1. Genesis 23:1-25:18 Micah 5:2; Hosea 11:1; Matthew 2:1-23; Matthew 11-12 1 El Shaddai Ministries November 15, 2014 Welcome to Sabbath Service! Cheshvan 22, 5774 God’s Promises are Alive Forever!

2. GOD KEEPS HIS PROMISES 2 Hebrew/ English Hebrew LettersPractice Writing Chayei Sarah (Life of Sarah) HEY REYSH SHEEN YOOD YOOD CHET ELOHIM (God) FINAL MEM YOOD HEY LAMED ALEF YAHWEH (LORD) HEY VAV HEY YOOD YESHUA (Jesus) HEY AYIN VAV SHEEN YOOD Abraham (Father of nations) FINAL MEM HEY REYSH BET ALEF Eliezer (God helps) REYSH ZAYIN AYIN YOOD LAMED ALEF Baruch (Blessed) FINAL CHAF REYSH BET CHOOSE TO BE A FRIEND OF GOD

3. God’s Promises are Alive Forever! 3 Hebrews 4:12 (NIV) 12 For the word of God is alive and active (powerful). Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. TORAH: Genesis 23:12-18 (NIV) 12 Again Abraham bowed down before the people of the land 13 and he said to Ephron in their hearing, “Listen to me, if you will. I will pay the price of the field. Accept it from me so I can bury my dead there.”14 Ephron answered Abraham, 15 “Listen to me, my lord; the land is worth four hundred shekels of silver, but what is that between you and me? Bury your dead.” 16 Abraham agreed to Ephron’s terms and weighed out for him the price he had named in the hearing of the Hittites: four hundred shekels of silver, according to the weight current among the merchants. 17 So Ephron’s field in Machpelah near Mamre— both the field and the cave in it, and all the trees within the borders of the field— was deeded 18 to Abraham as his property in the presence of all the Hittites who had come to the gate of the city. 1.What is alive and powerful? (Circle Answer) 2.Word of God ________ the thoughts and attitudes of the heart (Circle and Write answer) 3.Abraham wanted to buy what from Ephron? ___________ 4.What was the price for the field? _______ shekels of ____________ 5.The property had the field and the ________ in it, all the _________ within the __________ of the field was deeded to ____________ as his property. Judges A field 400 silver cave trees borders Abraham

4. 4 Genesis 24:3-6 (NIV) 3 I want you to swear by the L ORD, the God of heaven and the God of earth, that you will not get a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I am living, 4 but will go to my country and my own relative and get a wife for my son Isaac.” 5 The servant asked him, “What if the woman is unwilling to come back with me to this land? Shall I then take your son back to the country you came from?” 6 “Make sure that you do not take my son back there,” Abraham said. 7 The Lord God of heaven, who took me from my father’s house and from the land of my family, and who spoke to me and swore to me, saying, ‘To your descendants I give this land,’ He will send His angel before you, and you shall take a wife for my son from there. 8 And if the woman is not willing to follow you, then you will be released from this oath; only do not take my son back there.” 1.What was the servant Eliezer, sent to go find for Isaac? (Circle Answer) __________________ 2.Should Isaac go back to the country that Abraham came from? YES or NO 3.Who took Abraham from his father’s house and the land of his family? (Circle Answer) 4.Who did the God give the land of Canaan (Israel) to? _____________ ________________ 5.Who will go before Eliezer? ____________ A wife Abraham’s descendants God’s angel

5. Genesis 24:10-21 (NIV) 10 Then the servant left, taking with him ten of his master’s camels loaded with all kinds of good things from his master. He set out for Aram Naharaim And made his way to the town of Nahor. 11 He had the camels kneel down near the well outside the town; it was toward evening, the time the women go out to draw water. 12 Then he prayed, “L ORD, God of my master Abraham, make me successful today, and show kindness to my master Abraham. 13 See, I am standing beside this spring, and the daughters of the townspeople are coming out to draw water. 14 May it be that when I say to a young woman, ‘Please let down your jar that I may have a drink,’ and she says, ‘Drink, and I’ll water your camels too’ —let her be the one you have chosen for your servant Isaac. By this I will know that you have shown kindness to my master.” 15 Before he had finished praying, Rebekah came out with her jar on her shoulder. She was the daughter of Bethuel son of Milkah, who was the wife of Abraham’s brother Nahor. 16 The woman was very beautiful, a virgin; no man had ever slept with her. She went down to the spring, filled her jar and came up again. 17 The servant hurried to meet her and said, “Please give me a little water from your jar.” 18 “Drink, my lord,” she said, and quickly lowered the jar to her hands and gave him a drink. 19 After she had given him a drink, she said, “I’ll draw water for your camels too, until they have had enough to drink.” 20 So she quickly emptied her jar into the trough, ran back to the well to draw more water, and drew enough for all his camels. 21 Without saying a word, the man watched her closely to learn whether or not the L ORD had made his journey successful. 5 #_____ 1. Number the pictures in the order they happened. God answers prayer 1 3 2

6. 6 1.How can we share God’s promises with others like Eliezer did? 2.How can we bless other people like Rebekah’s family did? 3.Do you know the promises that God has given to your family? Ask your parents or family members. 4.Even though Abraham died, GOD kept his promises to Abraham through who?___________________ Isaac

7. 7 God promised 400 years ago by the prophet Micah Out of Bethlehem would come the ruler who will shepherd My people Israel… Matthew 2:5-6 God knew Joseph, Mary and Jesus would be safe in Egypt… Matthew 2:13-15 BRIT CHADESHAH: Tell the story of God’s promises to a friend # 1 # 2 # 3 # 4 # 5

8. 8 Matthew 12:11-21 Names of God Bible (NOG) 11 Yeshua (JESUS) said to them, “Suppose one of you has a sheep. If it falls into a pit on a day of worship, wouldn’t you take hold of it and lift it out? 12 Certainly, a human is more valuable than a sheep! So it is right to do good on the day of worship.” 13 Then he said to the man, “Hold out your hand.” The man held it out, and it became normal again, as healthy as the other. 14 The Pharisees left and plotted to kill Yeshua. 15 He knew about this, so HE left that place. Many people followed him, and HE cured all of them. 16 He also ordered them not to tell people who he was. 17 So what the prophet Isaiah had said came true: 18 “Here is my servant whom I have chosen, whom I love, and in whom I delight. I I will put my Spirit on him, and He will announce justice to the nations. 19 He will not quarrel or shout, and no one will hear HIS voice in the streets. 20 He will not break off a damaged cattail. He will not even put out a smoking wick until HE has made justice victorious. 21 The nations will have hope because of HIM.” 1.Circle what the prophet Isaiah said that came true. 2.What do you believe God can and will do? ____________________________________ 3.If we believe God we have faith to act on His promises.