God's covenant promises are established through His unchanging nature and the fulfillment of His words in Scripture.
The assurance of God's covenant promises rests on His unchanging character and faithfulness. In the narrative of Abraham securing a burial place for Sarah, we see God’s prior covenant in Genesis 17 promising Abraham the land of Canaan. Abraham's actions in purchasing Machpelah illustrate that God's promises are not just abstract concepts but are tangible realities fulfilled in time. These covenants illustrate that God is bound to His word; what He has promised, He will deliver. The intercession of Christ and the covenants made in the eternal counsel of God further affirm the guarantee of our standing and future.
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