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LESSON 2 * PART 4 * BOOK 33
GALATIANS 3:6-14 - PART 2
Galatians 3:14a
"That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ;..."
In other words God doesn't always reveal everything exactly from the front. Galatians 3:14a
"That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ;..." Isaiah 42:1
The Messiah, the Christ! Isaiah 49:6-7
"And he said, (God did up in verse 5) It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, (He's talking to Israel the nation) that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth. 7. Thus saith the LORD, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to a servant of rulers, Kings shall see and arise, princes also shall worship, because of the LORD that is faithful, and the Holy One of Israel, and he shall choose thee." So here we have Israel again as having been raised up by God to be a light to the Gentiles. Isaiah 59:20-21
"And the Redeemer (The Messiah, the Christ) shall come to Zion, (Jerusalem) and unto them that turn from transgression in Jacob, saith the LORD. 21. As for me this is my covenant with them, (Israel) saith the LORD; My spirit that is upon thee, and my words which I have put in thy mouth, shall not depart out of thy seed, nor out of the mouth of thy seed's seed, saith the LORD, from henceforth and for ever,"
Right now it isn't applicable but it's in Israel's future. Look at Isaiah 60:1.
Isaiah 60:1-3
"Arise, shine; for thy light is come, (the prophet is talking to Israel, and the light is their Messiah) and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee, 2. For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, (that is spiritual darkness) and gross darkness the people: (Israel) but the LORD shall arise upon thee, (Israel) and his glory shall be seen upon thee. (Israel) 3. And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, (The Jews, Israel's) and kings to the brightness of thy rising."
Now in light of everything that we've come through, that the Messiah would be the light of Israel, and Israel in turn would be the light of the Gentiles, then we find here -
Zechariah 8:20-23
22. Yea, many people and strong nations shall come to seek the LORD of hosts in Jerusalem, and to pray before the LORD. (now to show the connection of Israel in this look at verse 23) 23. How was God going to reach the Gentiles? Through the Nation of Israel. But what did Israel do with that? They rejected it. Romans 11:11
"I say then, Have they (the Nation of Israel) stumbled that they should fall? (Israel completely out of God's program?) God forbid: but rather through their fall (when did Israel experience this kind of a fall? Now back to Galatians chapter 3. Galatians 3:14a
"That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles though Jesus Christ;..."
Israel fell out of the picture when she fell. You remember Exodus chapter 19? As they were gathered around Sinai what did God tell them?
Because now Paul can write that the Gentiles have received the blessing of Abraham, not through Israel but how? Directly through the Lord Jesus Christ, immediately as soon as they believe! Oh God has done something totally different, and that is, "He went straight to the pagan world with the message of salvation through the apostle Paul without Israel as a go-between. Now another verse just comes to mind in the Book of Ephesians in chapter 1.
Ephesians 1:11
Drop down again to verse 11.
Ephesians 3:11
"According to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord:"
Was God caught off base when Israel crucified the Messiah? No, because it was all in the eternal purposes. Not by works, not by keeping the Law. Yes, God made a valid offer to the Nation of Israel. Israel didn't do it. But was it a valid offer? Absolutely they could have, but what did God know? Glorious? Now back to Galatians chapter 3, and let's look at verse 14 again. Galatians 3:14
"That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; (and for what purpose?) that we (as Gentiles) might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith."
So all the purposes of God are coming to fruition in this glorious age of Grace. The Holy Spirit! The Holy Spirit becomes our guideline, not the Ten Commandments. Romans chapter 7:6
The Holy Spirit that guides and directs us, and remember the Holy Spirit never instructs someone to do something that is contrary to the Law. We're no longer under the Law, but rather Grace, and the Holy Spirit takes the place of the Law. "That the blessing of Abraham..."
Now finishing verse 14.
Galatians 3:14
That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit (how?) through faith."

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