God establishes a covenant with Noah and all mankind. The purpose of the rainbow. Who is reminded by this sign in the sky? The sign of Communion. Noah’s failure and its affect on his son Ham.
God gave the Table of Nations for a reason. Why is Israel not in the Table of Nations? Why did God put the nations where He did? Do we have a responsibility to these many nations? Who is this man Nimrod?
More than a story about how the beginning of multiple languages, this is a turning point in redemptive history. Why does God confuse the languages? The symbolism of east in Scripture.
The Righteous Line is considered from Shem to Terah. What was it like for Abram who grew up in Terah’s household in the city of Ur? How did Abram learn about the true God and His redemptive plan? But Sarai, Abram’s wife is barren. How could he ever be a part of God’s plan? Building the habits of faith.
Abram learns that his life is part of a much greater story, one that will be told for generations to come. What did God call Abram to leave? What is it like to have to move when you don’t know where God is leading you? Seven remarkable promises for a very ordinary man. Why does God bless Abram?
Abram leaves Haran and journeys to Canaan. What happens in someone’s life and actions when he truly believes God? Where does Sarai fit into this story of Abram’s faith? What is the difference between someone who goes out in faith and the one who does not? Who is great faith measured? When the promise of God shifts our reality.
In the face of a severe famine in Canaan, Abram chooses to go to Egypt. Was Abram acting outside of God’s direction for his life? Abram’s forgetting of God’s promises to him causes him to put his own wife in peril. Will God abandon Abram in this hour of Abram’s faithlessness.
After a time of spiritual failure, Abram returns to the place where he first called on the Name of the Lord. Sometimes we need to return to our Bethel. After Abram and Lot are separated, God renews His promise to Abram
Four kings of Mesopotamia go to war against the five kings of the Pentapolis. Abram mobilizes his men to rescue his nephew Lot and his family. This is a battle in the ongoing war between the Seed of the Woman and the Seed of the Serpent. What is the real issue of this story?
Who is this man Melchizedek and why does Abram pay a tithe to him? From what did Abram pay that tithe. and what did the King of Sodom think about that? A vasal always pays tribute to his suzerain lord. The tithe’s foundation in covenant faithfulness.