In this very short lesson, there is some very important information. Note, again, that Peter is speaking only to a Jewish audience, "Ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying unto Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed. Unto you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities." We see here that the gospel was plainly intended for first the Jews, "Unto you first", and then to all of mankind.
Notice too that herein, for the first time during the construction of the biblical record, people other than Jews are mentioned as receivers of the gospel, "And in thy seed shall all the KINDREDS OF THE EARTH be blessed.".
The Apostle Paul had not, at this point, made his appearance in the bible record. As all of us, who have made any attempt at studying the bible, now know, Paul was personally appointed by Jesus Himself to deliver the gospel to the Gentiles, Acts 6:46-47, "Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first have been spoken to you: but seeing ye put it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles. For so hath the Lord commanded us, saying, I have set thee to be a light of the Gentiles, that thou shouldest be for salvation unto the ends of the earth.."
The Gentiles are among, "the kindreds of the earth, who shall be blessed by the coming of Jesus Christ through His Hebrew heritage.
This mention, "in thy seed", allows for the coming of Paul, seeing that he too, was a Jew, a "seed" of Abraham.~
Notice too that herein, for the first time during the construction of the biblical record, people other than Jews are mentioned as receivers of the gospel, "And in thy seed shall all the KINDREDS OF THE EARTH be blessed.".
The Apostle Paul had not, at this point, made his appearance in the bible record. As all of us, who have made any attempt at studying the bible, now know, Paul was personally appointed by Jesus Himself to deliver the gospel to the Gentiles, Acts 6:46-47, "Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first have been spoken to you: but seeing ye put it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles. For so hath the Lord commanded us, saying, I have set thee to be a light of the Gentiles, that thou shouldest be for salvation unto the ends of the earth.."
The Gentiles are among, "the kindreds of the earth, who shall be blessed by the coming of Jesus Christ through His Hebrew heritage.
This mention, "in thy seed", allows for the coming of Paul, seeing that he too, was a Jew, a "seed" of Abraham.~
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