“He redeemed us in order that the blessing promised to Abraham would come to the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit.”
Galatians 3:14
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Abraham's blessing through Christ
Isaac blessed Jacob while Jacob smelled of Esau's field (Genesis 27). Through Christ, who gave Himself up as "a fragrant sacrificial offering to God" (Ephesians 5:2), the blessing promised to Abraham comes to the Gentiles.
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In Genesis 28:1–9, Isaac sent Jacob away with the blessing of Abraham. That same blessing is what Christ gives to everyone who belongs to Him.
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While Jacob worked for Laban, Laban's flocks grew because of the blessing promised to Abraham. Paul says that in Christ Jesus the same blessing reaches the Gentiles.
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