I’ve looked for the answer to my questions, and here’s what I came up with:
Why did we need, or why did the Lord need, someone to be the father of all nations? A few reasons. Abraham was told that Christ would come through his lineage. That needed to be established. Not only did this important declaration/prophecy need to be written, but that other tribes with other purposes needed to be defined. There’s more to this answer, but I have to think on it more.
Why did he need to appoint someone to be the father of the literal seed, when many are adopted into the family? The literal seed is both literal and adopted. When we make covenants, particularly in celestial marriage, we are renewing the covenant of Abraham and the blessings thereof for ourselves. When we are baptized, we are adopted into the descendants of Abraham as if we are literal.
Why was Abraham the one to covenant with and not Adam?
I don’t really know the answer to this except that it was Abraham’s calling. Adam made covenants with the Father, but Abraham had the promise that his descendants would have the promises too.
Why is a covenant necessary, in this instance and in all others?
Covenants give us direction, which Heavenly Father wants us to have. Some people look upon them as a burden, or repressive, but they are really there for guidance. In the instance of Abraham, it seems to me that the covenant is a guidance for a people in general and also for individuals guidance. Also, we need to have something that holds us accountable.
What is special about the
Abraham never inhabited the
Good stuff. Covenants.
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