This is an entry in a Bible dictionary on the significance of promise as the heartbeat of God's covenant.

This article is part of a series on the history of the Old Testament. God in His wisdom guided the division of the Israelites up to the time they were taken to captivity. God did this to fulfill his promise of raising the true Israel. All of God's promises to Israel must also be seen in light of the spiritual Israel.

Looking at Genesis 15, this article shows how God binds Himself to His people in the covenant through the promise of salvation. In this article, the author shows how this promise comes both verbally and visually, linking it to the preaching of the Word and the sacraments (baptism and the Lord's Supper).

This article calls Christians to remain faithful to the promises they make.