Commands and Covenants De-Mystified: The Covenant Between the Pieces Was Never Mutual

Genesis 15: Covenant and the God Who Walks Alone

Genesis 15:9–18 is one of those passages that feels important even if you cannot quite put your finger on why. Most people have heard it described as a partnership or a mutual agreement between God and Abram. That explanation sounds reasonable until you actually slow down and read the text.

Because what hap…