What Did God Promise Abraham? Israel, the Church, and God’s Promises
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Before Christians jump to headlines, modern Israel, prophecy charts, or end-times conclusions, we should probably do something reckless and open the Bible. In episode 2 of “Israel, the Church, and God’s Promises,” Bryan Catherman and Josiah Walker slow down and ask the foundational question: What did God actually promise Abraham? That question matters because the conversation about Israel and the Church does not begin with modern politics, current events, or someone’s laminated end-times timeline from 1987. It begins in Genesis, where God makes covenant promises to Abraham.
In this episode, Bryan and Josiah walk through Genesis 12, 15, 17, and 22, tracing the promise of land, seed, and blessing. These promises are real. They are covenantal. They are rooted in history. God truly made promises to Abraham and his offspring. At the same time, those promises are already bigger than one man, one nation, or one strip of land.
If we are going to think clearly about Israel, the Church, and God’s promises, we have to begin where the Bible begins. Genesis gives us the framework for understanding the rest of the story, including the people of God, the nations, the covenants, Christ, and the fulfillment of God’s redemptive plan. This second episode starts where this conversation has to start: with Abraham and the promises of God. Listen and subscribe to Salty Believer wherever you get podcasts, watch on our YouTube channel, or listen here:
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