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VERSE: Gn17-10a


RASHIS COVERED: Gn17-10a Gn17-10b


RULE
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>Convenants< in the Bible are made >For all generations< The
Biblical languague used to indicate this is >for YOU and
YOUR CHILDREN<. As the LIST below shows this language occurs
in almost all convenants.

Another way of looking at this is to contrast the >CONVENANT<
with the >CONTRACT<. A >CONTRACT< is between two parties--it
is never inherited. If I contract to build a house then my
children have no obligation to complete it. But a >CONVENANT<
or >TREATY< is a sort of >NATIONAL CHARTER< which is binding
on both the person and his progeny.

The Civil War was fought because the South perceived the
constitution as a >CONTRACT< that could be broken instead of
something everlasting. The constitution is not a >CONTRACT<
but rather a >TREATY<


{LIST}
Verses discussing convenants. The Bible explicitly states that
the convenant applies to both >YOU< and >YOUR CHILDREN<. A
>CONVENANT< unlike a >CONTRACT< is everlasting & inherited to
generations
=================================================================
CHAPTER  WHO PROMISED    WITH WHOM  CHILDREN?  TOPIC OF CONVENANT
=======  ============    =========  =========  ==================
Gn09     God             Noach      Yes*1      no destroy world
Gn15     God             Abraham    Yes*1      Give Israel
Gn21     Abraham         Avimelech  Yes*1      Peace Treaty
Dt05     God             Jews       Yes*1      10 Commandments
Dt29     God             Jews       Yes*1      Follow Law
Gn26-28  Isaac           Avimelech  NO*2       Peace Treaty

NOTES
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*1 The Biblical language indicating >YOU and CHILDREN< differs
   in each place. Thus
   -in Gn21             it speaks about CHILDREN-GRANDCHILDREN.
   -In Dt05 and Dt29    it explicitly says >Not only with you
                        is this treaty being made but ALSO with
                        your children<
   -In Gn09, Gn15..     it says to >YOU and YOUR CHILDREN<


*2 This seems to be an exception. I do not presently know the
   reason; I have not seen any commentators who speak about it


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