
That is the purpose of this study: Not only to identify the covenant promises of Abraham,
but to show you how to claim them as your rightful inheritance. Stop for a moment and pray,
right now, for God to open your spirit to receive this powerful revelation.
An Unlimited Blessing
This blessing is so great that it extends to areas where man would say you are crazy to
even have hope. Abraham “...against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of
many nations; according to that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be” (Romans 4:18). The
Abrahamic covenant will enable you to believe in hope when there is no hope in the natural:
-The blessing of Abraham goes where the doctor has said, “No hope.”
-It goes where the banker has said, “No hope.”
-It goes where the attorney has said, “No hope.”
-It goes where the marriage counselor has said, “No hope.”
-It goes where those around you have declared, “No hope.”
Claiming your rights under the Abrahamic covenant will renew your hope!
When Abraham first received this powerful covenant, it was so great that he fell on his
face before God (Genesis 17:17). But the Bible declares that Abraham “... staggered not at the
promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God. And being fully
persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform” (Romans 4:20-21).
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, These promises are so great that they could cause you to stagger or fall on your face
spiritually. Like Abraham, however, you must be strong in faith. You must be fully persuaded
that the provisions of this covenant are for you and that God is able to bring them to pass in your
life.
The Abrahamic covenant will enable you–by faith--to start declaring those things that are
not, as though they are. Abraham called “those things which be not as though they were”
(Romans 4:17). This covenant will enable you to speak powerful, prophetic words. Regardless
of how circumstances appear in the natural, you will be able to speak healing, salvation, and
deliverance and see miracles manifested in your life.
Like Abraham, to whom God revealed His plans for Sodom, you will receive prophetic
revelations and be empowered to intercede in the Spirit. Through your prayers, men and
women–like Lot and his family--will be delivered from God’s wrath.
Are you ready to receive this tremendous spiritual inheritance?
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YOU ARE AN HEIR
You are about to discover a spiritual truth so tremendous that, when you grasp it, your
entire life will change. You are an heir!
You may not have a rich relative or a financial endowment that has been passed down to
you, but you are a spiritual heir of an inheritance that is far greater. It is an inheritance so great
that it encompasses every area of your life. It has the capacity to heal every sickness and painful
experience you have passed through, supply every need, and equip you for victorious living and
effective service in God’s Kingdom. This spiritual inheritance is called “the Abrahamic
covenant.”
The story of Abraham, after whom this covenant is named, begins with his departure
from Ur of the Chaldeans in ancient southern Babylonia. Abram-- as he was then called--and
his family moved north along the trade routes of the ancient world and settled in the prosperous
trade center of Haran, several hundred miles to the northwest.
At age 75, while living in Haran, Abraham received a call from God to go to an
unknown land that the Lord would show him:
Now the Lord had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred,
and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee: And I will make of thee a
great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a
blessing: And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in
thee shall all families of the earth be blessed. (Genesis 12:1-3)
God promised Abraham that He would make him and his descendants a great nation
(Genesis 12:1-3). The promise must have seemed unbelievable to Abraham because his wife,
Sarah, was elderly and childless (Genesis 11:30-31; 17:15), but Abraham obeyed God and began
the long journey into the unknown.
Abraham traveled south along the trade routes from Haran, through Shechem and Bethel,
to the land of Canaan. This was a populated area, inhabited by the war-like Canaanites, so
Abraham's belief that God would ultimately give this land to him and his descendants was a
tremendous act of faith:
By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after
receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went.
By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in
tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise: For he looked
for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God. (Hebrews 11:8-10)
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, The Abrahamic Covenant
As part of Abraham’s call and in response to his obedience, God made specific promises
to which He committed Himself. This contractual agreement has been called the "Abrahamic
covenant." The Bible records several occasions on which God appeared to Abraham to make,
confirm, or amend the promises.
The provisions of these agreements, which ultimately would result in blessing all the
families of the earth, were not only extended to Abraham, but to his seed after him–Isaac, Jacob,
and the nation of Israel. Abraham would be the spiritual father of Israel and many other
nations:
Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a
father of many nations have I made thee. (Genesis 17:5)
Though childless at the time, with a barren wife beyond child-bearing years, Abraham
believed these promises from God and acted upon them:
For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for
righteousness. (Romans 4:3)
The Abrahamic covenant will take you beyond a blessing into the realm of power that
makes the impossible possible. Just as God promised, Abraham was blessed with a son, Isaac,
through whom the nation of Israel was birthed:
Through faith also Sara herself received strength to conceive seed, and was delivered of
a child when she was past age, because she judged him faithful who had promised.
Therefore sprang there even of one, and him as good as dead, so many as the stars of the
sky in multitude, and as the sand which is by the sea shore innumerable.
(Hebrews 11:11-12)
Genesis 21-35 records the story of Isaac, and as you read through it you will see the
tremendous blessings of God upon his life. The provisions of this covenant then passed on to
Isaac’s son, Jacob. Despite a rough start, Jacob’s life was eventually supernaturally changed
and with it came a name change to “Israel.” Jacob was mightily blessed of God through the
provisions of the Abrahamic covenant, he passed these promises on to his children, and the
nation of Israel was birthed.
The Blessing Extends To You
The tremendous blessings of Abraham extend even further than the nation of Israel,
however. The Apostle Paul declared:
5
, The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God: And if
children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with
him, that we may be also glorified together. (Romans 8:16-17)
Romans 4:16 declares that Abraham was the “father of us all.” As you study these
blessings of the Abrahamic covenant, it is important for you to realize that as a child of God, as
Abraham’s spiritual seed and a joint heir with Christ, you are an heir to these covenant promises!
The Apostle Paul declared, “And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs
according to the promise” (Galatians 3;29.). This means that as true believers, we are
Abraham’s spiritual seed and the promises that God made to Abraham extend down through the
centuries to us today:
That is, They which are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God: but
the children of the promise are counted for the seed. (Romans 9:8)
As you will see as we explore this powerful covenant, God reveals in it His plans,
purposes, and the blessings He desires to pour out upon us. Everything we need spiritually,
physically, mentally, and financially is provided in the Abrahamic covenant. Yet, there are few
believers today who comprehend this and are claiming their covenant rights. If we are to
receive all that God has provided for us in this powerful covenant, then we must learn its terms,
its provisions, and how to take possession of these tremendous blessings.
That is the purpose of this study: Not only to identify the covenant promises of Abraham,
but to show you how to claim them as your rightful inheritance. Stop for a moment and pray,
right now, for God to open your spirit to receive this powerful revelation.
An Unlimited Blessing
This blessing is so great that it extends to areas where man would say you are crazy to
even have hope. Abraham “...against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of
many nations; according to that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be” (Romans 4:18). The
Abrahamic covenant will enable you to believe in hope when there is no hope in the natural:
-The blessing of Abraham goes where the doctor has said, “No hope.”
-It goes where the banker has said, “No hope.”
-It goes where the attorney has said, “No hope.”
-It goes where the marriage counselor has said, “No hope.”
-It goes where those around you have declared, “No hope.”
Claiming your rights under the Abrahamic covenant will renew your hope!
When Abraham first received this powerful covenant, it was so great that he fell on his
face before God (Genesis 17:17). But the Bible declares that Abraham “... staggered not at the
promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God. And being fully
persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform” (Romans 4:20-21).
6
, These promises are so great that they could cause you to stagger or fall on your face
spiritually. Like Abraham, however, you must be strong in faith. You must be fully persuaded
that the provisions of this covenant are for you and that God is able to bring them to pass in your
life.
The Abrahamic covenant will enable you–by faith--to start declaring those things that are
not, as though they are. Abraham called “those things which be not as though they were”
(Romans 4:17). This covenant will enable you to speak powerful, prophetic words. Regardless
of how circumstances appear in the natural, you will be able to speak healing, salvation, and
deliverance and see miracles manifested in your life.
Like Abraham, to whom God revealed His plans for Sodom, you will receive prophetic
revelations and be empowered to intercede in the Spirit. Through your prayers, men and
women–like Lot and his family--will be delivered from God’s wrath.
Are you ready to receive this tremendous spiritual inheritance?
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