In this statement, God tells Abraham, when making this original covenant with him, that He will bless those who will bless him and that He will curse those that will try and curse him. When God is telling Abraham that He will bless those that will bless him and curse those who will try and curse him, I believe that He is talking about the entire Jewish race as a people and as a nation. He is not just talking to only Abraham. Here is this most powerful verse and warning direct from the Lord Himself:

Now the Lord had said to Abram: "Get out of your country, from your kindred and from your father's house, to a land that I will show you. I will make you a great nation; I will bless you and make your name great; and you shall be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and I will curse him who curses you; and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed." (Genesis 12:1-3)

Per the article we have in the Current Issues section of our site titled "The Gaza Pullout and Hurricane Katrina," I do not think we are dealing with any coincidence in that one week after president Bush and Prime Minister Sharon arranged to have part of the Gaza strip handed over to the Palestinians, that we end up having the worse hurricane and natural disaster that has ever struck our country strike us after this land deal was completed with the Palestinians! And to top it all off, 4 months later, Sharon ends up having a stroke and is completely knocked out of his position as the Prime Minister of Israel. And then Hamas, the dreaded terrorist organization and sworn enemy of Israel who also wants to wipe Israel off the face of the map, ends up winning the local Palestinian election and as a result, they are now residing right in Israel's backyard.

As far as President Bush, his poll numbers have now gone into a major free fall. At the time that I am writing up this article, his poll numbers have now dropped down to a very dismal 31% approval rating. Is all of this just pure coincidental activity, or are we seeing the wrath and judgment of God hit those persons responsible for dividing up part of Israel's land to their sworn enemy based upon the wording of the above verse? Judge and discern for yourselves. To sum it all up, I want to highlight and bullet point what all of the above verses are trying to tell us:

God makes and establishes an everlasting - unconditional covenant with Abraham