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I will bless those who bless you, and I will curse him who curses you. In you will all of the families of the earth be blessed."
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A Divine Alliance
Commentators highlight God's extraordinary promise: "I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee." This isn't just a general statement of protection; it's a personal alliance. John Calvin describes it as an "inestimable pledge of special love," where God commits to having the same friends and enemies as Abram. This reveals God's deep, personal commitment to siding with and defending those who follow Him.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
שׁכם (shekem) Shekem, “the upper part of the back.” Here it is the name of a person, the owner of this place, where a to…
19th Century
Anglican
Thou shalt be a blessing. — More correctly, Be thou a blessing. The promises made to Abram are partly personal a…
Baptist
There, you see, was the missionary character of the seed of Abraham, if they had but recognized it. God did not bless them for themselves alone, bu…
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16th Century
Protestant
And I will bless those who bless you. Here the extraordinary kindness of God manifests itself, in that He personally makes a covenant with…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And I will bless those who bless you Not the priests only that should bless his children, the children of Israel, as…
God chose Abram and singled him out from among his fellow-idolaters, so that he might reserve a people for himself, among whom his true worship mig…
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