God Made an Unconditional Promise to Abraham and His Descendants.
The story unfolds in the Old Testament in the book of Genesis and confirmed in the New Testament.
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No longer shall your name be called Abram, but your name shall be Abraham; for I have made you a father of many nations (nationalities). Abraham is indeed the father of many nationalities: His son Ishmael grew into a mighty nation and adopted Islam as his religion.Abraham's younger son, Isaac had twin sons. Esau and Jacob whose name was changed to Israel, which means overcomer with the Mighty One. God always calls people by their personality traits. Esau who God hated for selling his birthright married the daughter of Ishmael, and adopted Judaism as his religion.Jacob/Israel had 12 sons and one daughter. That family grew very large and became Christians when they heard the gospel. Most of Israel's descendants moved from Judea and Galilee to Europe, Great Britain, North America, Australia, and many other countries when they colonized the world. As bad as colonization was, it helped spread the gospel and the promise to Abraham. ~ Genesis 22:18Contrary to popular opinion, the Jews were never "God's Chosen People." The tribe of Judah is only one twelfth of the House of Israel.
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And God said to Abraham: “As for you, you shall keep My covenant, you and your descendants after you throughout their generations."
In Genesis 22: 15-19, Abraham's faith was rewarded.
In the New Testament the Promise is Remembered
And God gave him no inheritance in it, not even enough to set his foot on. But even when Abraham had no child, He promised to give it to him for a possession, and to his descendants after him.
In 1910, about two-thirds of the
world’s Christians lived in Europe, where the bulk of Christians had
been for a millennium, according to historical estimates by the Center
for the Study of Global Christianity.
Today, only about a quarter of all Christians live in Europe (26%). A
plurality – more than a third – now are in the Americas (37%).
A comprehensive demographic study of more than 200 countries finds that
there are 2.18 billion Christians of all ages around the world,
representing nearly a third of the estimated 2010 global population of
6.9 billion. Christians are also geographically widespread – so
far-flung, in fact, that no single continent or region can indisputably
claim to be the center of global Christianity, in the United States
62% identify as Christian, the highest percentage of any country.
Where Are the Descendants of Abraham Today?
Answer: Hidden in plain sight in Christian Churches all over the world.
And if you are Christ’s, then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.
Not
only does Abraham have physical descendants, but also spiritual
"descendants" of every nation who have accepted Christ and are grafted
into a better covenant.
But now He has obtained a more excellent ministry, inasmuch as He (Jesus) is also Mediator of a better covenant, which was established on better promises. The better promise is to ALL, not limited to Abraham's family.
When
you think of all the people who have lived and died since God made the
promise to Abraham, they really are as numerous as the stars. God always keeps His promises.
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