What is the Abrahamic Covenant to Latter-day Saints? Ep. 122

The Abrahamic Covenant is a topic that comes up quite frequently within the teachings of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In this episode, Dave talks about what the Abrahamic Covenant is, and why it’s still important today!
Transcript and additional notes: https://bit.ly/3wUAm3I

“Children of the Covenant,” by then Elder Russell M. Nelson: https://bit.ly/2R7Cl4M
“The Abrahamic Covenant: A Blessing for all People,” by Kent P. Jackson (1990 Ensign): https://bit.ly/3sYUi31
“The Abrahamic Covenant,” by S. Michael Wilcox (1998 Ensign): https://bit.ly/2S3Shpf
“The Covenant of Abraham,” by Monte S. Nyman (BYU Studies): https://bit.ly/3aJQnkf
“The Abrahamic Covenant,” from the Gospel Doctrine teacher’s manual: https://bit.ly/32QwF1Q
“The Abrahamic Covenant,” from the Pearl of Great Price student manual: https://bit.ly/3vguIYO
“Understanding the Abrahamic Covenant through the Book of Mormon,” by Noel B. Reynolds: https://bit.ly/3xu6rjP
“Abrahamic Covenant,” from the Encyclopedia of Mormonism: https://bit.ly/3sWSoQg
“Patriarchal Blessings,” from the Encyclopedia of Mormonism: https://bit.ly/3n8T6bP
The Church’s “gospel topics” essay on patriarchal blessings: https://bit.ly/3n7OjaJ
The Church’s “gospel topics” essay on the Abrahamic Covenant: https://bit.ly/3tH7pH5
“Abrahamic, covenant of,” in the Bible Dictionary: https://bit.ly/3xeIOf3
“Abrahamic Covenant,” in the Guide to the Scriptures: https://bit.ly/3axoWtI

Notes

-To be clear, the blessings of the gospel and promise of a future Savior were not totally unique to Abraham. These promises were really renewed with Abraham. These promises existed from the time of Adam and were renewed lineally among the first-born sons of Adam. Abraham’s idolatrous father was not one of these great patriarchs. In other words, Abraham was never “in line” to receive these blessings, but was chosen anyway. In the Book of Abraham we read,

“...finding there was greater happiness and peace and rest for me, I sought for the blessings of the fathers, and the right whereunto I should be ordained to administer the same; having been myself a follower of righteousness … I became a rightful heir, a High Priest, holding the right belonging to the fathers.”

Just as the Melchizedek Priesthood is not technically Melchizedek’s priesthood (it’s God’s priesthood), the Abrahamic Covenant is not just Abraham’s covenant. The Covenant is simply known as “Abraham’s.”

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