Genesis 12:2-3
12:2 Then I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you,
and I will make your name great,
so that you will exemplify divine blessing.
12:3 I will bless those who bless you,
but the one who treats you lightly I must curse,
and all the families of the earth will bless one another by your name.”
Genesis 22:18
22:18 Because you have obeyed me,
all the nations of the earth will pronounce blessings on one another
using the name of your descendants.’”
Psalms 72:17
72:17 May his fame endure!
May his dynasty last as long as the sun remains in the sky!
May they use his name when they formulate their blessings!
May all nations consider him to be favored by God!
Acts 3:25
3:25 You are the sons of the prophets and of the covenant that God made with your ancestors,
saying to Abraham, ‘
And in your descendants all the nations of the earth will be blessed.’
Galatians 3:8
3:8 And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, proclaimed the gospel to Abraham ahead of time,
saying, “
All the nations will be blessed in you.”
Galatians 3:16
3:16 Now the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his descendant.
Scripture
does not say, “and to the descendants
,” referring to many, but “
and to your descendant,” referring to one, who is Christ.