Gênesis 22:18

18 e, por meio dela, todos os povos da terra serão abençoados, porque você me obedeceu”.

Gênesis 22:18 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 22:18

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"

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FOOTNOTES:

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.

Gênesis 22:18 In-Context

16 e disse: “Juro por mim mesmo”, declara o SENHOR, “que, por ter feito o que fez, não me negando seu filho, o seu único filho,

17 esteja certo de que o abençoarei e farei seus descendentes tão numerosos como as estrelas do céu e como a areia das praias do mar. Sua descendência conquistará as cidades dos que lhe forem inimigos

18 e, por meio dela, todos os povos da terra serão abençoados, porque você me obedeceu”.

19 Então voltou Abraão a seus servos, e juntos partiram para Berseba, onde passou a viver.

20 Passado algum tempo, disseram a Abraão que Milca dera filhos a seu irmão Naor: