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Old Testament Survey: The Message, Form, and Background of the Old Testament (Second Edition) is unavailable, but you can change that!

Since its initial publication in 1982, Old Testament Survey has served as the standard textbook on the background, content, literary quality, and message of the Old Testament. The second edition of this excellent work has been thoroughly revised and updated to take into account new research in the field of Old Testament studies. The book now also includes important new contributions from six...

As this passage reveals, this promise is threefold. It consists of land, of nationhood, and of blessing. In other formulations of the promise, however, the third element, the promise of blessing, is stated in other ways: “I will make my covenant between me and you, and your offspring after you” (Gen. 17:7a, 19); “I will be with you” (Gen. 26:3, 24; 28:15; 46:3; Exod. 3:12); “I will be your God, and you shall be my people” (Gen. 17:7c; Exod. 6:7; Lev. 26:12); “I am the God of your father” (Gen. 26:24;
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