Genesis 22:18

Translations

Modern

And through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.”

Traditional

And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.

Literal

And in your seed all the nations of the earth will be blessed, because you have listened to My voice.”

Latin

…et benedicentur in semine tuo omnes gentes terræ, quia obedisti voci meæ.

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Hebrew

English

And through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.”

Notes

Genesis 22:18–25:11

Abraham proved his faith. Afterward, he needed to pass the covenant blessings to Isaac. He bought a burial plot (chapter 23), found a wife for Isaac (chapter 24), and distributed his property (25:1–11).

Genesis 22:15–19

After the event, God again confirmed his covenant with Abraham (compare 15:5, 18–21; 17:3–8). His descendants would be numerous:

like the stars in the sky (compare 26:4),
like the sand on the seashore (compare 32:12), and
like the dust of the earth (compare 13:16; 28:14).

Genesis 22:9–19

God’s intervention was dramatic and instructive, confirming that he never intended for Isaac to be sacrificed. God later made it clear that child sacrifice was an abomination to him (see Leviticus 18:21; 20:1–5; Deuteronomy 18:10; 2 Kings 16:2–3; Isaiah 57:5; Jeremiah 32:35). God wanted Abraham to sacrifice his own will and surrender it to God, and when he did, God intervened.

This story sets an example for all who worship through sacrifice. Like Abraham, true worshipers understand that everything belongs to God. They acknowledge that all things come from God and are his. A true worshiper obediently gives God what he asks for. They trust that God will provide all needs. Through this trust, they experience that God always provides.

Theme notes and profiles

Abraham Isaac Faith and Good Deeds God’s Covenant with Abraham Security and Obedience Symbolic Numbers

Related verses

Acts 3:25
And you are sons of the prophets and of the covenant God made with your fathers when He said to Abraham, ‘Through your offspring all the families of the earth will be blessed.’
Galatians 3:16
The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. The Scripture does not say, “and to seeds,” meaning many, but “and to your seed,” meaning One, who is Christ.
Genesis 12:3
I will bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you; and all the families of the earth will be blessed through you.”
Genesis 26:4–5
I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky, and I will give them all these lands, and through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed,
Galatians 3:8–9
The Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, and foretold the gospel to Abraham: “All nations will be blessed through you.”
Genesis 18:18
Abraham will surely become a great and powerful nation, and through him all the nations of the earth will be blessed.
Jeremiah 7:23
…but this is what I commanded them: Obey Me, and I will be your God, and you will be My people. You must walk in all the ways I have commanded you, so that it may go well with you.
Psalm 72:17
May his name endure forever; may his name continue as long as the sun shines. In him may all nations be blessed; may they call him blessed.
Ephesians 1:3
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms.
Galatians 3:28–29
There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
Galatians 3:18
For if the inheritance depends on the law, then it no longer depends on a promise; but God freely granted it to Abraham through a promise.
Romans 1:3
…regarding His Son, who was a descendant of David according to the flesh,

Glossary

Abraham Angel of the Lord Architecture Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Book of Amos Ebla Tablets Family Life and Relations Genesis, Book of Isaac Jerusalem Messiah Obedience Patriarchs, Period of the Promise Samaritans

Topics

Abraham: Trial of his Faith in the offering of Isaac Afflictions and Adversities: Benefits of, Illustrated Angel (A Spirit): Appearances of To Abraham Communion: Abraham Faith: Trial of Abraham, when Commanded to offer Isaac Generation to Generation Gentiles: Prophecies of the Conversion of Isaac: The Miraculous Son of Abraham: Offered in Sacrifice by his Father Jesus, the Christ: Incarnation of Jesus, the Christ: Unclassified Prophecies Concerning the Kingdom of Offerings: Human Sacrifices: Abraham Prophecies Respecting Christ: As the Seed of Abraham Prophecy: Old Testament Messianic Passages Quoted in the New Testament The Burnt offering: Abraham Tried by the Command to offer Isaac As The Gospel: Preached Beforehand to Abraham The Human Nature of Christ was of the Seed of Abraham

Genesis 22:18

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