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Apr 2024
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The Blessing of Abraham

LIGONIER MINISTRIES
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God promised Abraham that in his seed, "all the families of the earth shall be blessed" (Gen. 12:3). Today, Sinclair Ferguson explores how Jesus Christ fulfills this blessing in the salvation of Jewish and gentile believers.

Read the transcript: https://ligonier.org/podcasts/things-unseen-with-sinclair-ferguson/the-blessing-of-abraham

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