Study Genesis 12 using Matthew Henry’s Bible Commentary (concise) to better understand Scripture with full outline and verse meaning. Bendeciré a los que te bendigan y maldeciré a los que te maldigan; ¡por medio de ti serán bendecidas todas las familias de la tierra!» It is a dismal history that includes the Fall (chapter 3), the murder of Abel (4:1-16), wickedness and the Flood (chapters 6-8), Noah's nakedness and Genesis 17:1(NASB) Verse Thoughts. Genesis 12:3. (par. He was the promised SEED of Abraham, who was preordained be born through Abraham, Isaac and, Israel - and through Him all the families of the earth have been blessed - And all who believe in His death, burial and resurrection. And I will bless them that bless thee, and will curse him that curseth thee; and in thee shall all the families of the ground be blessed. Heavenly Father, thank You for the lesson of faith that I can learn from Abraham, who believed God, without knowing the whole story.. and was prepared to leave all that he had, and place his future into Your hands entirely. This verse, Genesis 12:3 “I will bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you,” has probably been abused more than any other verse in the Bible. And I will make thee into a great nation; and I will bless thee, and will make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing. Genesis 12:3 Translation & Meaning. God calls Abram to leave Haran and go into Canaan, Genesis 12:1; promises to bless him, and through him all the families of the earth, Genesis 12:2, Genesis 12:3. Many are called, and few chosen. 421.). Spiritual Meaning of GENESIS 12:3 previous - next - text - summary - Genesis - BM Home - Full Page. This promise was renewed to Abram on several occasions: first after his separation from Lot (Genesis 13:14-16), on which occasion, however, the "blessing" was not mentioned, because not required by the connection, and the two elements only, viz., the numerous increase of his seed, and the possession of the land of Canaan, were assured to him and to his seed, and that "for ever;" secondly, in Genesis 18:18 somewhat more casually, as a reason for the confidential manner in which Jehovah explained to him the secret of His government; and lastly, at the two principal turning points of his life, where the whole promise was confirmed with the greatest solemnity, viz., in Genesis 17 at the commencement of the establishment of the covenant made with him, where "I will make of thee a great nation" was heightened into "I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee," and his being a blessing was more fully defined as the establishment of a covenant, inasmuch as Jehovah would be God to him and to his posterity (Genesis 11:3. From now on [your name will be] אַבְרָהָם, and אַבְרָהָם equals 248, corresponding to a person’s limbs. Now the LORD had said to Abram: “Get out of your country, From your family And from your father’s house, To a land that I will show you. This is a mistake. CHAPTER 12. The race was twice already since the fall put upon its probation - once under the promise of victory to the seed of the woman, and again under the covenant with Noah. And I will bless them that bless thee, and him that curseth thee will I curse; and in thee shall all the … 5 Abram took Sarai his wife and Lot his nephew, and all their possessions which they had acquired, and the people (servants) which they had acquired in Haran, and they set out to go to the land of Canaan. Genesis 12:1-20.CALL TO ABRAM. It is more blessed to give than to receive. A Study of Genesis 12:3 Paul Rotenberry The Problem Stated Since the appearance of the RSV of the OT, there has been much discussion of the section dealing with the blessing of Abraham, Gen. 12:1-3. The next verse expands this higher element of the divine promise. Genesis 12:3 Cross References ... Genesis 28:14. To David, God proved Himself to be his Shepherd. In the case of these renewals, it is only in Genesis 28:14 that the last expression, "all the families of the Adamah," is repeated verbatim, though with the additional clause "and in thy seed;" in the other passages "all the nations of the earth" are mentioned, the family connection being left out of sight, and the national character of the blessing being brought into especial prominence. In all God's teachings the near and the sensible come before the far and the conceivable, the present and the earthly before the eternal and the heavenly. On the same principle he might have developed all things in an instant of time, and so have had done with creation and providence at once. This is in big contrast with the Tower of Babel story. "And blessed in thee shall be all the families of the ground." This verse has been used by deluded pastors and theologians to promote their crypto-Zionism from the Genesis 12:4 - Age 75 (Sarai = 65).God told him He would make Abe a father of many nations. Increase my faith, I pray, for I desire to trust You in all things.. this I ask in Jesus name, AMEN. On the same principle he might have made Abram cognizant of all present and all developed truth. It is sometimes inadvertently said that the Old Testament is narrow and exclusive, while the New Testament is broad and catholic in its spirit. The Hebrew text is rendered by the ASV: "and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed." God commanded Abram to go away from his country, his people, and his father's household and to go to an unspecified land God would show him. Now the Lord had said unto Abram—It pleased God, who has often been found of them who sought Him not, to reveal Himself to Abraham perhaps by a miracle; and the conversion of Abraham is one of the most remarkable in Bible history. In Abram is this blessing laid up as a treasure hid in a field to be realized in due time. And I will bless them that bless thee, and will curse him that curseth thee; and in thee shall all the families of the ground be blessed. Genesis 12:1-3 is speaking about, without batting an eye or even checking their bibles, they will tell you that this is pointing to the nation of Israel. God appears to him, and renews the promise, Genesis 12:7. And the promise not only meant that all families of the earth would wish for the blessing which Abram possessed, but that they would really receive this blessing in Abram and his seed. And I will bless them that bless thee Not the priests only that should bless his children, the children of Israel, as the Targum of Jonathan, but all men of all nations, and of every age, that speak well of him, commend him for his faith and holiness, and tread in his steps, these are blessed with faithful Abraham, ( Galatians 3:7 Galatians 3:9) . and Exploring the Meaning of Genesis … Verse 3. Get thee out of thy country—His being brought to the knowledge and worship of the true God had probably been a considerable time before. “Curse him that curseth thee”: Those who “curse” Abram and his descendants are those who treat him lightly, despise him, or treat him with contempt. alongside Exploring the Meaning of Genesis 12 and Abraham's Righteousness Genesis 12:3 Treasury of Scripture Knowing. Nations Descended from Noah. (Genesis 12:3). The eternal Son-of-God would be given by the Father, to be born as the perfect, representative Man - in order to become the federal head of a new creation. Genesis 12:3 And I will bless them that bless thee Not the priests only that should bless his children, the children of Israel, as the Targum of Jonathan, but all men of all nations, and of every age, that speak well of him, commend him for his faith and holiness, and tread in his steps, these are blessed with faithful Abraham, ( Galatians 3:7 Galatians 3:9 ) . Genesis chapter 11 tells the story of how people sought to make their own name great. Humans are blessed at the beginning (Genesis 1:22, 28); they forfeit that blessing through their rebellion ; and then God blesses humans when he seeks reconciliation through Abraham and his descendants (Genesis 12:1–3). They are both equally catholic in proclaiming the gospel to all. And in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed; that is, in his seed, as in Genesis 22:18 and which is interpreted of Christ, Acts 3:25 meaning not every individual of all the families or nations of the earth; but that as many as believe in Christ, of all nations, are blessed in him; and that whoever of them are blessed, they are blessed and only blessed in him, and that they are blessed for his sake with all spiritual blessings; see Ephesians 1:3 such as redemption, justification, remission of sins, sanctification, adoption, and eternal life. He would come to earth as Emmanuel, which means 'God-with-us' and He would be born into the human race as the Son of Man. This is clarified in Psalm 47. In the word בּך the primary meaning of ב, in, is not to be given up, though the instrumental sense, through, is not to be excluded. The Call of Abram. 12:3 I will bless those who bless you and curse him that curses you. Now the LORD had said to Abram: “Get out of your country, From your family And from your father’s house, To a land that I will show you. Genesis 12:3 says that in Abraham “all the families of the earth shall be blessed.” Paul explains this promise in Galatians 3:8: “And the Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel to Abraham beforehand, saying, ' In you all the nations shall be blessed. and Exploring the Meaning of Genesis … It’s been used to con Christians into showing favouritism toward the Jewish people instead of recognizing God loves all people. Thus, Abram's immediate acts of self-denial are leaving his country, his birthplace, his home. 12:3 I will bless those who bless you and curse him that curses you Avraham is commanded to travel to a land unknown to him. And curse him that curseth thee; here is a change of numbers, before the plural, here the singular, denoting, it may be, that many would bless him, and but few curse him, and that every individual person that did curse him should be cursed himself: the Targum of Jonathan wrongly restrains this to Balaam's cursing Abraham's children, and was cursed by God; Maimonides (y) thinks, there is no doubt to be made of it, that the Zabaeans, the idolatrous people Abram was brought up with, when he contradicted them, loaded him with curses and reproaches; and, because he bore them all patiently for the glory of God, as became him, therefore these words are said; but they, without question, respect future as well as present times, and regard all such, in every age and of every nation, that disapproves of, or rejects and reproaches Abram's God, his faith, his religion, and his people. Use this table to get a word-for-word translation of the original Hebrew Scripture. Thank You that You are a faithful God and that Your promises are steadfast and sure. 3 The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah. I will bless those who bless you and the one who curses you I will curse, he was told, and in you all the families of the earth will be blessed. ), and in Genesis 22 after the attestation of his faith and obedience, even to the sacrifice of his only son, where the innumerable increase of his seed and the blessing to pass from him to all nations were guaranteed by an oath. [⇑ See verse text ⇑] In the previous verse, God began His seemingly out-of-the-blue contact with Abram. Thus, when the Lord saw fit to select a man to preserve vital piety on the earth and be the head of a race suited to be the depository of a revelation of mercy, he at the same time designed that this step should be the means of effectually recalling the sin-enthralled world to the knowledge and love of himself. A double stream of narrative runs through the first four books of the Pentateuch. But now shall the ground again participate in the blessing. But to this point, she was called a female (Genesis 1:27), a helper comparable (Genesis 2:18), a woman (Genesis 2:22, 23), and a wife (Genesis 2:24, 25; 3:8). The same promise was afterwards renewed to Isaac, with a distinct allusion to the oath (Genesis 26:3-4), and again to Jacob, both on his flight from Canaan for fear of Esau (Genesis 28:13-14), and on his return thither (Genesis 35:11-12). Genesis 12:3 - I will bless those who bless you, and - Bible Gateway. This is the common doctrine of the New as well as of the Old. “Curse him that curseth thee”: Those who “curse” Abram and his descendants are those who treat him lightly, despise him, or treat him with contempt. I don't believe their interpretation to be the truth, because that means God supports injustice and lies, which I know cannot be. Ayana, the text referenced in your question is in the context of a covenant. The higher blessing is expressed in these remarkable terms: "And be thou a blessing." This is clarified in Psalm 47. Nations Descended from Noah. The Call of Abram. But, fourthly, these are the earnest and the germ of all temporal and eternal blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.”. "I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee." This second man would be the promised SEED, through Whom would come multiplied blessings, for all mankind. And let us not suppose that we are arrived at the end of all knowledge. Thirdly, these things which God now promises are the immediate form of his bounty, the very gifts he begins at the moment to bestow. "In thee." Verse 2. Genesis 12:3 - All families of the earth would be blessed by the Messiah to come. Derek Kidner observes, “The history of redemption, like that of creation, begins with God speaking: this, in a nutshell, differentiates Abram’s story from his father’s” (Genesis [IVP], p. 113). WORDS OF GOD IN RED. Travel wasn’t easy in those days. God calls Abram to leave Haran and go into Canaan, Genesis 12:1; promises to bless him, and through him all the families of the earth, Genesis 12:2, Genesis 12:3.Abram, Sarai, Lot, and all their household, depart from Canaan, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 12:5; pass through Sichem, Genesis 12:6.God appears to him, and renews the promise, Genesis 12:7. Genesis 12:1-20. God promised to make him, and his posterity, into a great nation. He points to it and says, This is what thou presently needest; this I give thee, with my blessing and favor. To Hagar, God was revealed as the all-seeing One. Genesis 16:16 - Age 86 Abe went into Hagar producing Ishmael, Genesis 17:1, 17:17 Age 99 In Ge 12:3 God preached the gospel to Abraham (Gal 3:8), and not only would the Jews find salvation but so would the Gentiles. 4 So Abram went forth as the L ord had spoken to him; and Lot went with him. 2 k The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras. Genesis 12:3 "And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed." At the same time, we must not attribute a passive signification on that account to the Hithpael in Genesis 22:18 and Genesis 24:4. Genesis 12:3. I will bless those who bless you, And I will curse him who curses you; And in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.” a. And God promised that through him, all the nations of the world would be abundantly blessed - for one, very special Seed of Abraham was to be born - the Lord, Jesus Christ. Any other supposition would be a large abatement from the sweetness of hope's overflowing cup. Genesis 12:3 - All families of the earth would be blessed by the Messiah to come. According to the chronology of the Masoretic text, Heber was still alive, Melkizedec was contemporary with Abram, Job was probably later, and many other now unknown witnesses for God were doubtless to be found, down to the time of the exodus, outside the chosen family. 10 These are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Abram was seventy-five years old when he left Haran. It is a dismal history that includes the Fall (chapter 3), the murder of Abel (4:1-16), wickedness and the Flood (chapters 6-8), Noah’s nakedness and the cursing of Canaan (9:18-27), and the story of Babel (11:1-9). Bereishit - Genesis - Chapter 12 ... (Other editions: And this is the meaning of and I will aggrandize your name. Abraham had many sons and daughters, but it was through Isaac (the son of promise) that Jesus, (the promised SEED) would be born - for Isaac begat Jacob, and Jacob's sons became Israel, the great nation under God - through whom the promised SEED was to be born. Abram couldn’t call home and let everyone know how life was in the new place. God tells Abram to head toward a different land, which is linked with his people becoming a great nation. In the going, God promises to make Abram a great nation, to bless him, to give him a great name, and to … 4 The sons of Javan: Elishah, l Tarshish, m Kittim, and Dodanim. Genesis 1-11 tells the story of human history from the beginning to Abram. ... some would curse him (12:3). 5 Abram took Sarai his wife and Lot his nephew, and all their possessions which they had accumulated, and the persons which they had acquired in Haran, and they set out for the land of Canaan; thus they came to the land of Canaan. Verse 2. He was to be the second Adam, through Whom would come salvation, for all who believe. Abraham obeyed, and it is frequently mentioned in the New Testament as a striking instance of his faith (Heb 11:8). 2 n And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. Particularism in the acceptance of it is the accident of the time. What does Genesis 12:2 mean? And down through the centuries this promise to Abram - the pagan from Ur, who trusted God, and became Abraham, the father of many nations - has been carried out. Genesis 12:1-3 is a single promise and so everything within these verses applies. Here the Lord identifies the cause of Abram with his own, and declares him to be essentially connected with the weal or woe of all who come into contact with him. From henceforward Abram and his seed are … He was to forfeit his pagan heritage and any earthly inheritance from his father, in order to undertake a unknown pilgrimage, to an unknown land. KJV: Genesis Chapter 12 [1] Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee: [2] And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: Study Genesis 12:3 - 'Det Danske Bibel' translation - Jeg vil velsigne dem, der velsigner dig, og forbande dem, der forbander dig; i dig skal alle Jordens Slægter velsignes!" In this verse God tells Abram (later named Abraham): “I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.” (NIV) 2 “I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. 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