“that in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;”
Genesis 22:17 KJV
God blessed Abraham because Abraham believed God’s Word. God said He will greatly bless Abraham and make sure his seed becomes as numerous as the stars of heaven and as the sand of the seashore. Abraham’s offspring would take possession of the city gates of their enemies. God stopped Abraham from delivering up Isaac as a sacrifice to reveal to Abraham that His Son was to be the human sacrifice. Righteousness was credited to Abraham by faith. Through Jesus the righteousness by faith has come upon us as the blessing of Abraham. It’s not by keeping the law that we are made righteous, but only through faith in Christ’s supreme sacrifice on the Cross. The law did not replace faith as Abraham believed God much before the law was given. God’s faith as embodied in Christ, is the only basis to mankind’s acquittal and could never be replaced by our own ability to justify ourselves. What grace God extended to fallen humanity through the Person of the Lord Jesus Christ! Thank You for the blessings of Abraham. Thank You Father!
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