1. The Angels of the Lord
Section 13

2. The Promise of a Son Confirmed
Genesis 15:4 – “From your own body”
Genesis 16 - Abraham has Ishmael
Genesis 17:15-16 “a son by her(Sarah)”
Three Men Appear before Abraham

3. The Promise of a Son Confirmed
Romans 4:18-21
Abraham was not weak in Faith
He was fully
convinced

4. The Promise of a Son Confirmed
Hebrews 11:11
“By faith Sarah herself also received strength to conceive seed, and she bore a child when she was past the age, because she judged Him faithful who had promised.”

5. The Promise of a Son Confirmed
Abraham and Sarah both believed the Impossible!!
Luke 18:27
“The things that are impossible with men are possible with God”

6. Angels of the Lord Genesis 18:1-2 Genesis 18:22 Genesis 19:1
LORD appeared to Abraham
Three men were standing beside him
Genesis 18:22
Two men leave for Sodom
One stays back and “Abraham still stood before the LORD”
Genesis 19:1
Two ANGELS came to Sodom!

7. The Men were Angels of God!
Angels of the Lord
The Men were Angels of God!

8. Angels of the Lord Angels Manifest God Abraham’s Angels
Exodus 23:20-21
Representative of God
Bearing God’s name “my name is in him”
Had God’s authority
Abraham’s Angels
Represented God
Bore God’s name
Made promises and brought judgments

9. Angels of the Lord Joshua 5:13-15
“And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted his eyes and looked, and behold, a Man stood opposite him with His sword drawn in His hand. And Joshua went to Him and said to Him, "Are You for us or for our adversaries?"
14 So He said, "No, but as Commander of the army of the LORD I have now come." And Joshua fell on his face to the earth and worshiped, and said to Him, "What does my Lord say to His servant?"
15 Then the Commander of the LORD’S army said to Joshua, "Take your sandal off your foot, for the place where you stand is holy." And Joshua did so.”

10. Angels of the Lord Genesis 32:24-32 Hosea 12:4
Jacob wrestling all night with a man
Hosea 12:4
“Yes, he(Jacob) struggled with the Angel and prevailed; He wept, and sought favor from Him. He found Him in Bethel, And there He spoke to us—

11. Angels of the Lord Hebrews 13:1-2
“Let brotherly love continue. Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some have unwittingly entertained angels.”

12. Sodom and Gomorrah Lot’s Spiritual Journey: He LOOKED 13:10
He CHOSE 13:11
He JOURNEYED toward Sodom 13:11
He PITCHED his tent toward Sodom 13:12
He DWELT in Sodom 14:12
He “SAT IN THE GATE” 19:1
He was CAUGHT UP in Sodom’s disaster

13. Sodom and Gomorrah 2 Peter 2:6-8
“and turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah into ashes, condemned them to destruction, making them an example to those who afterward would live ungodly;
7 and delivered righteous Lot, who was oppressed by the filthy conduct of the wicked
8 (for that righteous man, dwelling among them, tormented his righteous soul from day to day by seeing and hearing their lawless deeds)”

14. Sodom and Gomorrah

15. Sodom and Gomorrah Ezekiel 16:48-49
"As I live," says the Lord GOD, "neither your sister Sodom nor her daughters have done as you and your daughters have done.
49 "Look, this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: She and her daughter had pride, fullness of food, and abundance of idleness; neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy”

16. Summary The Promises of a son confirmed to Abraham again.
The Angels of the Lord
Look like men
Often represent God
Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah
Similar to today before return of Christ

17. A Prophecy of Christ
Section 15

18. A Prophecy of Christ Abraham over 100 years old
Told to sacrifice his son as a burnt offering
Burnt offering
Whole Offering Burnt to God
“Total Dedication”

19. A Prophecy of Christ Deuteronomy 8:2
"And you shall remember that the LORD your God led you all the way these forty years in the wilderness, to humble you and test you, to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep His commandments or not.”

20. A Prophecy of Christ Jesus Isaac “Only begotten” and “beloved son”
A sacrifice (whole life given in life and death)
Willing sacrifice
Not alone, b/c father is with him Jn 16:32
Rasied from the dead
Isaac
Son whom Abraham Loved
Wood laid on Isaac
Burnt offering (sacrifice)
Willing Sacrifice
“Went Together” vs. 6,8
Figuratively raised from the Dead (Heb 11:19)

21. A Prophecy of Christ Hebrews 11:17-19
“By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises offered up his only begotten son,
18 of whom it was said, "In Isaac your seed shall be called,"
19 concluding that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead, from which he also received him in a figurative sense.”

22. A Prophecy of Christ