God blesses His people immensely. Abraham was blessed unconditionally when God promised to make His descendants like the stars. He promised a son, and that He would make him a father of many nations. These were blessings poured out upon Abraham, and by proxy, upon His descendants. God upheld His covenant. He entered into a different covenant with the people of Israel - the Abrahamic covenant was still in force, but the Sinaiatic Covenant was present for those who were of the House of Israel. This covenant was conditional - the promises of God were conditional upon obedience. God set before His people life and death, blessing and cursing - and then asked them to choose. We are under the New Covenant today, a better covenant, based upon better promises - a covenant with Christ as the mediator. Our children are blessed as a result of our belief - they are given the opportunity to be called to God, but similar to Israel, they have to choose. As parents we much train and teach our children - to ensure that they continue when they are old.
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