God’s Covenant with Abram

1 After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a ^svision: “Fear not, Abram, I am your ^tshield; your reward shall be very great.”

17 And God heard the voice of the boy, and ^hthe angel of God called to Hagar from heaven and said to her, “What troubles you, Hagar? Fear not, for God has heard the voice of the boy where he is.

3 Then he said, “I am God, the God of your father. ^bDo not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for ^cthere I will make you into a ^dgreat nation.