Common Sense Conversations

God has continually reaffirmed and reassured His promise to Abraham, but now He will do it as an unlikely visitor to Abraham and Sarah’s home.

After 13 years of silence since Genesis 16, God reaffirms His covenant with Abram. Abram’s name is changed to Abraham. And God encourages Abraham to slow down.

The decision for Abram to father a child through Hagar is going to backfire and bring devastation to this home.

Sarai makes an irrational decision concerning trying to fulfill God’s promise in her own way. However, we must view this as well from the human side and see why she made this decision and what her rational was.

In Genesis 14-15 we see Abram having to go to war to rescue Lot. This shakes Abram and causes him to see he could have lost God’s promise if he had died in battle. God reassures Abram of the covenant in a magnificent way.

Lot chooses Sodom and shows his true character while Abram shows his growth in his relationship with God.

Abram leaves Egypt and repents going back to the altar where he heard from God. However Abram will have to deal with the consequences of the wrong decisions he has made.

Despite Abram’s bad decision and failure to be obedient, God shows how faithful He is by protecting Abram and the promise while blessing Abram abundantly.

God’s purpose is more to deepen you in your faith than resolve your situation. As we look at Abram and this famine, we will see how he was more interested in getting food than knowing God on a deeper level.

Abram will get validation of God’s promise but then Abram takes his own initiative and will do his own thing rather than staying where God told him.