Can the following passages (taken from the KJV) be understood to mean that God’s covenant was made a thousand generations (at least 20,000 and perhaps as many as 40,000 years) ago?
“Know therefore that the Lord thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations.” (Deuteronomy 7:9)
“Be ye mindful always of his covenant; the word which he commanded to a thousand generations.” (I Chronicles 16:15)
“He hath remembered his covenant for ever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations.” (Psalm 105:8)
I’m particularly interested in an analysis of the Hebrew text of these passages.