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grows out of · the promise re-sworn
It is on Moriah that God swears by himself to bless all nations through Abraham's offspring — the promise of Genesis 12 confirmed by oath.
indirect
grows out of · promise widens
God's first named covenant is with all flesh; the next narrows to one family precisely so that all the families of the earth may be blessed.
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points forward to · sealed in blood
Genesis 15 turns the promise into a formal covenant, and in a startling move God alone walks the path between the pieces.
direct
points forward to · the sign
Every covenant gets a sign; this one is cut into the body of the family that carries the promise.
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points forward to · the promise given form
The people God rescues at Sinai are the offspring promised to Abraham; the law is given to a family that already belongs, not to earn belonging.