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which was to come upon the Gentiles through Jesus Christ, Ga 3:14.
(2.) Of the increase of the church, that believers, his spiritual seed, should be numerous as the stars of heaven.
(3.) Of spiritual victories: Thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies. Believers, by their faith, overcome the world, and triumph over all the powers of darkness, and are more than conquerors. Probably Zacharias refers to this part of the oath (Lu 1:74), That we, being delivered out of the hand of our enemies, might serve him without fear. But the crown of all is the last promise.
(4.) Of the incarnation of Christ: In thy seed, one particular person that shall descend from thee (for he speaks not of many, but of one, as the apostle observes, Ga 3:16), shall all the nations of the earth be blessed, or shall bless themselves, as the phrase is, Isa 65:16. In him all may be happy if they will, and all that belong to him shall be so, and shall think themselves so. Christ is the great blessing of the world. Abraham was ready to give up his son for a sacrifice to the honour of God, and, on that occasion, God promised to give his Son a sacrifice for the salvation of man.
17 that in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply
thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the seashore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;
18 and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because
thou hast obeyed my voice.
19 So Abraham returned unto his young men, and they rose up and
went together to Beer-sheba; and Abraham dwelt at Beer-sheba.
20 And it came to pass after these things, that it was told Abraham,
saying, Behold, Milcah, she hath also borne children unto thy brother Nahor;
21 Huz his firstborn, and Buz his brother, and Kemuel the father of
Aram,
22 and Chesed, and Hazo, and Pildash, and Jidlaph, and Bethuel.