The Eternal Significance of the Abrahamic Covenant

[Nehemiah6]

There are many Christians who deny the eternal significance of the Abrahamic Covenant. Another thread was started on “forgetting” this covenant, but few participated in that. Possibly because it is a matter of ignoring or rejecting this covenant, or failing to hear about it in their churches.

There are eight aspects to the Abrahamic Covenant [which was reiterated in part or in full to Isaac (Gen 26:1-5, 24; ) and Jacob (Gen 28:10-15; 35:9-12)], not least of which is the promise of Messiah/Christ to all humanity – not just Israel. The interesting thing about this covenant is that it encompasses all the subsequent covenants. Also those who deny that there will be a redeemed and restored Israel in the Land of Promise are confronted with this covenant in Scripture, and have only three options: (1) God did not really mean what He said to Abraham, (2) The Church will occupy the land of Israel instead of the New Jerusalem, or (3) this is all allegorical and really means something totally different from the plain literal sense.

1. THE LAND OF PROMISE FOR ETERNITY
In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates:The Kenites, and the Kenizzites, and the Kadmonites, And the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Rephaims, And the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Girgashites, and the Jebusites. (Gen 15:18-21)... And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God. (Gen 16:8) [Note: “I will be their God” indicates a redeemed and restored Israel, not the nation-state to hear about].

2. A VAST MULTITUDE OF PHYSICAL DESCENDANTS
And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be. (Gen 15:5)
And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect. And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly. (Gen 17:1, 2).
And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovahjireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen. And the angel of the LORD called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time, And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son: That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies; (Gen 22:14-17)

3. ABRAHAM THE FATHER (ANCESTOR) OF MANY NATIONS
And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying, As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations. Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee. And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee. (Gen 17:3-6)

4. A VAST MULTITUDE OF SPIRITUAL DESCENDANTS
And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee. (Gen 17:7) [Note: this speaks of a personal relationship with God for those who believe God and the Gospel of Christ]

5. CIRCUMCISION: THE SIGN OF THE COVENANT FOR ISRAEL
And God said unto Abraham, Thou shalt keep my covenant therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee in their generations. This is my covenant, which ye shall keep, between me and you and thy seed after thee; Every man child among you shall be circumcised. And ye shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin; and it shall be a token of the covenant betwixt me and you. And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every man child in your generations, he that is born in the house, or bought with money of any stranger, which is not of thy seed. He that is born in thy house, and he that is bought with thy money, must needs be circumcised: and my covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant. And the uncircumcised man child whose flesh of his foreskin is not circumcised, that soul shall be cut off from his people; he hath broken my covenant. (Gen 17:9-14)

6. SARAH TO BE A MOTHER OF MANY NATIONS
And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be. And I will bless her, and give thee a son also of her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of people shall be of her. (Gen 17:15,16).

7. THE COVENANT TO BE ESTABLISHED THROUGH ISAAC (AND JACOB)
But my covenant will I establish with Isaac, which Sarah shall bear unto thee at this set time in the next year. (Gen 17:21).

8. CHRIST TO BE THE SEED (DESCENDANT) OF ABRAHAM
And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice. (Gen 22:18).... Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ. (Gal 3:16)...The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son [descendant] of Abraham. (Mt 1:1). Unbelieving Jews accept everything else other than this.

 

[Muzungu256]

nice post. i agree that land belongs to them but what about christians????? if we are abraham seed u see. dont it belong to us then too or what?

 

[Nehemiah6]

nice post. i agree that land belongs to them but what about christians????? if we are abraham seed u see. dont it belong to us then too or what?

Muzungu,

Interestingly enough God gave Abraham -- for himself -- a vision of the New Jerusalem, and that is where Abraham is right now. He actually looked for this city, whose builder and maker is God.

8 By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went.

9 By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise:

10 For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God...

But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city. (Heb 11:9-16).

So the New Jerusalem is for the Church as well as the OT saints, and the land is for Israel in the future.

 

[reneweddaybyday]

Genesis 15:

18 In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates:

19 The Kenites, and the Kenizzites, and the Kadmonites,

20 And the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Rephaims,

21 And the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Girgashites, and the Jebusites.


Here is a map of the land shown in Gen 15:

The promise of the land to Abraham's seed has yet to be fulfilled. The children of Israel never possessed the full inheritance. I believe there is a day coming when the full inheritance will be realized and that our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will reign.

God is not slack concerning His promises ...

 

[Snoozy]

this promise will be fulfilled if not in this age; in the earthly reign of Jesus!

 

[oldhermit]

Genesis 15:

18 In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates:

19 The Kenites, and the Kenizzites, and the Kadmonites,

20 And the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Rephaims,

21 And the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Girgashites, and the Jebusites.


Here is a map of the land shown in Gen 15:

The promise of the land to Abraham's seed has yet to be fulfilled. The children of Israel never possessed the full inheritance. I believe there is a day coming when the full inheritance will be realized and that our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will reign.

God is not slack concerning His promises ...

A. How much land was included in the promise?

1. As relayed to Abraham

a. The land of the Canaanites, Genesis 12:6-7
b. The land between the Euphrates and the river of Egypt, Genesis 15:15-21
c. ALL the land of Canaan as an everlasting possession – this was provisional, Genesis17:7-8.

2. As relayed to Isaac – All the land that God had promised Abraham, Genesis 26:1-4
3. As relayed to Jacob

a. Genesis 28:1-4 – “So Isaac called Jacob and blessed him and charged him, and said to him, you shall not take a wife from the daughters of Canaan. Arise, go to Paddan-aram, to the house of Bethuel your mother’s father; and from there take to yourself a wife from the daughters of Laban your mother’s brother. May God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and multiply you, that you may become a company of peoples. May He also give you the blessing of Abraham, to you and to your descendants with you, that you may possess the land of your sojournings, which God gave to Abraham.”
b. Genesis 28:13-15 – “And behold, the Lord stood above it and said, I am the LORD, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac; the land on which you lie, I will give it to you and to your descendants. Your descendants will also be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west and to the east and to the north and to the south; and in you and in your descendants shall all the families of the earth be blessed. Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land; for I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.”
c. Genesis 35:10-12 – “God said to him, your name is Jacob; you shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel shall be your name. Thus He called him Israel. God also said to him, I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply. A nation and a company of nations shall come from you, and kings shall come forth from you. The land which I gave to Abraham and Isaac, I will give it to you, and I will give the land to your descendants after you.”

4.The boundaries of the land as relayed to Moses,

a. Exodus 3:7-8 – “The LORD said, “I have surely seen the affliction of My people who are in Egypt, and have given heed to their cry because of their taskmasters, for I am aware of their sufferings. So I have come down to deliver them from the power of the Egyptians, and to bring them up from that land to a good and spacious land, to a land flowing with milk and honey, to the place of the Canaanite and the Hittite and the Amorite and the Perizzite and the Hivite and the Jebusite.”
b. Exodus 6:2-8 – “God spoke further to Moses and said to him, I am the Lord; and I appeared to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, as God Almighty, but by My name, Lord, I did not make Myself known to them. I also established My covenant with them, to give them the land of Canaan, the land in which they sojourned. Furthermore, I have heard the groaning of the sons of Israel, because the Egyptians are holding them in bondage, and I have remembered My covenant. Say, therefore, to the sons of Israel, ‘I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will deliver you from their bondage. I will also redeem you with an outstretched arm and with great judgments. Then I will take you for My people, and I will be your God; and you shall know that I am the LORD your God, who brought you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians. I will bring you to the land which I swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and I will give it to you for a possession; I am the LORD.”
c. Deuteronomy 34:4 – “Then the Lord said to him, “This is the land I promised on oath to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob when I said, ‘I will give it to your descendants.’ I have let you see it with your eyes, but you will not cross over into it.”

5.As relayed to Joshua – Joshua 1:1-6 – “After the death of Moses the servant of the Lord, the Lord said to Joshua son of Nun, Moses’ aide: Moses my servant is dead. Now then, you and all these people, get ready to cross the Jordan River into the land I am about to give to them. I will give you every place where you set your foot, as I promised Moses. Your territory will extend from the desert to Lebanon, and from the great river, the Euphrates—all the Hittite country—to the Mediterranean Sea in the west. No one will be able to stand against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so I will be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you. Be strong and courageous, because you will lead these people to inherit the land I swore to their ancestors to give them.”

Is it your contention that not all of this was fulfilled?

 

[Nehemiah6]

Here is a map of the land shown in Gen 15...

Thanks for that map. A picture is worth a thousand words.

 

[Nehemiah6]

Is it your contention that not all of this was fulfilled?

Fulfilled means that the matter was settled for eternity (as you will note in the Covenant). Even while Joshua was alive, there were pockets of Canaan occupied by the Canannites. Then we have the Assyrian captivity and the Babylonian captivity. Then we have the Roman occupation (preceded by the Persians and the Greeks). After that we have the Muslim occupation, and the Palestinians in possession of large tracts of the land. Israel as it stands occupies about 1/10 of the Promised Land.

Yet the children of Manasseh could not drive out the inhabitants of those cities; but the Canaanites would dwell in that land. (Joshua 17:12).

 

[Bladerunner]

There are many Christians who deny the eternal significance of the Abrahamic Covenant. Another thread was started on “forgetting” this covenant, but few participated in that. Possibly because it is a matter of ignoring or rejecting this covenant, or failing to hear about it in their churches.

There are eight aspects to the Abrahamic Covenant [which was reiterated in part or in full to Isaac (Gen 26:1-5, 24; ) and Jacob (Gen 28:10-15; 35:9-12)], not least of which is the promise of Messiah/Christ to all humanity – not just Israel. The interesting thing about this covenant is that it encompasses all the subsequent covenants. Also those who deny that there will be a redeemed and restored Israel in the Land of Promise are confronted with this covenant in Scripture, and have only three options: (1) God did not really mean what He said to Abraham, (2) The Church will occupy the land of Israel instead of the New Jerusalem, or (3) this is all allegorical and really means something totally different from the plain literal sense.

1. THE LAND OF PROMISE FOR ETERNITY
In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates:The Kenites, and the Kenizzites, and the Kadmonites, And the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Rephaims, And the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Girgashites, and the Jebusites. (Gen 15:18-21)... And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God. (Gen 16:8) [Note: “I will be their God” indicates a redeemed and restored Israel, not the nation-state to hear about].

2. A VAST MULTITUDE OF PHYSICAL DESCENDANTS
And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be. (Gen 15:5)
And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect. And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly. (Gen 17:1, 2).
And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovahjireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen. And the angel of the LORD called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time, And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son: That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies; (Gen 22:14-17)

3. ABRAHAM THE FATHER (ANCESTOR) OF MANY NATIONS
And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying, As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations. Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee. And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee. (Gen 17:3-6)

4. A VAST MULTITUDE OF SPIRITUAL DESCENDANTS
And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee. (Gen 17:7) [Note: this speaks of a personal relationship with God for those who believe God and the Gospel of Christ]

5. CIRCUMCISION: THE SIGN OF THE COVENANT FOR ISRAEL
And God said unto Abraham, Thou shalt keep my covenant therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee in their generations. This is my covenant, which ye shall keep, between me and you and thy seed after thee; Every man child among you shall be circumcised. And ye shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin; and it shall be a token of the covenant betwixt me and you. And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every man child in your generations, he that is born in the house, or bought with money of any stranger, which is not of thy seed. He that is born in thy house, and he that is bought with thy money, must needs be circumcised: and my covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant. And the uncircumcised man child whose flesh of his foreskin is not circumcised, that soul shall be cut off from his people; he hath broken my covenant. (Gen 17:9-14)

6. SARAH TO BE A MOTHER OF MANY NATIONS
And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be. And I will bless her, and give thee a son also of her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of people shall be of her. (Gen 17:15,16).

7. THE COVENANT TO BE ESTABLISHED THROUGH ISAAC (AND JACOB)
But my covenant will I establish with Isaac, which Sarah shall bear unto thee at this set time in the next year. (Gen 17:21).

8. CHRIST TO BE THE SEED (DESCENDANT) OF ABRAHAM
And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice. (Gen 22:18).... Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ. (Gal 3:16)...The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son [descendant] of Abraham. (Mt 1:1). Unbelieving Jews accept everything else other than this.

When you say it all, how can anyone else participate. Good Post.

 

[oldhermit]

Fulfilled means that the matter was settled for eternity (as you will note in the Covenant). Even while Joshua was alive, there were pockets of Canaan occupied by the Canannites. Then we have the Assyrian captivity and the Babylonian captivity. Then we have the Roman occupation (preceded by the Persians and the Greeks). After that we have the Muslim occupation, and the Palestinians in possession of large tracts of the land. Israel as it stands occupies about 1/10 of the Promised Land.

Yet the children of Manasseh could not drive out the inhabitants of those cities; but the Canaanites would dwell in that land. (Joshua 17:12).

Somethig that is fulfilled is something that cannot be added to. It has been fully filled up. Scripture tells us more than once that things were indeed fulfulled. If scripture confirms it, why would you doubt it?

 

[reneweddaybyday]

Is it your contention that not all of this was fulfilled?

I do not believe the children of Israel possessed the full inheritance promised by God to Abraham in Gen 15:18-21.

I do not believe the children of Israel ever rid the land of those whom the Lord told them would be thorns:

Joshua 23:

12 Else if ye do in any wise go back, and cleave unto the remnant of these nations, even these that remain among you, and shall make marriages with them, and go in unto them, and they to you:

13 Know for a certainty that the LORD your God will no more drive out any of these nations from before you; but they shall be snares and traps unto you, and scourges in your sides, and thorns in your eyes, until ye perish from off this good land which the LORD your God hath given you.


The children if Israel continued to cleave unto the remnant of these nations.

The children of Israel made marriages with them.

As promised, the inhabitants of the land became snares and traps … scourges in [their] sides … thorns in [their] eyes.

 

[Muzungu256]

So the New Jerusalem is for the Church as well as the OT saints, and the land is for Israel in the future.

arent thoose the same thing u see? ot saints and israel.... or do u mean the 1000 kingdom?????? and then after that new jerusalem

 

[oldhermit]

I do not believe the children of Israel possessed the full inheritance promised by God to Abraham in Gen 15:18-21.

I do not believe the children of Israel ever rid the land of those whom the Lord told them would be thorns:

Joshua 23:

12 Else if ye do in any wise go back, and cleave unto the remnant of these nations, even these that remain among you, and shall make marriages with them, and go in unto them, and they to you:

13 Know for a certainty that the LORD your God will no more drive out any of these nations from before you; but they shall be snares and traps unto you, and scourges in your sides, and thorns in your eyes, until ye perish from off this good land which the LORD your God hath given you.


The children if Israel continued to cleave unto the remnant of these nations.

The children of Israel made marriages with them.

As promised, the inhabitants of the land became snares and traps … scourges in [their] sides … thorns in [their] eyes.

None of this changes the fact that scripture confirms these promises were all fulfilled.

 

[notmyown]

Now the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. He does not say, "And to seeds," as referring to many, but rather to one, "And to your seed," that is, Christ. (Gal 3:16)

 

[Nehemiah6]

Somethig that is fulfilled is something that cannot be added to. It has been fully filled up. Scripture tells us more than once that things were indeed fulfulled. If scripture confirms it, why would you doubt it?

Scripture tells us that the Jews would be scattered among the nations for their disobedience and rebellion. That is exactly what happened in 70 AD. Therefore Scripture was NOT fulfilled (as you assume). In order to have been fulfilled the kingdom of Israel would presently be a redeemed and restored kingdom under Christ, and occupying the land between the Nile and the Euphrates. That is not the case at present.

Therefore this is a future event AFTER God gathers all the Jews from around the world and brings them to repentance and salvation after the second coming of Christ. Please note (Acts 1:6,7):When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel? And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power.

 

[reneweddaybyday]

None of this changes the fact that scripture confirms these promises were all fulfilled.

As I stated, oldhermit, I do not believe the children of Israel fully possessed all that God promised to Abraham.

I believe God's promise to Abraham included the victory over the remnant in the land by either the remnant becoming proselytes or the remnant removing from the land so that the children of Israel would be that beacon of light intended by God.

Israel was to draw the eyes of all the inhabitants of the nations to God.

This has never occurred ... yet ...

 

[reneweddaybyday]

Now the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. He does not say, "And to seeds," as referring to many, but rather to one, "And to your seed," that is, Christ. (Gal 3:16)

Exactly!!!

 

[Nehemiah6]

arent thoose the same thing u see? ot saints and israel.... or do u mean the 1000 kingdom?????? and then after that new jerusalem

They are DEFINITELY NOT the same. The heavenly New Jerusalem is a cubic city the size of a continent (1500 cubic miles). On the other hand the land of Israel will lie between the Nile and the Euphrates. So one is in Heaven and the other is on earth. And yes, the Millennium will be for redeemed and restored Israel on earth, while the saints reign with Christ.

 

[Nehemiah6]

Now the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. He does not say, "And to seeds," as referring to many, but rather to one, "And to your seed," that is, Christ. (Gal 3:16)

Paul also says this by Divine revelation (as regards the Jews and Israel) in Rom 11:25-36:

25 For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.

26 And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob:

27 For this is my covenant unto them, when I shall take away their sins.

28 As concerning the gospel, they are enemies for your sakes: but as touching the election, they are beloved for the fathers' sakes.

29 For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance.

30 For as ye in times past have not believed God, yet have now obtained mercy through their unbelief:

31 Even so have these also now not believed, that through your mercy they also may obtain mercy.

32 For God hath concluded them all in unbelief, that he might have mercy upon all.

33 O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!

34 For who hath known the mind of the Lord? or who hath been his counsellor?

35 Or who hath first given to him, and it shall be recompensed unto him again?

36 For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things: to whom be glory for ever. Amen.

 

[oldhermit]

As I stated, oldhermit, I do not believe the children of Israel fully possessed all that God promised to Abraham.

I believe God's promise to Abraham included the victory over the remnant in the land by either the remnant becoming proselytes or the remnant removing from the land so that the children of Israel would be that beacon of light intended by God.

Israel was to draw the eyes of all the inhabitants of the nations to God.

This has never occurred ... yet ...

Scripture confirms the fulfillment of the promise as he gave it to Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Moses and Joshua.
The fulfillment of that land promise.
1. Regarding the land promise, “all came to pass,” Joshua 21:43-45. “So the Lord gave Israel ALL the land which He had sworn to give to their fathers, and they possessed it and lived in it. And the Lord gave them rest on every side, according to all that He had sworn to their fathers, and no one of all their enemies stood before them; the Lord gave all their enemies into their hand. Not one of the good promises which the Lord had made to the house of Israel failed; ALL came to pass.”
2. Everything promised to the patriarchs was realized.

a. Joshua 23:14 – “...and you know in all your hearts and in all your souls that not one word of all the good words which the Lord your God spoke concerning you has failed; ALL have been fulfilled for you, not one of them has failed.”
b. Joshua 24:11-13 – “You crossed the Jordan and came to Jericho; and the citizens of Jericho fought against you, and the Amorite and the Perizzite and the Canaanite and the Hittite and the Girgashite, the Hivite and the Jebusite. Thus I gave them into your hand. Then I sent the hornet before you and it drove out the two kings of the Amorites from before you, but not by your sword or your bow. I gave you a land on which you had not labored, and cities which you had not built, and you have lived in them; you are eating of vineyards and olive groves which you did not plant.”

3. Everything God promised through Moses was fulfilled.

a. 1Kings 8:56 – “Blessed be the Lord, who has given rest to His people Israel, according to ALL that He promised; not one word has failed of all His good promise, which He promised through Moses His servant.”
b. Deuteronomy 32:48-52 – “The Lord spoke to Moses that very same day, saying, Go up to this mountain of the Abarim, Mount Nebo, which is in the land of Moab opposite Jericho, and look at the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the sons of Israel for a possession. Then die on the mountain where you ascend, and be gathered to your people, as Aaron your brother died on Mount Hor and was gathered to his people, because you broke faith with Me in the midst of the sons of Israel at the waters of Meribah-kadesh, in the wilderness of Zin, because you did not treat Me as holy in the midst of the sons of Israel. For you shall see the land at a distance, but you shall not go there, into the land which I am giving the sons of Israel.”
c. Jeremiah 32:21-23 – “You brought Your people Israel out of the land of Egypt with signs and with wonders, and with a strong hand and with an outstretched arm and with great terror; and gave them this land, which You swore to their forefathers to give them, a land flowing with milk and honey. They came in and took possession of it, BUT, they did not obey Your voice or walk in Your law; they have done nothing of all that You commanded them to do; therefore You have made all this calamity come upon them.”

Israel's obtaining the promise was unconditional but, their right to keep the land was conditional.
C. Because Israel did not keep their covenant with God, God took the land away from them. Jeremiah 27:1-7 – “In the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah the son of Josiah, king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying— thus says the Lord to me Make for yourself bonds and yokes and put them on your neck, and send word to the king of Edom, to the king of Moab, to the king of the sons of Ammon, to the king of Tyre and to the king of Sidon by the messengers who come to Jerusalem to Zedekiah king of Judah. Command them to go to their masters, saying, Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, thus you shall say to your masters, I have made the earth, the men and the beasts which are on the face of the earth by My great power and by My outstretched arm, and I will give it to the one who is pleasing in My sight. Now I have given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, My servant, and I have given him also the wild animals of the field to serve him. All the nations shall serve him and his son and his grandson until the time of his own land comes; then many nations and great kings will make him their servant.”