And confirmed it to Jacob as a statute, to Israel as an everlasting covenant. The movement from Abraham through Isaac to Jacob/Israel traces the trajectory of covenantal inheritance across generations, suggesting that promise-fulfillment unfolds through time. The shift from 'oath' to 'statute' and 'everlasting covenant' introduces language of law and constitution, indicating that covenant encompasses both personal relationship and corporate law. The historical particularity (Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Israel) gives way to universal, perpetual commitment.

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