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GENESIS 12-25. The Life and Faith of Abraham. REVIEW OF GENESIS 1-11. Adam + Eve Cain Abel Seth Lamech Noah Ham Japheth Shem Abram Creation-Fall-Redemption Seed of the Woman or Seed of the Serpent Genesis 3:15. Outline of Genesis.
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GENESIS 12-25 The Life and Faith of Abraham
REVIEW OF GENESIS 1-11 Adam + Eve Cain Abel Seth Lamech Noah Ham Japheth Shem Abram Creation-Fall-Redemption Seed of the Woman or Seed of the Serpent Genesis 3:15
Outline of Genesis • Genesis 1-11: The Story of the Beginning of the World • Genesis 12-25: The Story of Abraham • Genesis 26-35: The Story of Jacob • Genesis 37-50: The Story of Joseph
GENESIS 12:1-9, ABRAM CALLED A. What did God promise Abram? 1). A Great Nation 2). A Covenant Relationship with God 3). A Land 4). A blessing to all other nations B. How does Abraham respond?
GENESIS 12:10-20, ABRAM IN EGYPT • Why is this story in the Bible?
GENESIS 13, ABRAM AND LOT SPLIT A. Why is this story in the Bible?
GENESIS 14, ABRAM RESCUES LOT • What does Abram do? • How does the King of Sodom respond? • How does Abram respond? • How does the King of Salem (Jerusalem)respond? • What does this story teach us?
GENESIS 15, GOD’S COVENANT WITH ABRAM • Promise specified • Promise signified • Prophecy
GENESIS 16, HAGAR AND ISHMAEL • What was the problem? • What was the solution? • What was the result of the solution? • God’s Promise and Our “help”
GENESIS 17, CIRCUMCISION COVENANT • Name Changes • Sign • Promises Repeated + Refined
GENESIS 18:1-15, THREE VISITORS • Who are they? • What can we learn about God’s promises? • Sarah’s faith in God’s Promise • What can we learn from her lack of faith?
GENESIS 18:16-33, ABRAHAM PLEADS FOR SODOM • Why does Abraham argue? • What does he argue? • Why does God listen?
GENESIS 19, SODOM DESTROYED • Parallels with Noah-story - Sin - Saved - “New Creation” - New Fall What can we learn about sin?
GENESIS 20, ABRAHAM AND ABIMELECH • Re-do of the Egypt story
GENESIS 21, ISAAC IS BORN A. The Birth of Isaac and the Promise of God
GENESIS 22, SACRIFICE OF ISAAC • Why it was a “sacrifice” • How does this story point us toward Christ?
GENESIS 23, SARAH’S DEATH A. Why a whole chapter of the Bible on it?
GENESIS 24, ISAAC AND REBEKAH • The Details leading up to the marriage
GENESIS 25, THE DEATH OF ABRAHAM • What can we learn from Abraham’s death? • What can we learn from the birth of Jacob and Esau?