Blessing for all nations through Abraham
The Old Testament
“And through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.”
Genesis 22:18
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In the New Testament
The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. The Scripture does not say, “and to seeds,” meaning many, but “and to your seed,” meaning One, who is Christ.
Galatians 3:16
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God promises Abraham that all the nations of the earth will be blessed in him and in his offspring.
Matthew opens his Gospel with 'the son of Abraham'. Paul points out that the promise was made in the singular, to 'the seed', and sees Christ in it. The big picture: what began with one man was meant from the very start for the whole world, not only for Israel.