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Long ago, Scripture knew that God would make non-Jews right with himself by believing in him. He announced the good news ahead of time to Abraham. He said, "All nations will be blessed because of you."--(Genesis 12:3; 18:18; 22:18)
Reference
Hebrew: ʼârôk
long
Greek: γραφή (graphḗ)
a document, i.e. holy Writ (or its contents or a statement in it)
Hebrew: zôw
this or that
Greek: κύριος (kýrios)
supreme in authority, i.e. (as noun) controller; by implication, Master (as a respectful title)
Hebrew: ʼĕlâhh
God
Hebrew: pâlaç
properly, to roll flat, i.e. prepare (a road); also to revolve, i.e. weigh (mentally)
Hebrew: Nûwn
Nun or Non, the father of Joshua
Hebrew: ʻim
{adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English)}
Greek: τοῦτον (toûton)
this (person, as objective of verb or preposition)
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: βίος (bíos)
life, i.e. (literally) the present state of existence; by implication, the means of livelihood
Hebrew: rᵉkûwsh
property (as gathered)
Hebrew: môneh
properly, something weighed out, i.e. (figuratively) a portion of time, i.e. an instance
Greek: Ἀβραάμ (Abraám)
Abraham, the Hebrew patriarch
Hebrew: ʼAbrâhâm
Abraham, the later name of Abram
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Greek: ὅλος (hólos)
"whole" or "all", i.e. complete (in extent, amount, time or degree), especially (neuter) as noun or adverb
Hebrew: kôl
{properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)}
Greek: θέλησις (thélēsis)
determination (properly, the act), i.e. option
Hebrew: tsᵉbâʼ
to please
Greek: ἤμην (ḗmēn)
I was
Hebrew: hâvâʼ
to be (in the sense of existence)
Greek: μακάριος (makários)
supremely blest; by extension, fortunate, well off
Hebrew: ʼesher
happiness; only in masculine plural construction as interjection, how happy!
Hebrew: gâlâl
a circumstance (as rolled around); only used adverbially, on account of
Blessing
Genesis 12:3
Genesis 22:18
Genesis 28:14
Genesis 26:4
Genesis 18:18
Faith
Galatians 3:22
Hebrews 4:2
John 7:38
References Abraham
Galatians 3:16
Word
Genesis 49:10
Verse Explanation
Paul explains that Scripture anticipated that God would justify Gentiles through faith and announced the gospel beforehand to Abraham by saying that all nations would be blessed through him.
History
Old Testament background: The promise is connected with Genesis 12:3, 18:18, and 22:18, where God's blessing through Abraham extends to the nations.