Every long-running story has a contract episode—the one where the deal gets made and the whole franchise locks into place. In Genesis 15, Abram’s verbal promises from God finally turn into a legally binding covenant. But instead of ink, the paperwork is written in blood.

As darkness falls over the desert, God’s voice drafts the fine print: a smoking firepot, a flaming torch, and the chilling ritual that seals the deal. It’s the moment when faith turns into obligation, belief becomes collateral, and Heaven’s first franchise officially goes into production.

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