3:24,25a
Peter then goes on to say that all the prophets from Samuel onwards foretold the coming of Christ and all that He would do. As Jews the people of Israel were heirs of the prophets and the covenant that God made with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. The Jews thought that believing in Jesus was rejecting their Jewish heritage and all that had gone before. Quite the opposite was true, Jesus was the fulfilment of all that had gone before.
3:25b,26
Peter then quotes “Through your offspring all peoples on earth will be blessed”, Gen 12:3; 22:18; 26:4. Peter probably didn’t realise the full extent of this promise at this stage, though later he would. It was always God’s plan to bless the whole world. God sent Jesus to the Jews first to bless them. How would they be blessed? By turning from their wicked ways. Repentance must be part of our message, and repentance is a blessing, for it means turning from a way of death to a way of life.
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