God continues: 'I will make you very fruitful; I will make nations of you, and kings will come from you.' The specificity of the promise increases: not only many descendants, not only many nations, but kings. The royal dimension of the Abrahamic promise anticipates the Davidic covenant (2 Samuel 7:12–13) and ultimately points to the King of kings who comes from Abraham's line through David. Matthew 1:1 opens with 'the book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham' — the king who comes from Abraham is the fulfillment of this promise. Revelation 17:14 and 19:16 describe Jesus as King of kings and Lord of lords — the royal promise to Abraham finds its ultimate expression in the one whose kingdom has no end. The application: the promise of kings from Abraham is the promise of the King. Every royal descendant from Abraham points toward the one who is king over all kings.

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