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2. Genesis 15-17
Lesson 10

3. “By Faith Abraham Obeyed”
God makes and keeps promises
God’s people of old acted based on their faith
God has made me a promise
Based on my faith
Achieved by my obedient actions

4. Canaan
Abraham
Patriarchs

5. Canaan
Back To Bethel
Egypt
Patriarchs

6. Review Abram Was Rich Very rich 13:2 Blessed by God? Faithful to God
318 trained servants born in his house 14:14
Blessed by God?
Without doubt
Faithful to God
Worshiped 13:4
Are the ‘faithful’ always rich?
Are the rich always faithful?

8. Review Abram Lets Lot Choose
As the patriarch or head of the family, Abram might have chosen his own portion first, and appointed Lot his; but intent upon peace, and feeling pure and parental affection for his nephew, he permitted him to make his choice first.
Yielding to preference of others
Lesson??

9. Review Lot’s Choice The well watered plains
He certainly should have left the choice to the patriarch, and should have been guided by his counsel; but he took his own way, trusting to his own judgment, and guided only by the sight of his eyes: he beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered, etc
Respecting older counsel
Lesson??

10. Lot’s Choice
Review
so he chose the land, without considering the character of the inhabitants, or what advantages or disadvantages it might afford him in spiritual things. This choice, as we shall see as the narrative continues, had nearly proved the ruin of his body, soul, and family.
Spiritual impact of decisions
Lesson??

11. Review Our Choices Respect for others (especially older)
Listen to counsel
Seek our own way
Trust our own judgment
Guided by false appearances
Do not consider associations
Fail to consider spiritual affect
Results in ruin of his body, soul, and family.

12. Lot Captured
Review
Genesis 14:12 They also took Lot, Abram's brother's son who dwelt in Sodom, and his goods, and departed.
Abram takes 318 of his trained servants to rescue Lot
He travels north to Dan and on north of Damascus

13. Lot Rescued
Review
Genesis 14:6 So he brought back all the goods, and also brought back his brother Lot and his goods, as well as the women and the people.

14. Melchizedek
Review
Melchizedek is called here king of Salem, and most interpreters allow that by Salem, Jerusalem is meant.
Very mysterious, and at the same time typical, in the person, name, office, residence, and government of this Canaanite prince.
In his person he was a representative and type of Christ
His name, signifies my righteous king, or king of righteousness

15. Abram’s Tithe
Review
A tenth part of all the spoils he had taken from the confederate kings. These Abram gave as a tribute to the most high God, who, being the possessor of heaven and earth, dispenses all spiritual and temporal favors, and demands the gratitude, and submissive, loving obedience, of all his subjects.

16. God appears to Abram God’s relationship to Abram Abram’s concern
Very old
No offspring
An heir is coming
Can you count the stars?

17. Abram’s reaction
Genesis 15:6 And he believed in the LORD, and He accounted it to him for righteousness.
Romans 4:19-21
Romans 4:3
Galatians 3:6
Believed, but still wanted understanding
That his descendants would be as many as the stars in the sky, yet he had no son
How will I know??

18. After 400 years in a strange land
God’s promise
I brought you out of Ur
To give you this land
How shall I know?
Sacrifices ordered and prepared
Covenant ratified
To your descendants I will give this land
From River of Egypt to Euphrates
After 400 years in a strange land

19. To your descendants I have given this land

20. Sarai’s plan Offers her handmaid to Abram Genesis 2:24 Abram complies
To bring an heir
Genesis 2:24
Not so from the beginning
Abram complies
Hagar conceives
Trouble begins

21. Sarai’s regret Her plan backfires Sarai is despised by Hagar
She blames Abram
Sarai deals harshly with Hagar
Hagar flees

22. Angel appears to Hagar Referred to as “Hagar, Sarai’s maid”
Angel tells her to return to Sarai
Submit yourself under her hand
Promise to Hagar
Multiply your descendants
Child to be named Ishmael
To be a wild man
Abram is 86 when Ishmael is born

23. God appears to Abram Abram is 99 years old God offers a covenant
Thirteen years after Ishmael
Still no heir
God offers a covenant
Abram fell on his face
Talking with God!!!!

24. God’s covenant Abram the father of many nations Name changed
Abram – a high father
Abraham – the father of a multitude
Make many nations from you
Everlasting covenant
To you and your descendants

25. God’s covenant I will be your God I will give you the land
An everlasting possession
You shall keep my covenant
Throughout your generations
Circumcision of every male
Otherwise, cutoff

26. God’s covenant Sarai changed to Sarah
Mother of nations
Abraham laughed at promise of child
Again, offered Ishmael
As a substitute heir
Sarah would have son
By this time next year
Abraham circumcises his household

27. Abram’s faith Lessons Abram’s reaction
Genesis 15:6 And he believed in the LORD, and He accounted it to him for righteousness.
Romans 4:16-22
Romans 4:3-5
Galatians 3:6
Believed, but still wanted understanding
Abram’s faith
Rom 4:16 Therefore it is of faith that it might be according to grace, so that the promise might be sure to all the seed, not only to those who are of the law, but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all
17 (as it is written, "I have made you a father of many nations") in the presence of Him whom he believed--God, who gives life to the dead and calls those things which do not exist as though they did;
18 who, contrary to hope, in hope believed, so that he became the father of many nations, according to what was spoken, "So shall your descendants be."
19 And not being weak in faith, he did not consider his own body, already dead (since he was about a hundred years old), and the deadness of Sarah's womb.
20 He did not waver at the promise of God through unbelief, but was strengthened in faith, giving glory to God,
21 and being fully convinced that what He had promised He was also able to perform.
22 And therefore "it was accounted to him for righteousness.“
Rom 4:1 What then shall we say that Abraham our father has found according to the flesh?
2 For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God.
3 For what does the Scripture say? "Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.“
Gal 3:6 just as Abraham "believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.“

28. Commentary One of most important OT passages
Doctrine of Justification by Faith
Abram believed (put faith) in Jehovah
Counted it (faith) for righteousness
No ‘act’ but that of heart and mind
No ‘work’ of any kind
Justified by faith
Without any merit of works

29. Working faith
Hebrews 11:4 By faith Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, through which he obtained witness that he was righteous
Hebrews 11:7 By faith Noah, being divinely warned of things not yet seen, moved with godly fear, prepared an ark

30. Working faith
Hebrews 11:8 By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to the place which he would receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going.

31. James 2:20-24
But do you want to know, O foolish man, that faith without works is dead? Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered Isaac his son on the altar? Do you see that faith was working together with his works, and by works faith was made perfect? And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, "Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness." And he was called the friend of God. You see then that a man is justified by works, and not by faith only.

32. Our ‘plan’ is not to replace God’s plan
Sarai’s plan
Lessons
Offers her handmaid to Abram
To bring an heir
Genesis 2:24
Not so from the beginning
Abram complies
Hagar conceives
Trouble begins
Our ‘plan’ is not to replace God’s plan

33. Circumstances are not always pleasant
God appears to Hagar
Lessons
Referred to as “Hagar, Sarai’s maid”
Angel tells her to return to Sarai
Submit yourself under her hand
Promise to Hagar
Multiply your descendants
Child to be named Ishmael
To be a wild man
Abram is 86 when Ishmael is born
Circumstances are not always pleasant

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