The Dispensation of Promise – The Fourth Dispenstion

The Fourth Dispensation begins when God gives Abraham a promise concerning the future of his offspring.

Abraham is the Steward

And the LORD said unto Abram, “You go from your land and from your kindred and from the house of your father unto the land which I will show you and I will make you a great nation and I will bless you and will make your name great and to be blessed”, Genesis 12:1, 2

Personal Promise to Abraham for Protection

I will bless the ones blessing you and curse the ones cursing you. and all the families of the earth will be blessed by you, Genesis 12:3

Land Covenant for Abraham’s Seed

In that day the LORD cut a covenant with Abram, saying, ” To your seed I will give this land from the river of Egypt to the great river Euphrates: The Kenites, and the Kenizzites, and the Kadmonites and the Hittites and the Perizzites and the Rephaim and the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Girgashites, and the Jebusites”, Genesis 15:18 – 21

Land Promise in the New Heavens and Earth for Abraham and His Seed

And when Abram was ninety-nine years old the, the LORD appeared unto Abram and said unto him, “I am the Almighty God, walk before me and be complete and I will establish My covenant between Me and between you I will make you great by greatly multiplying.” Any Abram fell upon his face and God spoke with him saying, I, behold, My covenant is with you and you will become for a father of many nations. And no longer will you name going about be called Abram, but your name will be Abraham because a father of many nations I have made you. And I will you exceedingly fruitful and I will give you for nations and kings will be brought out from you. And I will establish My covenant between Me and between you and between your seed after you to their generations for a perpetual covenant, to become to you for a God and to your seed after you. And i will give to you and to your seed after you the land of your sojourning, all the land of Canaan, for a perpetual possession and I will be to the for a God. Genesis 17:1-8

Understanding a Covenant

Once a Covenant is made it cannot be modified or annulled.

Brethren, according to man I speak. Yet a covenant ratified pertaining to men, no one annuls or adds. Galatians 3:15

The land promise in Genesis 15 is for a specific section of land upon the earth. The land promise is Genesis 17 is larger and therefore cannot be that same or a modification of the previous covenant.

Rejection of Promise

In Exodus 19:8 Israel rejects the promise from God and request law.

And all the people answered together and they said every Word that the LORD spoke, we will do. And Moses brought back the words of the people unto the LORD.

God instructed them to guard His promise (Exodus 19:5), their response was they will do (not guard) all the LORD has said.