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God Calls Abram

Genesis 12. God Calls Abram. Key Points. God chose Abram and his descendants in order to carry out his plan of salvation through Jesus. God consistently acts with grace when dealing with his wayward people. Introduction. When you hear the name – “Abraham” what comes to mind?

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God Calls Abram

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  1. Genesis 12 God Calls Abram

  2. Key Points God chose Abram and his descendants in order to carry out his plan of salvation through Jesus. God consistently acts with grace when dealing with his wayward people.

  3. Introduction When you hear the name – “Abraham” what comes to mind? Does Joshua 24:2-3 change your opinion of Abraham? 2 Joshua said to all the people, "This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: 'Long ago your forefathers, including Terah the father of Abraham and Nahor, lived beyond the River and worshiped other gods. 3 But I took your father Abraham from the land beyond the River and led him throughout Canaan and gave him many descendants.

  4. Context Genesis 1-11 describes the creation of the world and the history of all humanity. Genesis 12 begins a new era. God calls one person, Abram, to be the physical and spiritual father of His chosen people. God will work through Abram and his descendants to bring salvation for all.

  5. Genesis 12:1 The Call of Abram  1 The LORD had said to Abram, "Leave your country, your people and your father's household and go to the land I will show you. How does this call challenge Abram’s faith? What makes this call attractive to Abram?

  6. Genesis 12:2-3  2 "I will make you into a great nation        and I will bless you;        I will make your name great,        and you will be a blessing.  3 I will bless those who bless you,        and whoever curses you I will curse;        and all peoples on earth        will be blessed through you."

  7. The LORD’s Sevenfold Blessing I will make you into a great nation and I will bless you I will make your name great and you will be a blessing I will bless those who bless you and whoever curses you I will curse and all peoples on earth        will be blessed through you."

  8. Genesis 12:4-5 4 So Abram left, as the LORD had told him; and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he set out from Haran. 5 He took his wife Sarai, his nephew Lot, all the possessions they had accumulated and the people they had acquired in Haran, and they set out for the land of Canaan, and they arrived there.

  9. Genesis 12:6-7 6 Abram traveled through the land as far as the site of the great tree of Moreh at Shechem. At that time the Canaanites were in the land. 7 The LORD appeared to Abram and said, "To your offspring I will give this land." So he built an altar there to the LORD, who had appeared to him.

  10. Genesis 12:8-9 8 From there he went on toward the hills east of Bethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east. There he built an altar to the LORD and called on the name of the LORD. 9 Then Abram set out and continued toward the Negev.

  11. Haran to Shechem is about 350 miles

  12. Genesis 12:10-13 Abram in Egypt 10 Now there was a famine in the land, and Abram went down to Egypt to live there for a while because the famine was severe. 11 As he was about to enter Egypt, he said to his wife Sarai, "I know what a beautiful woman you are. 12 When the Egyptians see you, they will say, 'This is his wife.' Then they will kill me but will let you live. 13 Say you are my sister, so that I will be treated well for your sake and my life will be spared because of you."

  13. Abram’s weakness Look back at verses 10-13 and identify the weak spots in Abram’s faith. What lessons can we learn from Abram here?

  14. Genesis 12:14-16 14 When Abram came to Egypt, the Egyptians saw that she was a very beautiful woman. 15 And when Pharaoh's officials saw her, they praised her to Pharaoh, and she was taken into his palace. 16 He treated Abram well for her sake, and Abram acquired sheep and cattle, male and female donkeys, menservants and maidservants, and camels. Was Abram a wise man for taking things into his own hands?

  15. Genesis 12:17-20 17 But the LORD inflicted serious diseases on Pharaoh and his household because of Abram's wife Sarai. 18 So Pharaoh summoned Abram. "What have you done to me?" he said. "Why didn't you tell me she was your wife? 19 Why did you say, 'She is my sister,' so that I took her to be my wife? Now then, here is your wife. Take her and go!" 20 Then Pharaoh gave orders about Abram to his men, and they sent him on his way, with his wife and everything he had.

  16. Apply to Your Life Agree or Disagree: When Abram listened and followed God’s Word life was easy. Abram had an idolatry problem. When Abram took life into his own hands God punished him. What have you learned today?

  17. 3rd Article of Apostles Creed (Sanctification)I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Christian Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.What does this mean?I believe that I cannot by my own thinking or choosing believe in Jesus Christ, my Lord, or come to him.But the Holy Spirit has called me by the gospel, enlightened me with his gifts, sanctified and kept me in the true faith. In the same way he calls, gathers, enlightens, and sanctifies the whole Christian Church on earth, and keeps it with Jesus Christ in the one true faith.In this Christian Church he daily and fully forgives all sins to me and all believers.On the Last Day he will raise me and all the dead, and give eternal life to me and all believers in Christ. This is most certainly true.

  18. Genesis 13-14 Next Time: Abram Rescues Lot

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