The document discusses the biblical theme of inheritance. It defines inheritance and notes that the theme is prominent in the Bible, appearing over 500 times. God promised Abraham and his descendants the land of Canaan as an inheritance. This promise of land, people, and seed of Abraham was established through God's covenant and is received through faith. The inheritance is ultimately fulfilled in Jesus Christ and the restoration of God's kingdom.

1. The scriptural theme of
inheritance
Laindon Bible Class
8th May 2019

2. Meaning of inheritance in common usage
“Inheritance is the practice of passing on property, titles,
debts, rights, and obligations upon the death of an
individual. The rules of inheritance differ among societies
and have changed over time.” Source: Wikipedia
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3. Strong’s definition of ‘inheritance’
OT:5159 hl*j&n^
nachalah (nakh-al-aw'); from OT:5157 (in its usual sense); properly, something
inherited, i.e. (abstractly) occupancy, or (concretely) an heirloom; generally an
estate, patrimony or portion:
KJV - heritage, to inherit, inheritance, possession. (Appears 223 times; also #5157
‘inherit’ appears 58 times and #3423 ‘yarash’ 231 times = total >500 times)
NT:2817 klhronomi/a
kleronomia (klay-ron-om-ee’-ah); from NT:2818; heirship, i.e. (concretely) a
patrimony or (genitive case) a possession:
KJV - inheritance. (Appears 14 times; also 2816 ‘inherit’ appears 18 times)
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4. The theme of inheritance
Promised
Abraham
Genesis
The recurrent theme
“To your descendants I will give this land” Genesis 12:7
Possession
Children
Of Israel
Joshua
Divided Throne
Established
David
Remembered
Psalmists
Overturned
Prophets
Seed of
Promise
Jesus –
1st coming
Restored
Eternally
Return
of Jesus
Exodus -
Deutnomy
Joshua Samuel -
Chronicles
RevelationGospelsesp. EzekielPsalms
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5. The constituents of the God given inheritance
People
Promise
Covenant
Seed
Inheritance
Faith
Establish
Receive
Prospect
Possession
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6. God’s people
“And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give
this land: and there builded he an altar unto the LORD, who appeared unto
him.” Genesis 12:7
“Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And
to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ.”
Galatians 3:16
“And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to
the promise.” Galatians 3:29
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7. God’s promise
“And the LORD said unto Abram, after that Lot was separated from him,
Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art northward,
and southward, and eastward, and westward:
For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for
ever.
And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can
number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbered.
Arise, walk through the land in the length of it and in the breadth of it; for
I will give it unto thee.” Genesis 13:14-17
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8. God’s covenant
“In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy
seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the
river Euphrates:” Genesis 15:18
“For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after
those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write
them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a
people:” Hebrews 8:10
“…Jesus the mediator of the new covenant…” Hebrews 12:24
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9. The promised seed
“And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, for because thou hast
done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son:
That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed
as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore;
and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;
And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou
hast obeyed my voice.” Genesis 22:16-18
“For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ…
…And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to
the promise.” Galatians 3:27&29
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10. Inheritance
“I will bring you in unto the land, concerning the which I did swear to give it to
Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob; and I will give it you for an heritage: I am the
LORD.” Exodus 6:8
“And they said, The LORD commanded my lord to give the land for an
inheritance by lot to the children of Israel:” Numbers 36:2
“Which covenant he made with Abraham, and his oath unto Isaac;
And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting
covenant:
Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance:”
Psalm 105:9-11
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11. Inheritance through faith
“For the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, was not to
Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but through the righteousness of
faith.” Romans 4:13
“For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted
unto him for righteousness.” Romans 4:3
“Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith
made perfect? And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham
believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was
called the Friend of God.” James 2:22-23
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12. The garden of Eden restored
“The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the
bullock: and dust shall be the serpent's meat. They shall not hurt nor destroy in
all my holy mountain, saith the LORD.” Isaiah 65:25
“The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the
kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child
shall lead them.
And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together:
and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.
And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child
shall put his hand on the cockatrice' den.
They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be
full of the knowledge of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.” Isaiah 11:6-9
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