Season 4 Episode 1 – Genesis 12: Keep on Pushing!!

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Intro 1:16

Read Genesis 12 1-3 - 3:09

• The Call of Abram

• Called by the LORD

• Called FROM Stuff (Country, Kindred, Father House)

• Called To a Land (to be shown in the future)

• The Impact on Abram

• Note all Future Tense

• Note the Blessing

• Great Nation

• Great Name

• With a Purpose - To be a blessing

• The Impact of Abram 

• Associated with the Purpose

• Bless those who Bless you

• Curse those who dishonor you

Read Genesis 12 4-6 - 28:36

• Abram heard and listened - where was the call first given - Ur(?)

• He was already heading to Canaan

• Resumed the journey

• Lot will feature prominently based on the number and location of his mention

• Lists who went with him and his age 

• Abram was 75 years old

• Took his wife Sarai (we know about her)

• Took his nephew Lot

• Their possessions

• People they ‘acquired’ in Haran

• Reached Canaan

• Shechem - Future importance

• Oak or Moreh - Future importance

• This land was inhabited by the Canaanites - Those who were cursed by Noah

Read Genesis 12 7-9 - 46:47

• The LORD tells Abram this is the land I will give your offspring

• Built and Altar at the Oak or Moreh (?)

• Moved further in the land between Bethel (West) and Ai (East)

• PItched a Tent there

• Built and Altar there

• Called on the Name of the LORD

• Journeyed on toward the Negeb

Read Genesis 12 10-16 - 52:58

• Famine causes a move to Egypt

• Makes a deal with Sarai

• Seemed Afraid

• Do the Egyptians have a reputation

• Sarai a baddie

• Leave out that you are my wife/Leave in that you are my sister

• Everything went as Abram thought

• They dealt well with Abram because of Sarai

• Amassed stuff

Read Genesis 12 17-20 - 1:09:52

• The LORD steps into the situation

• Afflicted the houses with great plagues (foreshadowing or Exodus)

• Pharaoh responds

• Somehow knows why this is happening

• Calls Abram to the carpet

• Sent Abram away with his wife and all that he had

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