Again, I have no argument with the text. Abraham knew the mind and will of God, and obeyed the voice of God which embraced what would later be written down as commandments, statutes, and laws. But Abraham was not doing this in response to law. He was being obedient in response to his relationship with God. He was doing just like a Christian that walks in the Spirit does. He was doing what the law would later demand, without walking by law.
Concerning the Abrahamic Covenant, Abraham's obedience in leaving Ur, and going to the land, was required for God to make His Covenant with him. Which God did. But Abraham was not always obedient.
He made mistakes at times - but God is speaking after Abraham had died -- in Genesis 26 talking to Isaac -- and God's summary of it all was that
was obeying
" My charge, My commandments, My statutes and My laws." this is irrefutable.
What is more - Moses explains that phrase over and over.
So then - no
taking God's name in vain - for Abraham
No worship of false Gods' for Abraham
No bowing down before images for Abraham
No dishonor to parents for Abraham
Obviously.
Abraham must be in the land for God to initiate the Covenant. God does initiate it, and then leaves Abraham out of the picture as to the terms of the Covenant. God binds Himself to fulfill the Abrahamic Covenant. (Gen. 15:15-17)
And informs us that all His agreements are conditional on obedience in Ezekiel 18 and Matthew 18 (forgiveness revoked...death of OSAS) ... and also that all His promises are conditional in Jeremiah 18.
So then Joseph takes Jacob and company into Egypt -- God's promise still in place.
God tells Abraham it would be more than 400 years before that promise began to surface.
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Abraham actually kept God's Laws as Moses points out.
Genesis 26
So
Isaac went to Gerar, to Abimelech king of the Philistines. 2 The Lord appeared to him and said, “Do not go down to Egypt; stay in the land of which I shall tell you. 3 Sojourn in this land and I will be with you and bless you, for to you and to your descendants I will give all these lands, and I
will establish the oath which I swore to your father Abraham.
4 I will multiply your descendants as the stars of heaven, and will give your descendants all these lands; and by
your descendants all the nations of the earth shall be blessed; 5 because Abraham obeyed Me and
kept My charge, My commandments, My statutes and My laws.”
For real.
Deut 5:31 But as for you, stand here by Me, that I may speak to you all the
commandments and the statutes and the judgments which you shall teach them, that they may observe
them in the land which I give them to possess.’
This has nothing to do with the Mosaic Law which did not exist at this time.
Moses is the one writing both. The audience is the same - reading Genesis 26 and Deut 5.
The point remains.
Made mistakes!? If, as you say, Abraham was obeying all these laws and commandments, then why don't you say he was equally breaking all these laws and commandments? Why don't you say Abraham was sinning against God?
your argument is "with the text" again.
God said --
Genesis 26:3...and I
will establish the oath which I swore to your father Abraham.
4 I will multiply your descendants as the stars of heaven, and will give your descendants all these lands; and by
your descendants all the nations of the earth shall be blessed; 5 because Abraham obeyed Me and
kept My charge, My commandments, My statutes and My laws.”
(try not to make this too easy for me)