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An Intertextuality Pair — one connection between two passages, shown as linked verse cards: the Later text and the Earlier text it quotes, alludes to or echoes. The Significance essay explains why the link matters and where it points in Christ.

Reference Type— how explicit the link is: Quotation, Allusion, or Echo
Connection Method(s)— how it carries meaning: e.g. Typology, Promise-Fulfillment, Analogy, Longitudinal Theme
Found via— where the connection was identified, e.g. the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge or an Anchor-Text Network

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Intertextuality Pair

Hebrews 6:14 → Genesis 22:17

Quotation

Later text

Hebrews 6:14BSB

saying, "I will surely bless you and multiply your descendants."

Earlier text

Genesis 22:17BSB

I will surely bless you, and I will multiply your descendants like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will possess the gates of their enemies.

Walk the Square · a single-voice walk of this pair around the Clowney square8:03

Significance

God's oath to Abraham after Aqedah (binding of Isaac). Abraham as exemplar of faith who, "after waiting patiently, obtained the promise." God's self-sworn oath provides unchangeable encouragement. Transitions back to Psalm 110:4 discussion in chapter 7—both involve God's oaths. The Aqedah context is significant—Abraham's willingness to offer Isaac despite God's promise that through Isaac his offspring would be reckoned demonstrates the persevering faith Hebrews commends. God's oath, sealed by his own name since there is no greater, becomes the anchor for believers' hope amidst trials.

Found via: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Direct Quotation
Connection Method(s): Promise-Fulfillment

Linked Mentions 6

Trajectory Tables 4

Anchor Texts 2