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The Blessing [05-10]

Then God said to Abraham, “Because you were willing to give me everything, even your only son, I promise to bless you. Your descendants will be more than the stars in the sky. Because you have obeyed me, all the families of the world will be blessed through your family.”

Important Terms:

• God
• Abraham
• son
• promise
• bless
• descendant
• obey

Translation Notes:

• your only son - See explanation in :zh:obs🎶frames:05-08].
• the stars in the sky - See explanation in :zh:obs🎶frames:04-05].
• all the families of the world - Here, "families" refers to the larger distinct groups of people on earth, rather than to each set of parents and children.
• blessed through your family - Here, "family" refers to the many descendants that Abraham would have. The future generations of the world would be blessed through Abraham's descendants. The greatest blessing would come many generations later through God's chosen servant, the Messiah.
• A Bible story from - These references may be slightly different in some Bible translations.