Who does Paul say the one seed is in Galatians 3:16?
Paul declares in Galatians 3:16 that the promises were made to Abraham and to his seed, not to many seeds, but to one seed, and that one seed is Christ. Scripture identifies this singular seed as Christ, the promised seed.
Les explains that the Abrahamic covenant promise did not come through Ishmael but through Isaac, and then returns to Galatians 3:16. There Paul states that the promises were made to Abraham and his seed, and the wording is not “seeds” as of many, but of one seed and one son, and that seed is Christ. The context contrasts this with the Muslim argument that the Old Testament was polluted and that Ishmael was the promised seed, but the Bible as the Word of God is reliable: it was through Isaac that the singular seed would come. Les further notes that the singular seed is first narrowed to Isaac, not the whole nation, but ultimately Galatians identifies the one seed as Christ. Thus everyone, regardless of place in human history, benefits from this Abrahamic covenant through whom all the world would be blessed.
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.
More Questions
What does Galatians 3:16 say about the seed of Abraham?
In Galatians 3:16 Paul says the promises were made to Abraham and his seed, not to 'seeds' plural but to one seed, singular, who is Christ.
In Galatians 3:16, who is the 'seed' to whom the promises were made?
Paul in Galatians 3:16 says the Abrahamic promises were made to Abraham and his one 'seed,' and he identifies that singular seed as Christ.