The Protevangel as the Unifying Idea of all the Scriptures (5)

Let us now examine these promises. They shed a great new light on the promise concealed in the protevangel. First we must take notice of this: that according to the promise as here communicated the Lord would give to Abraham's seed not only but to Abraham as well that land in which at the time he was walking up and down and was beholding with his eyes, namely Canaan. "To thee will I give it and to thy seed for­ever." The promise was fulfilled with regard to Abra­ham's seed, the people of...