Reflection Questions

1. Why do you think God began with His name “El‑Shaddai” after 13 years of silence? What does this reveal about how God restores discouraged believers?
2. What does it mean to “walk before Me and be blameless”? How does the idea of wholeness or integrity help you understand this command?
3. Abraham receives a new name as a daily reminder of God’s promise. What “names” or reminders has God placed in your life to keep His promises before you?
4. Why do you think God chose circumcision, a permanent, embodied sign, and the very spot where he tried to take a shortcut, as the covenant marker? What does this teach us about surrender?
5. Where have you quietly stopped hoping, the way Sarah had?  What would it look like to bring that area back before God? How does the question “Is anything too hard for the Lord?” confront your current fears or doubts?
6. Abraham intercedes not only for Lot but for the entire city. How does Abraham’s prayer challenge your own prayer life? Where do you need to grow in boldness, persistence, or compassion?