The Seed is the Savior!

“He [God] brought him [Abram] forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell [סָפַר caphar, lit. “declare”] the stars, if thou be able to number [סָפַר caphar, lit. “declare” (same word)] them: and He said unto him, SO SHALL THY SEED BE.  And he believed in the LORD; and He counted it to him for righteousness” (Genesis 15:5,6).  “The heavens declare [סָפַר caphar (same word repeated in Genesis 15:5)] the glory of God… Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world… He telleth the number of the stars; He calleth them all by their names” (Psalm 19:1,4, 147:4).  “Now to Abraham and his Seed were the promises made. He saith NOT, And to seeds, as of many; but as of ONE, And to thy SEED, which is Christ” (Galatians 3:16). 

The Lord brought Abram forth abroad

To see the stars and tell each name,
And since each star was named by God
He saw the glory they proclaim.

The stars were neither blindly hurled

Nor named by God without a reason.
Their words went out to all the world
To show God’s promise in His season. 

As Virgo (virgin), Spica (Seed),

Orion (Coming Forth as Light)
Were there for Abram thus to read,
How glorious were they in his sight!

He saw His Savior there displayed

In every star name he could tell,
Believed the Gospel thus conveyed,
And he (like us) was saved from hell. 

Lord, thank You for the Gospel story

Conveyed in stars and Scripture too
With words that now proclaim Your glory
And save those who will trust in You! 

Lord, as You named each constellation

And gave each star its name and place,
Lord, send us forth to show salvation,
And thus proclaim Your saving grace!