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THE SEED OF ABRAHAM Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law [Israel], but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham [New Creation]; who is the father of us all [both Israel and New Creation], —Romans 4: 16 1 THE SEED OF ABRAHAM

ABRAHAMIC PROMISE 2 THE SEED OF ABRAHAM

ABRAHAMIC PROMISE That in blessing I [God] will bless thee [Abraham], and in multiplyinga I will multiplya [make preeminent] thy seed asb [like] the stars of the heaven [heavenly seed], and asb [like] the sand which is upon the sea shore [earthly seed]; and …—Genesis 22: 17 17 rabah, #7235 – to increase in number, greatness, power. b ke, Hebrew prefix – like (expresses resemblance in respect of some attribute, action, character, appearance). a 3 THE SEED OF ABRAHAM

ABRAHAMIC PROMISE … thy seed [both the heavenly and earthly] shall possess the gatea of his enemies; 18 And inb [through] thy seed shall the nationsc [peoples] of the earth [all of fallen humanity] be blessed; …—Genesis 22: 17, 18 17 In ancient communities the “gate” was the venue for conducting civic affairs and resolving societal problems (Ruth 4: 1 -12; Dan 2: 49; Amos 5: 15). b be, Hebrew prefix – by, through, by means of. c gowy, #1471 (plural) – nations, peoples. a 4 THE SEED OF ABRAHAM

ABRAHAMIC PROMISE And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathena [peoples] through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, saying, Inb thee shall nationsa [peoples] be blessed. c —Galatians 3: 8 ethnos, #1484 (plural) – nations, peoples. b en, #1722 – in. c The Greek verb is passive. a 5 THE SEED OF ABRAHAM

ABRAHAMIC PROMISE … thy seed [both the heavenly and earthly] shall possess the gatea of his enemies; 18 And inb [through] thy seed shall the nationsc [peoples] of the earth [all of fallen humanity] be blessed; …—Genesis 22: 17, 18 17 In ancient communities the “gate” was the venue for conducting civic affairs and resolving societal problems (Ruth 4: 1 -12; Dan 2: 49; Amos 5: 15). b be, Hebrew prefix – by, through, by means of. c gowy, #1471 (plural) – nations, peoples. a 6 THE SEED OF ABRAHAM

ABRAHAMIC PROMISE Receiving the enda [or, goal] of yourb [the]c faith, even theb salvation of yourb souls. — 1 Peter 1: 9 telos, #5056 – outcome, end (result), purpose, goal. b Not supported by the Greek texts. c The Greek has the definite article. a 7 THE SEED OF ABRAHAM

THE HEAVENLY SEED 8 THE SEED OF ABRAHAM

THE HEAVENLY SEED Yet the LORD hath not given you [Israelites] an heart to perceive, and eyes to see, and ears to hear, unto this day. —Deuteronomy 29: 4 9 THE SEED OF ABRAHAM

THE HEAVENLY SEED Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this, said, This is an hard saying; who can hear it? —John 6: 60 10 THE SEED OF ABRAHAM

THE HEAVENLY SEED Simeon [Peter] hath declared how God at the first did visit the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name. —Acts 15: 14 11 THE SEED OF ABRAHAM

THE HEAVENLY SEED Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? — 2 Corinthians 6: 14 14 12 THE SEED OF ABRAHAM

THE HEAVENLY SEED Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, — 2 Corinthians 6: 17 17 13 THE SEED OF ABRAHAM

THE HEAVENLY SEED Therefore if any man be in Christa [Anointed], he is a new creature: old things [in Adam] are passed away; behold, all things [in Jesus] are become new. — 2 Corinthians 5: 17 a 14 christos, #5547– anointed, anointing. THE SEED OF ABRAHAM

THE HEAVENLY SEED The first man [ father Adam] is of the earth, earthy: the second man [glorified Jesus] is the Lord from heaven. 48 As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy: and …— 1 Corinthians 15: 47, 48 47 15 THE SEED OF ABRAHAM

THE HEAVENLY SEED … as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly. 49 And as we [as sons of Adam] have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also [as a New Creation] bear the image of the heavenly. — 1 Corinthians 15: 48, 49 48 16 THE SEED OF ABRAHAM

THE HEAVENLY SEED Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into [anointed] Jesus Christa were baptized into his death? —Romans 6: 3 3 christos, #5547– anointed. Many Greek texts have it first. a 17 THE SEED OF ABRAHAM

THE HEAVENLY SEED Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christa [Anointed] was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. —Romans 6: 4 4 a 18 christos, #5547– anointed, anointing. THE SEED OF ABRAHAM

THE HEAVENLY SEED For many are called, but few are chosen. —Matthew 22: 14 19 THE SEED OF ABRAHAM

THE HEAVENLY SEED Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christa [anointed], which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a livelyb [living] hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christa [anointed] from the dead, — 1 Peter 1: 3 christos, #5547– anointed, anointing. b zao, #2198 – to live (present participle). a 20 THE SEED OF ABRAHAM

THE HEAVENLY SEED Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: …— 1 John 3: 1 1 21 THE SEED OF ABRAHAM

THE HEAVENLY SEED Beloved, now [as a New Creation] are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he [God] shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. — 1 John 3: 2 2 22 THE SEED OF ABRAHAM

THE HEAVENLY SEED Know ye therefore that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham. 7 Now to Abraham and his seed [of faith] were the promises made [the repeated promise that all “peoples of the earth” are to be blessed]. a …—Galatians 3: 7, 16 16 a 23 Gen 12: 3; 18: 18; 22: 18; 26: 4; 28: 14. THE SEED OF ABRAHAM

THE HEAVENLY SEED For as many of you as have been baptized into Christa [Anointed] have put on Christa [Anointed]. —Galatians 3: 27 27 a 24 christos, #5547– anointed, anointing. THE SEED OF ABRAHAM

THE HEAVENLY SEED And if ye be Christ’sa [of Anointed], then are ye Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promiseb [heirs of the promise that all “peoples of the earth” are to be blessed]. —Galatians 3: 29 29 christos, #5547– anointed, anointing (genitive). b Gen 12: 3; 18: 18; 22: 18; 26: 4; 28: 14. a 25 THE SEED OF ABRAHAM

A HEAVENLY PRIESTHOOD 26 THE SEED OF ABRAHAM

A HEAVENLY PRIESTHOOD So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it. —Isaiah 55: 11 27 THE SEED OF ABRAHAM

A HEAVENLY PRIESTHOOD Ye also, as livelya [living] stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christb [anointed]. — 1 Peter 2: 5 5 zao, #2198 – to live (present participle). b christos, #5547– anointed, anointing. a 28 THE SEED OF ABRAHAM

A HEAVENLY PRIESTHOOD … ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye [as “stars”]a should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light: — 1 Peter 2: 9 9 a 29 Gen 22: 17. THE SEED OF ABRAHAM

THE NATURAL SEED 30 THE SEED OF ABRAHAM

THE NATURAL SEED And I will make thy seed to multiplya [to be preeminent] asb [like] the stars of heaven [heavenly seed], and …—Genesis 26: 4 rabah, #7235 – to increase in number, greatness, power. b ke, Hebrew prefix – like (expresses resemblance in respect of some attribute, action, character, appearance). a 31 THE SEED OF ABRAHAM

THE NATURAL SEED … will give unto thy [earthly] seed all these countriesc [lands] [Aerets, lands given Israel]d; and ine [by] thy seed [both the heavenly and earthly] shall the nationsf [peoples] of the earth be blessed; —Genesis 26: 4 Aerets, #776 – earth, ground, land. d Gen 15: 18 -21; Psa 105: 44. e le, Hebrew prefix – to, at, in reference to, of, by, etc. f gowy, #1471 (plural) – nations, peoples. c 32 THE SEED OF ABRAHAM

THE NATURAL SEED … I am the LORD God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the landa [Aerets] whereon thou liest, to thee [ Jacob] will I give it, and to thy seed [land is their heritage]; —Genesis 28: 13 13 a 33 Aerets, #776 – earth, ground, land. THE SEED OF ABRAHAM

THE NATURAL SEED And thy seed [the twelve tribes of Israel] shall be asa [like] the dustb of the earth [an earthly seed], and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south [they will cover the Earth]: …—Genesis 28: 14 14 a 34 ke, Hebrew prefix – like. b Uaphar, #6083 – dust. THE SEED OF ABRAHAM

THE NATURAL SEED … and ina [through] thee and ina [through] thy seed shall the families of the earth be blessed. —Genesis 28: 14 14 a 35 be, Hebrew prefix – by, through, by means of. THE SEED OF ABRAHAM

THREEFOLD PROMISE Personal ØNational ØUniversal Ø 36 THE SEED OF ABRAHAM

THREEFOLD PROMISE For thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God: the LORD thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself, above all people that are upon the face of the earth [they are to be preeminent and possess the world’s gate]. —Deuteronomy 7: 6 6 37 THE SEED OF ABRAHAM

THREEFOLD PROMISE The LORD did not set his love upon you, nor choose you, because ye were more in number than any people; for ye were the fewest of all people: —Deuteronomy 7: 7 7 38 THE SEED OF ABRAHAM

THREEFOLD PROMISE But because the LORD loved you, and because he would keep the oath which he had sworn unto your fathers, hath the LORD brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you out of the house of bondmen …—Deuteronomy 7: 8 8 39 THE SEED OF ABRAHAM

AN EARTHLY PRIESTHOOD 40 THE SEED OF ABRAHAM

AN EARTHLY PRIESTHOOD Now therefore, if a [when] ye [the seed of Jacob] will obey unto my [God’s] voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people [they are to be preeminent]: …—Exodus 19: 5 5 a 41 Aim, #518 – if, when. THE SEED OF ABRAHAM

AN EARTHLY PRIESTHOOD … for all the earth is mine: 6 And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests and an holya nation. … —Exodus 19: 5, 6 5 qadowsh, #6918 – holy, sacred, set apart for sacred service. a 42 THE SEED OF ABRAHAM

AN EARTHLY PRIESTHOOD Wherefore it shall come to pass, if [because] ye hearken to these judgments, and keep, and do them, that the LORD thy God shall keep unto thee the covenant and the mercy which he sware unto thy fathers: —Deuteronomy 7: 12 margin 43 THE SEED OF ABRAHAM

AN EARTHLY PRIESTHOOD And I [God] will put my spirit within you [Israel (vss. 12, 22)], and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them. 28 And ye shall dwell in the landa [Aerets] that I gave to your fathers; and ye shall be my people, and I will be your God. —Ezekiel 36: 27, 28 27 44 a Aerets, #776 – earth, ground, land. THE SEED OF ABRAHAM

AN EARTHLY PRIESTHOOD For I [God] will take you [Israelites (vs. 22)] from among the heathena [peoples], and gather you out of all countries, and will bring you into your own landb [Aerets]. —Ezekiel 36: 24 gowy, #1471 (plural) – nations, peoples. b Aerets, #776 – earth, ground, land. a 45 THE SEED OF ABRAHAM

AN EARTHLY PRIESTHOOD But ye [Israelites (vss. 7, 8)] shall be named the Priests of the LORD: men shall call you the Ministers of our God: ye shall eat the riches of the Gentiles, a and in their glory [in the glory of a restored human creation] shall ye boast yourselves. —Isaiah 61: 6 a gowy, 46 #1471 (plural) – nations, peoples. THE SEED OF ABRAHAM

AN EARTHLY PRIESTHOOD And I will also take of them [children of Israel (vs. 20)] for priests and for Levites, saith the LORD. —Isaiah 66: 21 47 THE SEED OF ABRAHAM

AN EARTHLY PRIESTHOOD With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early: for when thy [God’s] judgments are in the eartha [Aerets, “land, ” refers to Israel], the inhabitants of the world [all of human creation] will learn righteousness. —Isaiah 26: 9 a 48 Aerets, #776 – earth, ground, land THE SEED OF ABRAHAM

AN EARTHLY PRIESTHOOD Seeing it is one God, which shall justify the circumcision [ Jews] bya [out of] faith, and uncircumcision [non-Jews] throughb [the]c faith [of the “circumcision” (Jews)]. —Romans 3: 30 ek, #1537– out of. b dia, #1223 – through, by means of. a 49 c THE SEED OF ABRAHAM

NOT ALL OF ISRAEL ARE ISRAEL 50 THE SEED OF ABRAHAM

NOT ALL OF ISRAEL ARE ISRAEL For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh: —Romans 2: 28 28 51 THE SEED OF ABRAHAM

NOT ALL OF ISRAEL ARE ISRAEL But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God. —Romans 2: 29 29 52 THE SEED OF ABRAHAM

NOT ALL OF ISRAEL ARE ISRAEL Not as though the word of God hath taken none effect. For they are not all Israel, which are [out] ofa Israel: —Romans 9: 6 a 53 ek, #1537– out of. THE SEED OF ABRAHAM

NOT ALL OF ISRAEL ARE ISRAEL But without faith it is impossible to please him [God]: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. —Hebrews 11: 6 54 THE SEED OF ABRAHAM

NOT ALL OF ISRAEL ARE ISRAEL And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions? if the LORD be God, follow him: but if Baal, then follow him. … — 1 Kings 18: 21 55 THE SEED OF ABRAHAM

NOT ALL OF ISRAEL ARE ISRAEL Even as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness. 7 Know ye therefore that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham [heavenly or earthly, the children of Abraham are “of faith”]. — Galatians 3: 6, 7 6 56 THE SEED OF ABRAHAM

NOT ALL OF ISRAEL ARE ISRAEL Now to Abraham and his seed [of faith] were the promises made [one promise conveyed repeatedly]. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed [of faith], which is Christa [anointed]. —Galatians 3: 16 a 57 christos, #5547– anointed, anointing. THE SEED OF ABRAHAM

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DUST OF EARTH / SAND OF SEA … I will multiplya [make preeminent] thy seed asb [like] the stars of the heaven, and asb [like] the sand which is upon the sea shore; …—Genesis 22: 17 rabah, #7235 – to increase in number, greatness, power. b ke, Hebrew prefix – like a 59 THE SEED OF ABRAHAM

DUST OF EARTH / SAND OF SEA And thy seed shall be asa [like] the dustb of the earthc …—Genesis 28: 14 ke, Hebrew prefix – like b Uaphar, #6083 – dust. c Aerets, #776 – earth, ground, land. a 60 THE SEED OF ABRAHAM

DUST OF EARTH / SAND OF SEA Earth 61 THE SEED OF ABRAHAM

DUST OF EARTH / SAND OF SEA – Earth Then shall the dusta return to the earthb as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it. —Ecclesiastes 12: 7 Uaphar, #6083 – dust. b Aerets, #776 – earth, ground, land. a 62 THE SEED OF ABRAHAM

DUST OF EARTH / SAND OF SEA Dust 63 THE SEED OF ABRAHAM

DUST OF EARTH / SAND OF SEA – Dust And the LORD God formed man of the dusta of the ground, b and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. —Genesis 2: 7 Uaphar, #6083 – dust. c ’adamah, #127– earth, ground, land. a 64 THE SEED OF ABRAHAM

DUST OF EARTH / SAND OF SEA – Dust All flesh shall perish together, and man shall turn again unto dust. a—Job 34: 15 a 65 Uaphar, #6083 – dust. THE SEED OF ABRAHAM

DUST OF EARTH / SAND OF SEA – Dust For he [God] knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust. a —Psalm 103: 14 a 66 Uaphar, #6083 – dust. THE SEED OF ABRAHAM

DUST OF EARTH / SAND OF SEA – Dust For I [ Job] know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall standa [rise] at the latter day upon the earthb [dust] [earthly creation]: —Job 19: 25 quwm, #6965 – rise, arise, stand. b Uaphar, #6083 – dust. a 67 THE SEED OF ABRAHAM

DUST OF EARTH / SAND OF SEA – Dust While as yet he [God] had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dusta of the world. —Proverbs 8: 26 a 68 Uaphar, #6083 – dust. The highest, or chief, part of the “dust” is the human race. THE SEED OF ABRAHAM

DUST OF EARTH / SAND OF SEA Sea 69 THE SEED OF ABRAHAM

DUST OF EARTH / SAND OF SEA – Sea But the wicked are like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt. —Isaiah 57: 20 70 THE SEED OF ABRAHAM

DUST OF EARTH / SAND OF SEA Sand 71 THE SEED OF ABRAHAM

DUST OF EARTH / SAND OF SEA – Sand Fear ye not me? saith the LORD: will ye not tremble at my presence … —Jeremiah 5: 22 72 THE SEED OF ABRAHAM

DUST OF EARTH / SAND OF SEA – Sand … which have placed the sand for the bounda of the sea by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it: and though the waves thereof toss themselves, yet can they not prevail; though they roar, yet can they not pass over it? —Jeremiah 5: 22 a 73 gebuwl, #1366 – border, boundary. THE SEED OF ABRAHAM

DUST OF EARTH / SAND OF SEA – Sand When the most High divided to the nations their inheritance, when he separated the sons of Adam, he set the boundsa of the people according to the number of the children of Israel. —Deuteronomy 32: 8 a gebuwlah, 74 #1367– border, boundary. THE SEED OF ABRAHAM

DUST OF EARTH / SAND OF SEA Dust of the Earth Sand of the Sea 75 Israel’s Humanity Israel’s Earthly Ministry THE SEED OF ABRAHAM

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GOD’S DUAL PRIESTHOOD … when Rebecca also had conceived … ; 11 … 12 It was said unto her, The elder shall serve the younger. —Romans 9: 10 -12 10 77 THE SEED OF ABRAHAM

GOD’S DUAL PRIESTHOOD Elder and younger sons (Cain & Abel, Ishmael & Isaac, Esau & Jacob, Manasseh & Ephraim); Ø Holy and Most Holy of the Tabernacle; Ø Earth and Heavens; Ø Moon and Sun; Ø Fig Tree and Vine; Ø Two wives of Abraham Ø Two goats of Atonement Day sin offering; Ø Two olive trees of Zechariah 4. Ø 78 THE SEED OF ABRAHAM

GOD’S DUAL PRIESTHOOD … ten men shall take hold out of all languages of the nationsa [peoples], even shall take hold of the [hem of the]b skirt of him that is [a man], b a Jew, saying, We will go with you: for we have heard that God is with you. —Zechariah 8: 23 gowy, #1471 (plural) – nations, peoples. b So reads the Hebrew text. See YLT, NIV a 79 THE SEED OF ABRAHAM

Selah! Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law [Israel], but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham [New Creation]; who is the father of us all [both Israel and New Creation], —Romans 4: 16 80 THE SEED OF ABRAHAM