Were The Generation of Jesus Christ
And God said unto him, I am God Almighty: be
fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of
nations shall be of thee, and kings shall come out
of thy loins (Genesis 35:11)
The nations and kings that’ll come from
Abraham as our opening verse declares, aren’t
the nations in the Middle East as some people think;
those are earthly nations. God is dealing here with
something spiritual; His promise to Abraham was an
eternal covenant, and the heir of that covenant is Jesus
Christ, with whom we’re joint-heirs.
Galatians 3:16 says, “Now to Abraham and his
seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to
seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed,
which is Christ.” Then, the twenty-ninth verse says,
“And if ye be Christ’s, then are ye Abraham’s seed,
and heirs according to the promise.” 2 Corinthians
5:17 says, “Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is
a new creature: old things are passed away; behold,
all things are become new.” Having been born again,
you’re born into Christ; you belong to the generation
of Jesus Christ! Therefore, the promises that were made
to Abraham belong to you.
When you look through the teaching of God’s
Word about the generation of Jesus Christ, from
Abraham to David, you’ll observe that there’re fourteen
generations, even when you count into the carrying
away to Babylon (Matthew 1:1-17). However, from
the carrying away to Babylon unto Christ, when you
count the generations listed, you’ll discover that they’re
actually thirteen generations. Is there a contradiction?
Not at all! Thirteen is listed instead of fourteen, because
the Bible says a seed (a generation) shall serve Him,
which is the Church.
Isaiah 53:10 says, “...He shall see his seed, he shall
prolong his days and the pleasure of the Lord shall
prosper in his hands.” That’s referring to the Church;
we’re the seed of Jesus Christ. We’re His generation.
There’re two generations in Christ: Jesus Himself, and
the Church. The Bible says to the Lord we’re counted
for a generation. So, we’re the ones He was referring
to in Genesis 35:11 when He said, “…a nation and a
company of nations shall be of thee, and kings shall
come out of thy loins.”
Confession
I belong to Christ; therefore, I’m the seed of Abraham and an
heir according to the promise. I’m Christ’s extension in the
earth, His outstretched arm to a dying and hurting world.
I unveil His blessings and dispense His goodness, wisdom and love;
I’m His light in a dark world. Hallelujah!
Further study:
Romans 12:4-5; 1 Corinthians 12:27; Psalm 145:10-13
1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Acts 4:32-5:1-11
2 Chronicles 20-22
2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Luke 1:39-56
Deuteronomy 12