Christmas Prophecy 2

The Messiah was to be of the seed (family/descendant) of Abraham.

Prophecy -

Genesis 12:2-3 & 22:18

[God is speaking to Abraham]

I will make you a great nation;

I will bless you and make your name great;

And you shall be a blessing.

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 22:18

In your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.

Fulfillment -

Matthew 1:1

The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the Son of David, the Son of Abraham...

Galatians 3:16

Now to Abraham and his Seed were the promises made. He does not say, “And to seeds,” as of many, but as of one, “And to your Seed,” who is Christ.

All the families and nations of the earth have been blessed through Abraham, because Jesus was born of Abraham's family and salvation is only through Jesus. Salvation is for Jews and Gentiles (all non-Jews). (John 14:6, Acts 26:23, Romans 3:29)

This is a continuation of our Christmas Prophecy series. You can read the first post here.