A passionate preacher & a prolific writer. Have the attitude of the Psalmist. : 7*U hW9" Thus, hard on the heels of the allusions to Eden in 24:5-6, Numbers 24:7-9 unites the blessing of Abraham with the promise of a king from Judah, and Adam's royal status might be a relevant precursor for the model of kingship in view. And He finished speaking with Him, and Elokim ascended from upon Abraham. (Genesis 17:19-22), Bible critics have noted that the couple are told twice about Sarahs impending pregnancy, once here and again in the very next section. There, Abraham and Sarah are informed by one of the three angels of YKVK that in a years time Sarah will have a son. Sara is listening through the tent wall and the intent is clearly that she should hear this news. This suggests to these scholars that two different textual sources exist regarding Sarahs pregnancy. This would be one explanation for the 400-year delay. On the horns of the brazen altar (Leviticus 16:18). Abraham had to relinquish his present for a future he will never live to see. To start saving items to a SermonFolder, please create an account. 40.Nachmanides commentary to the Torah on Genesis 17:1. A midrash, on the other hand, sees circumcision as bringing a repair of a physical perfection (Bereishis Rabba 6:1). Rashi follows up on this. Rashi also brings another explanation that this is a command and that Abraham is to be complete or wholehearted in the trials to which he will be subjected. This could be referring specifically to the command of circumcision (Beer Yitzchak)., 42.This explanation is at variance with that of Rashi (Rashi to Genesis 17:9) who suggests that Elohim is only a God to the Jewish people inside the land of Israel. Otherwise, it is as if they had no God. See also Babylonian Talmud, Kesubos 110b.. When God called Abraham, it was to separate a people out of the world for Himself. A different explanation is provided by Cassuto who proposes that this name is used in the Bible within the context of fertility. God promised to bless not only Abraham, in Genesis 12:1-3, but to also bless all the families of the earth through him. #7foldblessingsofabraham #propheticalconvention #rev.danielmosesSPECIAL PROPHETICAL CONVENTION 2021 || 7 FOLD BLESSINGS OF ABRAHAM || REV. Your email address will not be published. And in Galatians 3:13-14, Paul relates this blessing as being bestowed upon the Gentiles through the redemptive work of Jesus Christ on the cross. Shechem is nestled between the two mountains of Mount Gerizim and Mount Ebal. Mount Gerizim is luscious and green, while Mount Ebel is less so. The Bible instructed that blessings and curses be pronounced on these two mountains once the Israelites arrived in Canaan and they were to erect great plastered stones with words of Torah and an altar on Mount Ebal. The book of Joshua records that this is indeed what Joshua did (Joshua 8:30-35). "I will make nations of you": This speaks of STRENGTH. Scripture tells us that the blessing Abraham received from God is for you too. 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. (Genesis 12:2-3). The 7 Blessings Of Abraham Abraham was a man who just wanted one son, but of whom God made the father of a great nation. However, in contrast to the covenant with Noah, this particular covenant is not a unilateral one, in that Abraham is expected to be a direct participant by fulfilling the directive of circumcision. Cain and Abel: A pivotal story in the Torah, Satire in the Bible - the Ziggurat of Babylon, God's universal message to Abraham and his descendants, God's masterplan for a utopian society - righteousness, justice, and the way of God, "Possessing" the land for the burial of Sarah, Isaac and Ishmael - a story yet incomplete, The moral and religious conflict between Judaism and Islam, THE BINDING OF ISAAC-THE NON-EVENT THAT CHANGED THE WORLD, JOSEPH - THE RIGHT PERSON IN THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME, The redemption from Egypt and God's role in the natural world and world history. God will bless those who bless him; furthermore, Abraham will be a blessing. Take the Gospel to the world.C. The seventh blessing takes place at the end of the Binding of Isaac story and is the crescendo to the previous six blessings. Galatians 3:13, Galatians 3:9, Galatians 3:9-13, Genesis 12, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:2, Genesis 12:3, John 10:10, Proverbs 3:5, Sermon Topics: A. (GALATIANS 3:14), !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs"); Gen.15:6 (Genesis 17:1), The name El Shedai is explained by many Jewish interpreters as being derived from the two Hebrew words She and dai, which mean that and sufficient. Enter your email address and we will send you a link to reset your password. Sevenfold Covenant Blessings Redeemed at the Cross. could also be the nations that Abraham will father. He has already fathered Ishmael. The reader will learn shortly that he is to father Isaac. When Sarah dies, Abraham will father children from a second wife Katurah. These and the offspring of Ishmael will leave Canaan to go southwards into the Arabian Peninsula. The offspring of Isaac will remain in Canaan, but a branch of this family will go eastwards to form the nation of Edom. Many prosperity preachers interpret the Abrahamic blessing as prospering in material and financial abundance. Abrahams first stop on arriving in Canaan is the city of Shechem, and he sets up an altar there in response to the vision he has received. The five-fold blessing is the idea that when you buy from Israel, five different areas are affected by your purchase. Eph 3:20 Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly Abraham journeys from Haran until he reaches , Until now, Abraham has not been informed where he is heading. It is now explicit. He has arrived at the , . Moreover, until this time, he, Abraham, has been the sole object of Gods beneficence. Now God reveals that Abraham will have offspring, that these offspring will have a country, and that the land on which he is standing is the land that has been granted to his seed.. This world was not created for any specific people or nation but for all mankind. YKVK is the epitome of loving-kindness. He wishes only to give. But He can only provide in abundance to nations that warrant it. Abraham is to be the means by which God can bring beneficence to all humanity.. . Unlike the pagan deities, YKVK is not satisfied with occasional homage. He wants a nation that is God-centered and is cognizant of the fact that everything they have is not a natural right but a Divine gift. 0000021858 00000 n what are the 7 blessings of abraham is the question of many christians in the world today. Circumcision is also performed on the 8th day after birth.48 The number 8 in the Bible has the connotation of being one level above the holy. This is because the act of circumcision binds the Jew in the strongest way possible to a holy purpose. In this passage, Naomi recognizes that God dispenses the ability to have children but can also take it away. How by the power in us, which is the Holy Spirit. Galatians 3:29 says, "If ye be Christ's then are you Abraham's seed and heirs according to the promise." That means you are blessed spiritually, physically, and financially. The numbers 2, 4, 6, and 8and indeed all even numbersare "brothers," as are 3, 6, and 9. These sources are of interest not necessarily because of their accuracy, but because they all indicate that they were prepared to consider other locations for Ur other than southern Mesopotamia. On the other hand, these commentaries were all written when Ur was no longer inhabited and it is possible that they were unaware of this citys existence. However, there are other good reasons to consider a southern Mesopotamian Ur of the Chaldees as being unlikely. Southern Mesopotamia is the habitation of the descendants of Ham, whereas the descendants of Shem lived in present day Turkey, Iran, and Northern Iraq. According to Genesis 10:22-31, the five sons of Shem were Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud and Aram. Abraham was one of the descendants of Arphaxad (Genesis 11:12-25) Josephus suggests that these five sons gave rise to the nations of Elam, Assyria, Chaldea, Lydia and Levantine. An Ur of the Chaldeans in southern Mesopotamia also leads to a very obvious contradiction in the Biblical text. While in Haran, Abraham is told to leave, ). Also, when requesting his servant Eliezer to take a wife for his son Isaac, he tells him to go to Haran , Also, in the Covenant between the Pieces, God takes responsibility for taking Abraham from Ur Kasdim: , (Genesis 15:7). , This difference in territorial borders is a reflection of the ideas that the names for God Elokim and YKVK are promoting. Abraham was told he will be made a great nation. In Gen.23 at the burial of Sarah, the Hittites viewed Abraham as a mighty prince and were willing to let him bury his dead without charge. The seven-fold sprinkling implies that it was perfectly and spiritually efficacious. III. Most of what you sent me in your response by way of your video teaching is addressed in the blog. Post Views: 96. I am a born-again Christian who truly believes the Jews are God's chosen people and abhor replacement theology. We do it when we walk and live in the Word and Spirit.2. II. He grew up in a family that had turned away from the gospel, but Abraham "sought for the blessings of the fathers, and the right whereunto [he] should be ordained to administer the same" ( Abraham 1:2 ). It is also available for us today. There are more than 40 blessings in the Word given to Abraham either for him or See more articles in the category: Wiki . I will make you a great nation 2. great nation, A. This seven fold blessing to Abraham is not only for Abraham and the nation of Israel. It is here, after the death of his father, God's call and promise to Abraham is first recorded. C. Some people have told us that they have given to our missionary outreaches We should know that God keeps his word and will perform everything he claims He will do. God promoted Abraham to a position of great importance not to stroke his ego but so that though Abrams wealth and reputation, he would be a blessing to those around him. I AM A SON AND HEIR OF GOD THROUGH CHRIST. , And Elokim said to Abraham: 'As for Sarai thy wife, do not call her name Sarai, for Sarah is her name. I will bless her, and I will also give her a son through her; I will bless her, and she shall give rise to nations; kings of peoples will be from her. Clearly, it is not an overt symbol, but every Jew knows that he has the circumcision engraved in his flesh and that his connection to God has been signed in a blood ceremony. He is now marked for the mission statement of the Jewish people to stand before God as His. 14. are defined in more detail in Numbers chapter 34, while the more extensive borders are mentioned again in Exodus 23:29-31 and in the book of Deuteronomy (7:22, 11:22-24, 19:8-9). , Circumcision was certainly known in the ancient world. It was practiced in ancient Egypt and may have been a mark of distinction of the elite.. Gen.13:16 The Seven-fold Promise of God April 11, 2012 God's promise to Abram when he was still in Ur of the Chaldeesbefore he left his homeland, his family, his comfort zone and traveled to Canaan by way of Haran: * The L ORD would make him a great nationIsrael and the Jews are that great nation. This is the fulfillment of the blessing of Abraham and Gods promise that through Abraham all peoples (Gentiles) would be blessed. I. Remember Gen.11:1-9. Tony's Sermons He wants you to be the blessing, and consequently, your whole life will be blessed. Eph 3:20 Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us. When leaving Haran, Abraham would have needed to know the general direction in which he was heading, and in fact the Bible tells us this was indeed the case. So where is his birthplace is it Haran or is it Ur of the Chaldeans? Cassuto solves this problem by suggesting that the word , means not birthplace, as commonly translated, but kindred or family circle and he brings other examples of its use in this way in the Bible. blessed with faithful Abraham. Notice they are Seven i.e. . Abraham will also become the progenitor of kings: and I will make nations of you, and kings shall descend from you. (Genesis 17:6). It would seem from the book of Joshua that the Israelites came to Shechem early in their military campaign soon after capturing Ai and were able to reach it with impunity, rebelling Habiru in the countryside, and another letter mentions that he had recruited Habiru as mercenaries. The identity of these Habiru is a controversial topic. Those scholars who argue for a 12. - Grace Tidings The blessing of Abraham is misunderstood by many Christians and church leaders. trailer <]/Prev 297657>> startxref 0 %%EOF 44 0 obj <>stream In fact, Abraham was one of the wealthiest men of his time. 0000000016 00000 n We receive the gift of salvation when we put our faith in the finished work of Jesus and become born again. On the horns of the golden altar (Exodus 30:10). III. Faith is not based on feeling- though the emotions are involved. THROUGH JESUS CHRIST I RECEIVE THE BLESSINGS OF ABRAHAM AND THE HOLY SPIRIT. Christ redeemed us from more than just sin and the law; He redeemed us from poverty and sickness, because those things are supposedly included in the blessing of Abraham. Who Are You Amir Tsarfati? 13. . GALATIANS 3:14 - THAT THE BLESSING OF ABRAHAM MIGHT COME ON THE GENTILES THROUGH JESUS CHRIST; THAT WE MIGHT RECEIVE THE PROMISE OF THE SPIRIT THROUGH FAITH. And the blessings of Abraham are mine through Jesus Christ. (Tenth paragraph, the history of Terah in ACommentary on the Book of Genesis , Part Two, from Noah to Abraham, p273) Both places are the land of his kindred and the contradiction disappears. However, the contradiction also disappears if one assumes that Haran and Ur of the Chaldeans were both in the same geographical area - in Aram. And he blessed him and said: 0000010891 00000 n Fruitfulness is self-replicating abundance produced without undue strain but rather by the blessing of God. 25. There are more than 40 blessings in the Word given to Abraham either for him or those who would be through blessings would be blessed. And I will bring you to the land which I swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; and I will give it to you for a possession: I am the LORD.. The number 8 in the Bible has the connotation of being one level above the holy. This is because the act of circumcision binds the Jew in the strongest way possible to a holy purpose. those who would be through blessings would be blessed. , A convert to Judaism is called a child of Abraham. Islam and Christianity also consider themselves spiritual heirs to Abrahams legacy. The Koran establishes its Abrahamic lineage through Ishmael. Christianity views Abraham as an important exemplar of faith and a spiritual and possibly a physical ancestor of Jesus.45 In the theology of Paul, all who believe in God are spiritual descendants of Abraham. Rashi to Genesis 17:1 as explained by Beer Yitzchak. This is also the explanation of Rav Saadia Gaon. Rabbi Joseph Solveitchik takes a different approach and explains that Gods creation is not fully complete, but God will partner with Abraham and they will both be creators (Chumash with commentary based on the teachings of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik. God is more anxious to bestow his blessings on us than we are to receive The blessing of Abraham is three-fold. The equivalent name for a God of might in the Bible is El and for the God of fertility Shaddai. The Bible is not separating these two aspects of God but bringing them together as a single Divinity in a way that would be recognizable to people at that time. . Nevertheless, the concept that the deeds of the forefathers are a portend to their children. is philosophically a very difficult one. Does this mean that the Abraham, Isaac and Jacob stories are not authentic stories, but more in the way of symbolic accounts about fictitious people? This is difficult to fit into the Bibles narrative, which repeatedly describes the forefathers as real historical figures. More likely is that Gods intentions for Abraham and Abrahams desire to fulfill Gods will were so completely, that in effect the Biblical stories became expressions of Gods will. This covenant established by Elokim is also to be an eternal one: I will establish My covenant between Me and you and your seed after you throughout their generations as an everlasting covenant .. (Genesis 17:7) Other aspects of eternity are also stressed throughout this passage. The land of Canaan will belong to the Jewish people forever: the land of your sojourns, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession . (Genesis 17:8) Circumcision is also to be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant. (Genesis 17:13) There will always be circumcised Jews in the world because Gods covenant with Abraham is eternal and His representatives need to be eternally here on earth. Galatians 3:9 So then they which be of faith are It is no coincidence that this sentence closely resembles the opening sentence from another episode in Abrahams life when he demonstrates a similar trust in God in the Binding of Isaac story. In this story, also, Abraham is told:, In this instance, also, Abraham is asked to make a radical break in his lifes direction by sabotaging everything he has been working towards and together with his son travel to an unknown destination. In this instance, too, his trust in God will result in a multiplication of the beneficence granted to him up to now. Shechem is in the northerly section of the spine of the north-south mountain range that passes through the land of Canaan. Its location is a critical one since it is at the crossroads between the junction of the main north-south road that goes through Canaans mountain spine and an east-west road. The western branch of this road crosses the Jabbok and Jordan rivers and was an important entry point into Canaan from Syria and Mesopotamia. For a people wishing to take over the central mountain range this would be a critical city to control. #6 - I will uphold My covenant between Me and you and your offspring after you, throughout their generations, as an everlasting covenant to be a God to you and to your offspring after you. . Abrahams trust in God is also emphasized in other places in Genesis. At the Covenant between the Pieces, YKVK promises Abraham that he will have a biological child and his offspring will be as numerous as the stars of the heavens. Very blessed message i receive many blessing to this message thank God. Religion creates Penitents while Jesus casts them Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, do I really unde How to Handle a matter wisely; trust in Jesus, Placebo; Howard Pitman's trip to the third heaven. We've already studied how this promise has shaped the Jewish people and the promises included in the covenant that guaranteed them countless descendants and the special Holy Land. There are more than 40 blessings in the Word given to Abraham either for him or those who would be through blessings would be blessed. Go to Premillenialism refuted: Israel got all the promised land under Joshua. The leper also was cleansed in the same place with a seven-fold sprinkling of the blood of the killed bird (Leviticus 14:7,11). 0000002567 00000 n Praise the Lord! How you respond to Gods promise will determine what God will do in your life. in the Middle Bronze Age II period. In other words, there is a discrepancy of about 1,200 years between the Biblical and historical Ur. How then is it possible for Abraham to have left a Chaldean Ur? Three possibilities have been suggested by scholars. | True faith is based on the word of God. Conclusion . Hoffman notes that in ancient Arabic the word raham means a multitude and suggests that although this word is not currently used in Hebrew it may once have been part of the Jewish lexicon. The Sheva Brachot ( Seven Blessings) are a key part of a traditional Jewish wedding ceremony. We signed our name Visionaries will lead the future. In His covenant with Noah, Elokim promises that He will never again destroy the earth by a flood. The sign of that covenant was a rainbow that appropriately links heaven and earth. Nevertheless, there is a loose end to this. Following the flood, God admits that, (Genesis 8:21). What then has changed and what guarantee is there that another flood will never again be necessary? Commenting on this verse, a midrash says the following: The book of Joshua emphasizes that Abrahams family was pagan, and this is the background that he broke away from: Not surprisingly, therefore, most commentators see Abrahams greatness in his appreciation of God as being the Creator and Master of the universe and his bringing of monotheism to the world. Psalm 41 Blessing #1: God wants to deliver you, even in times of trouble. 15 Outstanding Quotes To Recharge Your Preaching. where to buy georgia bourbon snow cream; SMOJ. 0000019413 00000 n xuY |I6GIMIzh4zBzJ-m9D ESDn Notice what was said of Abraham in the latter part of his life: Now Abraham was old, well advanced in age; and the LORD had blessed Abraham in all things.. 0000025096 00000 n . Rashi, based on the midrashic work Seder Olam, suggests that the four hundred years starts from the birth of Abrahams biological son Isaac, and not from the time of entry of Jaacobs family to Egypt. Paul never teaches that a Christian has a right to prosperity and ease: So also Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness. Understand, then, that those who have faith are children of Abraham. "Kings will come from you": This speaks of LEADERSHIP AND AUTHORITY. Just like Abraham, God doesnt just want you to be blessed in a certain area of your life and for the other areas to be lagging. Cancel, Thank you for these sermon outlines they are helpful, but they must never take the place of our own study as we prepare our own talks, I made this video and wrote this article regarding why God called out Abraham and blessed him. Let no man despise thee. Abraham's 7-Fold Blessing Obedience turns into Promises: 1. 0000018668 00000 n - 10 For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is All these blessings are for the church but they will not fall like ripe berries.It takes deep knowledge,insight and understanding of the scriptures to fully maximise their benefits.And it will take a proactive and responsible approach too.Responsibility is the price for Greatness.Understanding and action is what it takes in Jesus Christ Name.
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