Let the Nations Be Glad

by Chuck Adair on June 24, 2024

Let the Nations Be Glad

Read Genesis 49:10

Today’s Truth

Genesis 49:10 is a stout promise that was just made to Judah about Judah’s line, that through the line of Judah would come a king (Jesus) whose scepter would rule, and tribute would be brought to him. Not just any tribute, but the obedience of the peoples, the tribes, the nations.

Discussion Questions

Jesus calls all of us to share the gospel with all peoples. Who are you sharing the good news of Jesus with? If you are not, why are you not?
Have you ever thought of doing a short-term mission trip? If you could go anywhere and share the gospel, where would you go and why?
Why do you think that God is so passionate about the nations?

Application

This isn’t just about the people of Jacob, or the people of Israel, the people of Judah. No, this is about all peoples one day giving their obedience to a king from Judah’s line. This is a clear promise, that takes us all the way from the first book in the Bible, to the last book in the Bible, when John looks, in Revelation 5 and he sees a vision of the lion of the tribe of, you guessed it, Judah. Bowing down before him is every nation, tribe, tongue, and people, every people group in the world.

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About the Author

Chuck Adair

If you ask Chuck his favorite thing in life to do, he would tell you it is the teaching and preaching of the scriptures and to call all people to engage in the great adventure of abiding with Christ. He desires to connect people with the richness, adventure, and fullness of life that comes through Christ alone and to reach the unchurched, de-churched, dead-churched, and unmoved. Chuck is married to his best friend Kristin and has two adult children, Taylor and Linley. Kris and Chuck believe the quality of their marriage rises and falls, not on circumstances or feelings, but based on their daily abiding with Jesus (Jn 15.5).

Let the Nations Be Glad