Has the promise God made to Abraham in Genesis 12:3 ever been taken away or canceled?
No. The promise in Genesis 12:3 has never been abrogated. God has never taken it away, Paul never refuted it, and no one else has. It remains: God will bless those who bless Abraham, curse those who curse him, and in Abraham all families of the earth will be blessed.
Les emphasizes that this promise has never been abrogated. God has not taken it away; Paul did not refute it; no one else has. The promise is that God will bless those who bless Abraham, curse him who curses Abraham, and in Abraham all families of the earth—not just Israel—will be blessed. In the surrounding context, Abraham is the man through whom the nation of Israel came, and the Gentiles are pictured as an old, no-good olive tree grafted into the beautiful original, Israel. From the giving of this promise until Paul goes to the Gentiles, Israel enjoyed the fatness of the root of Abraham.
And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
More Questions
Does the promise to Abraham include all the families of the earth or only the Jews?
The covenant promise that in Abraham 'shall all families of the earth be blessed' means the blessing would include all people groups, not just the Jew.
What did God promise Abram about those who bless or curse him?
In the Abrahamic covenant in Genesis 12, God promised to bless those who bless Abram and curse him who curses Abram.