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    God’s covenant with Abraham (September 10, 2017)

    UNIFORM LESSON FOR September 10, 2017 Scripture passage and lesson focus: Genesis 17:1-14 Covenants or treaties frequently defined political and economic relationships between city-states in the ancient Near East. Whether it was an agreement between two equal parties or, as was more frequently the case, between a stronger and a weaker party, ancient covenants followed a traditional pattern. … ...

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