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God’s Promise to Abram Genesis 15: 1- 18. Descendants =. A long time ago – back in the Old Testament days- lived a guy named Abram. Later, his name was changed to ABRAHAM. Not to be confused With Abraham Lincoln. One day, God spoke to Abram. That scared Abram.
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God’s Promise to Abram Genesis 15: 1- 18 Descendants=
A long time ago – back in the Old Testament days- lived a guy named Abram. Later, his name was changed to ABRAHAM . Not to be confused With Abraham Lincoln
One day, God spoke to Abram That scared Abram But God said, Relax Abram! And have no fear. I will shield you from danger
PLUS….. I’m going to give you a BIG REWARD!!!
But Abram was not impressed, Really God? I don’t see how a reward is going to be of any use to me. I’m already an old man and I don’t have any kids … …So, even if you do give me a reward, I won’t have any descendants to pass it down to when I’m gone.
Relax Abram, sighed God. You will have loads of descendants Go outside & Look up
You will have as many descendants as there are stars, okay Abram? So don’t worry about it.
Abram knew God would keep his promise and because of that God was very pleased with Abram. Wait! This story isn’t over!
God reminded Abram how a long time ago, he had led Abram and his family from the terrible city of Ur where they worshipped And brought them to live in this beautiful land
But Abram was skeptical… For real, God? How do I know this beautiful land will be mine? What happened to Abram’s faith?!
Then, as the sun was going down… Abram fell into a deep sleep. And God spoke to him again…
God said… Abram, your descendants will be captured, be made slaves, and have horrible lives… For four hundred years
God continued… But eventually they will leave that horrible place Remember Moses parting the Red Sea??????? And they’ll take their captors’ when they go.
Then God reminded Abram of his promise I promise to give your descendants all the BEST land…
That’s a lot of land!! to way up here. All the way from down here in Egypt