What happens when God says, “Go”—but doesn’t give you the whole map?
In this episode of Go Slow. Study Deep. Be Transformed., we’re slowing down in Genesis 11:27–13:4 as the story of Genesis narrows from the nations to one man, one family, and one extraordinary promise.
God calls Abram to leave his land, his relatives, and his father’s household and go “to the land that I will show you.” Abram does not know where the road will take him. Sarai is barren. There is no child, no nation, and no land in Abram’s possession—and yet God begins speaking promise after promise:
“I will make…”
“I will bless…”
“I will make your name great…”
We’ll explore what Abram was actually being asked to leave behind in his ancient cultural setting, why the contrast between Babel’s “Let us make a name for ourselves” and God’s “I will make your name great” matters, and how the New Testament helps us understand Abraham’s faith through Hebrews 11, Romans 4, Galatians 3, and Acts 7.
And then we’ll follow one of my favorite threads in this study:
God says to Abram, “Go.”
Jesus says to His disciples, “Follow Me.”
Different moments in redemptive history—but the same faithful God calling His people to trust Him before they can see the whole road.
We’ll watch Abram obey, build altars, call on the name of the LORD—and then encounter a severe famine that places the promise under pressure. Fear begins speaking louder than what God has said, Abram tries to protect himself through his own strategy, Sarai is placed in danger, and God Himself intervenes.
But Genesis does not leave Abram in Egypt.
It brings him back to the altar.
This is a story about real faith, real fear, real failure, and the faithfulness of a God whose promises do not depend upon His people being flawless.
Faith receives what God has spoken.
Obedience responds.
And when fear makes us reach for control, repentance brings us back to dependence on the One who was faithful before we ever took the first step.
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SCRIPTURE IN THIS EPISODE
Genesis 11:27–13:4
Genesis 3:15
Joshua 24:2
Joshua 24
Matthew 4:18–22
Matthew 8
Matthew 9:9
Luke 5:11
Luke 9:57–62
Mark 10:28–30
Acts 7:2–4
Romans 4
Galatians 3:8, 16
Hebrews 11:8–10
1 Corinthians 10:12
Luke 22
John 21
Next time, we’ll continue through the rest of Genesis 13–16 as Abram and Lot separate, the promise continues to unfold, we meet Melchizedek, God formally establishes His covenant with Abram, and Sarai, Hagar, and Ishmael enter the story.
Go slow.
Study deep.
Be transformed.
