At Isaac and Jacob's generations no new items are added to Abraham's Covenant. It does, though, get confirmed with both men. It also sees certain elaborating words, such as North, South, East and West and Community of Nations.
God did not stop at Abraham. The next generation was told the same thing. This time, though, since the covenant was set, there was no need to execute a new covenant. All that remained was reasurance for the people involved that God had a great thing planned, and that it would come through the line of Isaac.
We see this in Isaac's life in Genesis chapter 26. The following is the relavant text:
Genesis 26:1-6 1: And there was a famine in the land, besides the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went unto Abimelech king of the Philistines, unto Gerar. 2And Jehovah appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt. Dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of. 3Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee. For unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these lands, and I will establish the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father. 4And I will multiply thy seed as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these lands. And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed. 5Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws. 6And Isaac dwelt in Gerar.
Each of the main components of Abraham's covenant is repeated here again.
Isaac will now be blessed.Ge. 26:3
Isaac, together with his decendents will receive the land.Ge 26:3
Isaac will have numerous offspring, as numerous as the stars in the sky.Ge. 26:4
Finally, through his offspring all nations on earth will be blessed.Ge 26:4
Isaac is not required to do anything. Because of the covenant that God made with Abraham it will happen as surely as God exists. This has less requirement placed on Isaac than even the New Covenant. Isaac does not even need to believe that this will happen, it still will. Those of us, under the New Covenant, are required to believe.
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