Dear brothers and sisters, here’s an example from everyday life. Just as no one can set aside or amend an irrevocable agreement, so it is in this case. God gave the promises to Abraham and his child. And notice that the Scripture doesn’t say “to his children,” as if it meant many descendants. Rather, it says “to his child”—and that, of course, means Christ. This is what I am trying to say: The agreement God made with Abraham could not be canceled 430 years later when God gave the law to Moses. God would be breaking his promise. For if the inheritance could be received by keeping the law, then it would not be the result of accepting God’s promise. But God graciously gave it to Abraham as a promise. [Galatians 3.15-18]
This is amazing.
God's people got "lost" in the Law of Moses.
What Paul is rightly suggesting here is that the Law was never meant to do away with the Promise to Abraham. What was the Promise to Abraham?
Here is where it started:
The Lord had said to Abram, “Leave your native country, your relatives, and your father’s family, and go to the land that I will show you. I will make you into a great nation. I will bless you and make you famous, and you will be a blessing to others. I will bless those who bless you and curse those who treat you with contempt. All the families on earth will be blessed through you.” [Genesis 12.1-4]
Let me paraphrase: God said, "Follow Me, and I will bless you and all who do likewise."
Furthermore, as Jesus came to fulfill that Promise, He came declaring the Kingdom of God. So, God's Promise to Abraham was a promise of His Kingdom and ALL that it includes (every blessing imaginable).
Father, help me to grasp a little better what Your Promise to Abraham meant and see clearly how Jesus fulfilled that Promise for all.
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