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Wes said: I would certainly agree with that change. Of course there are many exceptions which could be sighted but all we need to do is follow the genealogy listed in Matthew 1 to see that the Lord does keep his promises working through the offspring of Abraham.

I'm not sure if "amen" posts are discouraged here or not. But I think that one thing people misunderstand (or at least in the southern USA this seems to be a problem) is that the "skipped" generation are not normative. They are designed to demonstrate God's continued sovereignty even in the midst of multi-generational covenants. Does God always save in the line of generations? Nope, then you know what we would do -- we would ignore the free grace or sovereignty of Grace that God bestows upon his people. This is what we see in great measure in the NT amongst the Pharisees and Scribes of that day. They would rather claim Abraham as their father than testify to their own faith.

It never ceases to amaze me the extent to which even with the unfaithfulness of men, God's promise to be our God and the God of our seed continue true because of his faithfulness.

So....amen! <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />