Bible Strands
Genesis 22:18
And through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God speaks to Abraham at Moriah immediately after the binding of Isaac. The declaration concludes a divine oath confirming the covenant promise.
The words — וְהִתְבָּרֲכוּ (wehitbārəḵû) translates literally as “and they will bless themselves,” while בְּזַרְעֲךָ (bəzarʿăḵā) means “by your offspring.” The verse ties this future blessing to the consequence of Abraham’s obedience.
The thread — This promise echoes Genesis 12:3 and is cited in Acts 3:25 and Galatians 3:16 as the foundation for the inclusion of the nations in God’s covenant plan.
Why it lands — The text requires readers to recognize that covenant blessing flows from obedience to God’s voice, not human merit. It directs attention to the promised offspring as the means through which global blessing is realized.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.
Cross-references
- 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.’
- 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.”
- 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 26:4 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,
- Genesis 18:18 Abraham will surely become a great and powerful nation, and through him all the nations of the earth will be blessed.
- Galatians 3:8 The Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, and foretold the gospel to Abraham: “All nations will be blessed through you.”
- 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.
- Psalms 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.
- Galatians 3:28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
- 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.