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Genesis 22:18
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Genesis 22:18 in Other Translations
KJV
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And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.
ESV
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and in your offspring shall all the nations of the earth be blessed, because you have obeyed my voice."
NLT
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And through your descendants all the nations of the earth will be blessed—all because you have obeyed me.”
Genesis 22:18 Meaning and Commentary
Genesis 22:18
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F15 in him; or, "account themselves blessed"; apply to him for blessings, claim their interest in them, and glory in them, and make their boast of them: because thou hast obeyed my voice;
in taking his son and offering him up unto him, as much as he was permitted to do; and thus honouring God by his obedience to him, he of his grace and goodness honours him with the promise of being the father of multitudes, both in a literal and spiritual sense, and with being the ancestor of the Messiah, in whom all the blessings of grace and goodness meet.
F15 (wkrbth) "benedicent se", Munster; to the same purpose Vatablus, Tigurine version, Piscator.
And in thy seed shall all nations of the earth be blessed,
&c.] That is, in his one and principal seed, the Messiah, that should spring from him, ( Galatians 3:16 ) , in whom all the elect of God, of all nations under the heavens, are blessed with all spiritual blessings, with peace, pardon, righteousness, and eternal life, with grace here and glory hereafter; (See Gill on Genesis 12:3); or, "shall bless themselves"
F15 in him; or, "account themselves blessed"; apply to him for blessings, claim their interest in them, and glory in them, and make their boast of them: because thou hast obeyed my voice;
in taking his son and offering him up unto him, as much as he was permitted to do; and thus honouring God by his obedience to him, he of his grace and goodness honours him with the promise of being the father of multitudes, both in a literal and spiritual sense, and with being the ancestor of the Messiah, in whom all the blessings of grace and goodness meet.
F15 (wkrbth) "benedicent se", Munster; to the same purpose Vatablus, Tigurine version, Piscator.
Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
Genesis 22:18 In-Context
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and said, “I swear by myself, declares the LORD, that because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son,
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I will surely bless you and make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will take possession of the cities of their enemies,
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and through your offspring all nations on earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed me.”
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Then Abraham returned to his servants, and they set off together for Beersheba. And Abraham stayed in Beersheba.
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Some time later Abraham was told, “Milkah is also a mother; she has borne sons to your brother Nahor:
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