1 Chronicles 16:16 (LSB)

Passage

Which He cut with Abraham, And His oath to Isaac.

Nearby Context

1 Chronicles 16:14 He is Yahweh our God; His judgments are in all the earth.

1 Chronicles 16:15 Remember His covenant forever, The word which He commanded for a thousand generations,

1 Chronicles 16:16 Which He cut with Abraham, And His oath to Isaac.

1 Chronicles 16:17 Then He also confirmed it to Jacob for a statute, To Israel as an everlasting covenant,

1 Chronicles 16:18 Saying, “To you I will give the land of Canaan, As the portion of your inheritance,”

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "abraham", "oath", and "isaac". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "abraham" and "oath", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 15's "Remember His covenant forever The word which..." into verse 17's "Then He also confirmed it to Jacob...", so "abraham" and "oath" belong inside that flow. In 1 Chronicles context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "abraham" and "oath" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.