Genesis 12:7
Then the Lord appeared to Abram and said, “To your offspring I will give this land.” So he built there an altar to the Lord, who had appeared to him.
Galatians 3:16
Now the promises were made to Abraham and to his offspring. It does not say, “And to offsprings,” referring to many, but referring to one, “And to your offspring,” who is Christ.
The Lord gave the promised land to the offspring of Abram in an everlasting covenant. The letter to the Galatians identifies the meaning of offspring as used here.
There is a double meaning present in these passages. The promised land refers to the material land of Canaan that is promised to Israel, and on the spiritual level, the kingdom of heaven which is promised to the sons of God. Christ will reign in both.
The promise to both has been partially fulfilled. The best is yet to come.
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