Blessing And Cursing Abraham?
Hi Thummim,
YAHWEH said to Abram:
Are these promises still in effect today? Can Jews bless Abraham today? Can Christians bless Abraham today? How about the opposite shoe? Can we curse him?
What about the latter promise? How is Abraham, himself, and I am not speaking of his Seed here, I am speaking of Abraham himself, how is he a blessing to all the families of the earth? The dead cannot be a blessing because of this scripture:
Abraham must somehow be considered to be a part of the living, eventhough he has died, in order for Abraham to be a blessing to you and me. More on this later.
Abraham is blessed by those who come after him only if they obey what YAHWEH ELOHIM has commanded:
We curse Abraham whenever we do not keep the way of YAHWEH. Accordingly, we either bless Abraham, or we curse him through what we do.
It stands to reason therefore, that the Way of YAHWEH, the Torah, is both a blessing and a curse:
Accordingly, it is not ImAHebrew or myself that is blessing or cursing anyone. This is the long and short of it: If we do not keep the way of Lord tamiymly, then we are cursing Abraham. If we curse Abraham, then YAHWEH has promised to curse us.
How do we know whether someone has cursed Abraham? Have they died? If they have died, and the exception here would be true martyrdom (bad things can indeed happen to good people), then they have proven that they are cursed.
The choice is still yours.
Sincerely, Ab
Hi Thummim,
YAHWEH said to Abram:
Gen 12:3
3 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. (KJV)
3 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. (KJV)
What about the latter promise? How is Abraham, himself, and I am not speaking of his Seed here, I am speaking of Abraham himself, how is he a blessing to all the families of the earth? The dead cannot be a blessing because of this scripture:
Eccl 9:4-6
4 For to him that is joined to all the living there is hope: for a living dog is better than a dead lion.
5 For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.
6 Also their love, and their hatred, and their envy, is now perished; neither have they any more a portion for ever in any thing that is done under the sun. (KJV)
4 For to him that is joined to all the living there is hope: for a living dog is better than a dead lion.
5 For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.
6 Also their love, and their hatred, and their envy, is now perished; neither have they any more a portion for ever in any thing that is done under the sun. (KJV)
Abraham is blessed by those who come after him only if they obey what YAHWEH ELOHIM has commanded:
Gen 18:19
19 For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep (leaders as well as non leaders) the way of YAHWEH, to do justice and judgment; that YAHWEH may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him. (KJV)
19 For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep (leaders as well as non leaders) the way of YAHWEH, to do justice and judgment; that YAHWEH may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him. (KJV)
It stands to reason therefore, that the Way of YAHWEH, the Torah, is both a blessing and a curse:
Deut 30:19
19 I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live: (KJV)
19 I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live: (KJV)
How do we know whether someone has cursed Abraham? Have they died? If they have died, and the exception here would be true martyrdom (bad things can indeed happen to good people), then they have proven that they are cursed.
The choice is still yours.

Sincerely, Ab
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