What Are the Blessings of Abraham?

I’m sure you know who Abraham is but have you ever wondered what are the blessings of Abraham?

Some very common expressions heard in Christian circles today is “be blessed” or “I am blessed”. You don’t hear too many Christians talking about the blessings of Abraham, though.

Why is that?

It’s either because they haven’t thought about it much or that they are scared to dig into it too deeply.

Do you know what the word “blessed” really means. I’m not talking about Webster’s definition here. Where did this wild word come from?

It’s English meaning is related to being a gift from God. There is also a reference to blood. Very interesting, as Maxwell Smart would say. Do you know
who he is? Never mind.

A more ancient meaning has to do with kneeling and presenting a gift. I know you are not looking for an English lesson so I will move on to Abraham quickly.

God revealed what are the blessings of Abraham when He pronounced the blessing over him. What did He say?

God told him first to move so that He could transform Him into a great nation. He then said He would bless him, make His name famous, and make sure he
would be a blessing to others. Sounds like a pretty awesome deal for Abraham and the descendants of Abraham.

The next thing God tells Abraham is the real clincher here. God promises that He will also bless those who bless Abraham.

He finishes this life-altering pronouncement by saying – look at this VERY CAREFULLY – that all the families of the earth will be blessed THROUGH Abraham.

You should be dancing and throwing a party by now after this bit of information.

Now that you know WHERE to go to receive God’s bountiful blessings, you logically need to know exactly what are the blessings of Abraham.

God said He would bless Abraham. Let’s look at exactly how he was blessed in His life AFTER he obeyed God and moved.

What Are the Blessings of Abraham?

1) Abraham soon acquired an abundance of possessions and wealth in the money of that day. God made him incredibly wealthy.

2) Another area of blessing was in overcoming his enemies, which was seen as he kicked the rear-ends of four kings and their armies. That’s is an area of
blessings that we all would like to benefit from these days.

What was Abraham’s response to all this? He gave a tenth of what he had to King Melchizedek.

3) A third area of blessing was a promise for children and a huge number of descendants. Up to this point, Sarah, his wife, had not born any children.

4) The fourth area of blessing was a new identity. God changed his name from Abram to Abraham.

God was giving him the name that was connected to his destiny. His new name had a specific meaning which was the “father of a great multitude”.

God did the same thing for Sarah, who was originally Sarai. Why did God do this?Because every day they would be calling each other by name into
their destinies, and helping to establish their new identities.

5) The last blessing of Abraham was an everlasting covenant that he could trust in knowing that the favor of God was his.

Abraham’s response to this covenant of blessing was obedience, tithing, and lastly faith. Abraham’s part was to be obedient and to believe.

That is our part also.

What Are The Blessings of Abraham?

Remember how God said that this covenant of blessing extended to Abraham’s offspring AND those who blessed him? All these same blessings belong to us.

We become Abraham’s seed through our confession of faith in Jesus Christ. He is even called our father of faith.

If every Christian has access to these blessings, why don’t we see more Christians walking in them? What are the blessings of Abraham?

They are for ANY Christian who responds to them WITH FAITH.

Michael and Charleen

P.S. Men who want to discover WHAT ARE THE BLESSINGS OF ABRAHAM can join with our on-line Men’s Destiny Teams at the link above.