Psalms 105:7

"He is Jehovah our God;

His judgments are in all the earth.

He hath remembered his covenant forever,

The word which he commanded to a thousand generations,

The covenant which he made with Abraham,

And his oath to Isaac,

And confirmed the same unto Jacob as a statute,

To Israel for an everlasting covenant."

These verses begin the list of God's wonderful works on behalf of Israel by citing the blessed covenant with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the patriarchs of the Chosen People. It is not our purpose here to comment upon all the circumstances of the events mentioned in this historical summary. We have written detailed commentaries on the entire Pentateuch and the Book of Joshua; and anyone desiring to explore any of the things here mentioned will find our full comments under the verses cited in connection with each event. Regarding the covenant here mentioned, Genesis (Genesis 15; 21; 27) provides the details.

"The covenant" (Psalms 105:8-9). "God was in covenant with Israel from the time of the forefathers, and that covenant was essentially a promise."[4]

"And confirmed the same as a statute" (Psalms 105:10). "That covenant was not only a promise, but a law."[5]

"To Israel for an everlasting covenant" (Psalms 105:10). There is no limitation upon the duration of God's covenant with Israel. It is still in effect. Although the fleshly, or racial, Israel defected from the covenant, the Messiah, Jesus Christ, the New Israel, the True Vine, the Good Shepherd, now lives forever at the right hand of God; and "in Christ" all of the ancient covenant with Abraham is still valid. "If ye are Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed and heirs according to the promise" (Galatians 3:29).