When I read Romans 11:29 I got to thinking about how long God blesses the descendents of those who had followed him faithfully. The second commandment says that God will punish up to “the third and fourth generations of those who hate him but shows love to a thousand generations to those who love him and keep his commandments.” Paul says that those whom God chooses to bless he will continue to bless. So are the people living today in countries such as the US living off of God’s promises to those who came before us? I think in part we are. Paul wrote his words during the lives of the first generation of Jews to hear and reject the good news of Jesus. But even today I think the fruits of God’s blessing on Israel is still evident. How long will God bless Israel because of Abraham’s faith? I don’t know. But I think the duration of God’s promise to this point indicates to us how much God really loved and blessed Abraham.
Stuart
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