3. The theme of the Bible is that God has provided redemption for mankind. The theme of the Bible is that God has provided redemption for mankind.

4. Romans 3:23 23 …for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God… 23 …for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God…

5. Romans 5:8-9 8 But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. 8 But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. 9 Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him. 9 Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him.

6. Ephesians 1:7 7 In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace… 7 In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace…

7. The theme of the Bible is that God has provided redemption for mankind. The theme of the Bible is that God has provided redemption for mankind.

8. The promises God made to Abraham are central to the Bible’s theme. The promises God made to Abraham are central to the Bible’s theme.

9. Genesis 12:1-3 1 Now the LORD had said to Abram: "Get out of your country, From your family And from your father's house, To a land that I will show you. 1 Now the LORD had said to Abram: "Get out of your country, From your family And from your father's house, To a land that I will show you. 2 I will make you a great nation; I will bless you And make your name great; And you shall be a blessing. 2 I will make you a great nation; I will bless you And make your name great; And you shall be a blessing. 3 I will bless those who bless you, And I will curse him who curses you; And in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed." 3 I will bless those who bless you, And I will curse him who curses you; And in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed."

10. Genesis 15:5-7, 18 5 Then He brought him outside and said, "Look now toward heaven, and count the stars if you are able to number them." And He said to him, "So shall your descendants be." 5 Then He brought him outside and said, "Look now toward heaven, and count the stars if you are able to number them." And He said to him, "So shall your descendants be." 6 And he believed in the LORD, and He accounted it to him for righteousness. 6 And he believed in the LORD, and He accounted it to him for righteousness. 7 Then He said to him, "I am the LORD, who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans, to give you this land to inherit it… 7 Then He said to him, "I am the LORD, who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans, to give you this land to inherit it… 18 …On the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying: "To your descendants I have given this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the River Euphrates… 18 …On the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying: "To your descendants I have given this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the River Euphrates…

11. Genesis 22:17-18 17 "blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply your descendants as the stars of the heaven and as the sand which is on the seashore; and your descendants shall possess the gate of their enemies. 17 "blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply your descendants as the stars of the heaven and as the sand which is on the seashore; and your descendants shall possess the gate of their enemies. 18 "In your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice." 18 "In your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice."

12. The theme of the Bible is that God has provided redemption for mankind. The theme of the Bible is that God has provided redemption for mankind. The promises God made to Abraham are central to the Bible’s theme. The promises God made to Abraham are central to the Bible’s theme.

13. The theme of the Bible is that God has provided redemption for mankind. The theme of the Bible is that God has provided redemption for mankind. The promises God made to Abraham are central to the Bible’s theme. The promises God made to Abraham are central to the Bible’s theme. The key to understanding the message of the Bible is to understand the promises God made to Abraham. The key to understanding the message of the Bible is to understand the promises God made to Abraham.

14. The theme of the Bible is that God has provided redemption for mankind. The theme of the Bible is that God has provided redemption for mankind. The promises God made to Abraham are central to the Bible’s theme. The promises God made to Abraham are central to the Bible’s theme. The key to understanding the message of the Bible is to understand the promises God made to Abraham. The key to understanding the message of the Bible is to understand the promises God made to Abraham. Consider the three major promises of God to Abraham. Consider the three major promises of God to Abraham.

16. Genesis 12:1, 7; 15:7, 18; Joshua 1:1-2; 21:43

18. Genesis 12:2; 15:5: 22:17; 21:2-3; 25:25-26; 35:23-26; Exodus 1:7; 12:37

20. Genesis 12:3; 22:18; Galatians 3:8, 16, 29; John 1:29; Hebrews 5:9

22. Have you received what God has promised???