That is covered in my previous post.
An unconditional covenant has no requirements to be fulfilled.
There seems to be some confusion about the two covenants of Abraham.
Ok, this is the basis of our differences.
On what basis is it unconditional? The way I am looking at things is this. Once God swears an oath, it is a done deal. He will not repent of it. Up until that point, all that was said to Abraham was conditional. All that was spoken before the oath was conditional to faith, or the perfecting of his faith.
James 1:2 My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;
{temptations: or, trials }
3 Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.
4 But let patience have her perfect work, that
ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.
Jas 1:12 Blessed is the man that endureth
temptation: for when he is
tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.
1Pe 1:7 That the
trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:
This being said ...
This is a condition ..be thou perfect (in faith)
Ge 17:1 And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God;
walk before me, and be thou perfect.
And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly.
3 And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying,
4 As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations. {many … : Heb. multitude of nations }
The perfecting of Abrahams faith...Offering up Isaac.
Ge 22:1 And it came to pass after these things, that God did
tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am
Once Abraham did this in faith...
Gen. 22:16 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:
17 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; {shore: Heb. lip }
18 And
in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed;
because thou hast obeyed my voice.
why? Because up to this point the only covenant made with Abraham, concerned
the fourth Generation of his seed, and his seed of the first generation to the third would
be dead including himself. All this seed inherits in the next world the next life.
Joseph knew he would be dead....and were
Ex 1:6 And
Joseph died, and all his brethren, and all that generation.
Ge 50:25 And Joseph took an oath of the children of Israel, saying, God will surely visit you, and ye shall
carry up my bones from hence.
Ex 13:19 And Moses took the bones of Joseph with him: for he had straitly sworn the children of Israel, saying, God will surely visit you; and ye shall
carry up my bones away hence with you.
Heb 11:13
These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.
Now that is what I believe I see in scripture. Sorry it was so long, but I am having a difficult time following you because of this.