Jesus was the Seed of Abraham
Gal 3:16 Now to Abraham and his Seed were the promises made. He does not say, "And to seeds," as of many, but as of one, "And to your Seed," who is Christ.
Key Points:
- The Lord spoke this prophecy to Abraham 2000 years after the fall of man.
- The coming redeemer would be from the seed of Abraham.
- God spoke of a great multitude of Abraham’s descendants but one seed.
- The promise was spoken about 400 years after the flood.
- The world had again turned to idolatry and wickedness.
- Abraham was the first Hebrew.
- God first called Abraham in the city of Ur in Mesopotamia.
- The promise included all families, which includes all gentile nations.
- Paul confirms in the New Testament that Abraham’s promised seed was Christ.
- The whole Bible is built upon this promise to Abraham.
- The promise was repeated to Abraham’s son Isaac and his grandson Jacob.
- Ancient Rabbinic Judaism regarded this passage as Messianic.
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