1. God’s promise and blessing to Abraham are a pre-announcement of the gospel of Christ (Gal. 3:16). Abraham’s blessing would come to the Gentiles in Jesus Christ, so that we might receive the promised Spirit through faith (Gal. 3:14). Because of Christ’s coming, His blessing is no longer limited to the Hebrews; we can all receive Christ’s blessing and redemption from sins!
2. “I will make you into a great nation” (Gen. 12:2) refers to the kingdom of God, which begins with the nation of Israel in the Old Testament and continues with its spiritual reality in the church, the kingdom of God in the New Testament (Matt. 16:18-19; Rom. 14:17). This kingdom will be consummated in the millennial kingdom, the age to come, and will culminate in the new heaven and the new Earth with the new Jerusalem, for all eternity (Rev. 11:15). We strive for this kingdom, so that Christ may lead the Earth through the word. That is why we inculcate the word and sow books among the people.
3. “I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; in you all the families of the Earth will be blessed” (Genesis 12:3). Whoever blesses God’s people—whether individual or nation— will be blessed; and whoever curses them will be cursed. This is true both for the nation of Israel and for the church, God’s people today.
4. “At the beginning of Genesis, we see God’s original creation (1:1), what happened to the Earth after Satan’s rebellion and God’s judgment, and the Spirit hovering over the Earth’s chaotic situation (v. 2). It was in this context that God came to restore the Earth, beginning with light: ‘And God said, Let there be light; and there was light’ (v. 3). Let us not forget that God does nothing except according to the counsel of His will. When God speaks, the word that proceeds from His mouth is Christ (John 1:1-2)” (Daily Food, book 1, week 4, Thursday, p. 64).
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