[Series Preface] The ultimate goal of Short Studies in Biblical Theology is to magnify the Savior and to build up his church--magnifying the Savior through how the whole Bible points to him and his gracious rescue of helpless sinners; and building up the church by strengthening believers in their grasp of these life-giving truths.

[Introduction] As we turn our attention to the book of Genesis in the net chapter and begin to reflect on the theme of divine blessing in the Bible, we will begin to move through the storyline of the Bible, following God's plan of redemption from creation to new creation, analyzing the various ways the theme of God's blessing emerges from the text, and developing a Christ-centered theological synthesis that shows Jesus and his kingdom as the highpoint and fulfillment of God's desire to bless the world.

For those of us united to Jesus by faith, we are to live as a blessing to the world in this present age while longing for our eternal blessings in the world to come.