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The Blessings of God

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Key Idea: The ultimate and only important blessing is that of belonging to God.

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Jesus is the fulfillment of God’s promises to bless the families of the earth

The offspring who fulfills the promise of God

It is unsurprising, therefore, that the New Testament (“covenant”) declares that all God’s covenant promises are realized in and through Jesus (cf. , ; ), the long-awaited Davidic Messiah (; ; ; ; ; ; ). As the ultimate offspring of Abraham (; ) and royal offspring of David (; , ; ; ; ; ; ), Jesus also fulfills the role of Isaiah’s servant (; ; )—not only in redeeming Israel (; ; , ) but also by mediating God’s blessing to an international community of faith (; ; ; ; ; ; , ).

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 Paul R. Williamson, “Covenant,” in NIV Zondervan Study Bible: Built on the Truth of Scripture and Centered on the Gospel Message, ed. D. A. Carson (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2015), 2648.

According to the NT Gospels and letters, the new covenant was ratified through Jesus’ sacrificial death on the cross (cf. ; ; ; ). In the inaugural Lord’s Supper, Jesus alludes to both the forgiveness linked by Jeremiah to the new covenant (; cf. ) and the blood associated with the establishment of the old (i.e., Mosaic) covenant (; cf. ). Accordingly, the NT emphasizes the forgiveness of sins, something only fully attainable under the new covenant (; cf. ), as the primary benefit of Jesus’ death (e.g., ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; , ; ; ; ; ).

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 Paul R. Williamson, “Covenant,” in NIV Zondervan Study Bible: Built on the Truth of Scripture and Centered on the Gospel Message, ed. D. A. Carson (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2015), 2648.

Jesus is guarantor of the better covenant

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Abram at the heart of God’s plans to reverse all that has gone wrong since Adam and Eve were expelled from teh Garden of Eden (). Adam and Eve’s disobedience resulted in divine displeasure and curses; Abram’s obedience will bring blessing.