What Old Testament promises are fulfilled according to Acts 13:32? Acts 13:32 in Focus “And now we proclaim to you the good news: What God promised to the fathers”. Promises Paul Has in View • Covenant to Abraham: “In your seed all the nations of the earth will be blessed” (Genesis 22:18). • Covenant to David: “I will raise up your offspring after you… and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever” (2 Samuel 7:12–13). • Assurance of an everlasting, grace-filled covenant: “I will make an everlasting covenant with you, My loving devotion assured to David” (Isaiah 55:3). • Prophecy of a divine Son and victorious King: “You are My Son; today I have become Your Father” (Psalm 2:7). How Acts 13 Declares Their Fulfillment • Acts 13:23 – Jesus is the promised “Savior, Jesus, as He promised,” born from David’s line. • Acts 13:30–33 – God “raised Him from the dead,” satisfying Psalm 2:7 and confirming His eternal throne. • Acts 13:34 – Quoting Isaiah 55:3, Paul ties Jesus’ resurrection to the “holy and sure blessings” promised to David. • Acts 13:38–39 – Through Jesus, forgiveness and justification extend to “everyone who believes,” completing the worldwide blessing first spoken to Abraham. Implications of the Fulfilled Promises • Messiah’s identity is verified: lineage from David, endorsed by resurrection. • The covenant blessings move from national Israel to all nations, just as Abraham heard. • God’s reliability shines: every word “promised to the fathers” finds a literal completion in Christ. • Believers inherit the “everlasting covenant” (Isaiah 55:3) by faith, receiving the same steadfast grace God pledged to David. Summary Snapshot Acts 13:32 announces that the age-old promises—Abraham’s global blessing, David’s eternal throne, Isaiah’s everlasting covenant, and Psalm 2’s divine Son—have all converged and found their literal, historical fulfillment in the risen Jesus. |
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