Huckabee and Those Blessed By God

God razed the Temple via the Romans in 70 AD to such a degree that not one stone was left standing on another. This is what Jesus predicted in the Olivet Discourse (Matthew 24, Mark 13, and Luke 21).

When God brought the Old Covenant to an end, He brought it completely to an end. No more temple worship. No more sacrifices. Jesus was the final sacrifice “offered for all time one sacrifice for sins” (Hebrews 10). 

So what exactly is Huckabee talking about in this screenshot below? Who is he standing with? Who does he think God is blessing? 

Huckabee is referring to Genesis 12:3.

“I will bless those who bless you
and curse those who curse you;
and all the families of the earth
will be blessed through you.”

Except Huckabee is ignoring the reality of Galatians 3:6-9.

So also, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.” Understand, then, that those who have faith are sons of Abraham. The Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, and foretold the gospel to Abraham: “All nations will be blessed through you.” So those who have faith are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith.

If one looks at the entirety of the Christian Scriptures, Huckabee is missing the ultimate point of Genesis 12:3. Those who have faith in Jesus are blessed by God. 

The Jews rejected the Messiah. God ended the Old Covenant with the destruction of the Temple in 70 AD and gave us something much better. 

See Galatians 3:28.

You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. For all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed and heirs according to the promise.

Those who believe in Christ are blessed. 

God’s blessed people are those who belong to Christ. 

Scriptures taken from Berean Standard Bible