Question 19

Whence knowest thou this?

From the holy gospel, which God himself revealed first in Paradise;^a and afterwards published by the Patriarchs and Prophets,^b and was pleased to represent it, by the shadows of sacrifices and the other ceremonies of the law;^c and lastly, has accomplished it by his only begotten Son.^d

1. a. Genesis 3:15

   Genesis 3:15

   ^3:15 And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.

   ^3:15 And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed. He will crush your head, and you will strike his heel."

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2. b. Genesis 22:17–18; 28:14; Romans 1:2; Hebrews 1:1

   Genesis 22:17–18

   ^22:17 That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies; ^22:18 And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.

   ^22:17 I will surely bless you, and I will multiply your descendants like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will possess the gates of their enemies. ^22:18 And through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice."

   Genesis 28:14

   ^28:14 And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.

   ^28:14 Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west and east and north and south. All the families of the earth will be blessed through you and your offspring.

   Romans 1:2

   ^1:2 (Which he had promised afore by his prophets in the holy scriptures,)

   ^1:2 the gospel He promised beforehand through His prophets in the Holy Scriptures,

   Hebrews 1:1

   ^1:1 God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,

   ^1:1 On many past occasions and in many different ways, God spoke to our fathers through the prophets.

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3. c. John 5:46; Hebrews 10:7–8

   John 5:46

   ^5:46 For had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed me: for he wrote of me.

   ^5:46 If you had believed Moses, you would believe Me, because he wrote about Me.

   Hebrews 10:7–8

   ^10:7 Then said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me,) to do thy will, O God. ^10:8 Above when he said, Sacrifice and offering and burnt offerings and offering for sin thou wouldest not, neither hadst pleasure therein; which are offered by the law;

   ^10:7 Then I said, 'Here I am, it is written about Me in the scroll: I have come to do Your will, O God.'" ^10:8 In the passage above He says, "Sacrifices and offerings, burnt offerings and sin offerings You did not desire, nor did You delight in them" (although they are offered according to the law).

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4. d. Romans 10:4; Hebrews 13:8

   Romans 10:4

   ^10:4 For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.

   ^10:4 For Christ is the end of the law, to bring righteousness to everyone who believes.

   Hebrews 13:8

   ^13:8 Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.

   ^13:8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.

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