How can we see the fulfillment of Genesis 28:14 in the New Testament? Genesis 28:14 — Promise Recalled “Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west and the east, to the north and the south. And in you and in your seed all the families of the earth will be blessed.” Key Elements in the Promise • Innumerable offspring • Global expansion in every direction • Blessing extended to every family on earth • Fulfillment tied to one “seed” Christ, the Singular Seed • Galatians 3:16 — “The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed… the seed refers to One, who is Christ.” • Jesus is the literal descendant through whom the blessing flows. • His finished work opens the way for every nation to receive covenant blessings. Blessing Reaches the Nations • Galatians 3:8 — “The Scripture… foretold the gospel to Abraham: ‘All nations will be blessed through you.’” • Galatians 3:14 — “The blessing promised to Abraham would come to the Gentiles in Christ Jesus.” • Ephesians 2:13 — Gentiles who were “far away” are “brought near through the blood of Christ.” • Every believer, Jew or Gentile, now participates in Jacob’s promise (Galatians 3:29). Gospel Spreads in All Directions • Acts 1:8 — Witnesses empowered “in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” • Matthew 28:19 — “Go and make disciples of all nations.” • From Pentecost onward the message travels west, east, north, and south, mirroring the geographic language of Genesis 28:14. Countless Spiritual Descendants • Romans 4:17–18 — Abraham (and therefore Jacob) becomes “father of many nations” through faith. • Revelation 7:9 — “A multitude too large to count, from every nation and tribe and people and tongue.” • The dust-like multitude promised to Jacob is realized in the worldwide church. Living in the Fulfillment Today • Every conversion anywhere on earth is another evidence that Genesis 28:14 stands fulfilled. • Believers share the same promise and are commissioned to keep spreading the blessing “to the ends of the earth,” confident that Scripture’s literal words continue to come to pass. |
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