TOOL #3: THE SEVEN PROMISES AND PROPHECIES OF GOD’S PLAN, AND THE 12 TIME PERIODS OF GOD’S STORY
The entire Bible, from Genesis 12:1 through the four Gospel accounts of
Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, is a story of God foretelling what He would
cause or permit to happen, and how that most of it has already happened. The
Bible is His accurate historical record of the fulfillment of all 7 of the Promises
and Prophecies that He made to Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Moses. And there
are 12 distinct time periods related to these 7 promises and prophecies.
There are three important truths about prophecy stated in Isaiah 46:10-11,
Isaiah 41:21-23 and Isaiah 44:25-26.
1. God told Isaiah that He would reveal all His plan from beginning to
end that He would bring it all to pass (Isaiah 46:10-11)
2. Only God can foretell the future (Isaiah 41:21-23)
3. God will make certain that the predictions of His prophets will be
fulfilled (Isaiah 44:25-26). Also, God says in this passage that He will
make certain that prophecies which people make from within their
own minds will not come to pass.
The 7 Promises and Prophecies that God made to Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and
Moses are:
1. Many Descendants – God gave this promise to Abraham in Genesis
13:16 and 15:5 and the promise was fulfilled by Exodus 1:7.
2. Slavery & Deliverance – God gave this prophecy to Abraham in
Genesis 15:13-16. God began fulfilling this prophecy at Exodus 1:8
and the prophecy was fulfilled by Joshua 5:12.
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