Genesis 12 - Abram in Egypt

Sermon by Messianic Rabbi Jeff Zaremsky

Abraham and his family left his home in Ur of the Chaldees and stopped in the city of Charan, where his father died. At the age of 75 Abraham, with his wife Sarah, age 65, and their nephew Lot, and all of their possessions left Charan, according to the command of the Lord, and traveled to Canaan, which later became Israel.

In Shechem God appears to Abraham and gives him a wonderful promise. That was eventually fulfilled and is still being fulfilled today. Abraham builds and alter to God there showing his faith and appreciation of God’s promise. Abraham continues to travel through Israel moving his herds and living in tents. At each new location Abraham builds alters to God.

A famine takes place and out of fear Abraham, with his family, makes a big mistake and goes to Egypt. In Egypt he adds to the mistake of going there another mistake which makes matters worse.

Miraculously and mercifully God spares Abraham from his mistakes, and Abraham responds appropriately.

In this week’s drasha (sermon), based on Genesis 12, Rabbi Jeff Zaremsky shares with us God’s wonderful promise to Abraham and how it can be, and is, being fulfilled in our lives. He also shares with us how we can show our appreciation to God’s wonderful promises and provisions in our lives. As well as instructing us how not to make the similar mistakes like Abraham did, how to live by faith and not by fear.

We will also find out what miraculous and merciful provision God did for Abraham and Sarah in spite of Abraham’s mistake, and what Abraham’s appropriate response was. From that we will learn how to be forgiven and cleansed of our past mistakes, what to do if, God forbid, we make other mistakes in the future, and how to keep, by God’s grace, from making mistakes in the future.

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