· Descendants- by these people, God refers to all who believe or will believe because Abram believes
Example:
God told Abraham that his descendants will outnumber the stars. Therefore, anyone of Abraham’s descendants will be referred to by God.
IMPORTANT INFO, YA’LL! 
i. Note that Sarai, Abram’s wife, could not have children
ii. Abram doubts he will have a son and complains to God in prayer
iii. God promises a multitude of descendants from Abraham
2. Gospel reading for this section: Genesis 15: 1-6
The Lord’s Covenant with Abraham
1 After this, the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision:
“Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield,[a] your very great reward.[b]”
2 But Abram said, “Sovereign LORD, what can you give me since I remain childless and the one who will inherit[c] my estate is Eliezer of Damascus?” 3 And Abram said, “You have given me no children; so a servant in my household will be my heir.”
4 Then the word of the LORD came to him: “This man will not be your heir, but a son who is your own flesh and blood will be your heir.” 5 He took him outside and said, “Look up at the sky and count the stars—if indeed you can count them.” Then he said to him, “So shall your offspring[d] be.”
6 Abram believed the LORD, and he credited it to him as righteousness.
· The bolded verse is important because it tells of God telling the actual covenant to Abraham himself.
