Allen, J.H. - Judah's Sceptre & Joseph's Birthright

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CHAPTER IINTRODUCTORYAlthough it is not generally known, it is neverthe-less true that God made two covenants with Abraham, or, rather, that he made one with Abram and another with that same man after his name was changed to Abraham. This change of name was made that it might harmonize with the new character and the new order of things as they pertain to the covenant man.The first, or Abram, covenant was made when the man was ninety years old; but the second, or Abraham, covenant was not made until this man was called upon to make the one great sacrifice of his life.The text of the first of these covenants is as follows: "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. 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. 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. 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. 17:1-8.
 

About the author:
J. H. Allen (1847-1930) was an American minister. He was associated with the Church of God (Holiness). He is also heavily associated with British Israelism. He came from Illinois later moving to Missouri in 1879. He was a Methodist who became one of the founders of the Church of God (Holiness), which was founded in 1883. He “evangelized throughout the West and eventually moved to Pasadena”. Around 1917 he produced a publication entitled Stone Kingdom Herald. He died May 14, 1930 at Pasadena.