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Homiletics Genesis 12:1-13:4

21 March 2013

Contents:            Where?                  Haran, Canaan, Egypt                                   Who?  Abram, Lot, Sarai, Pharaoh

1
 12:1-2
God told Abram to leave country, relatives, father’s house and go where I show you and I will make you great nation, bless you, make your name great & you’ll be a blessing.
2
12:3
I bless those who bless you, curse those who curse you, in you all families of earth be blessed.
3
12:4-5
At 75, Abram departed Haran with Lot, Sarai, possessions and people to Canaan.
4
12:6-9
God promised land to Abram’s descendants at oak of Moreh, Abram pitched tent between Bethel and Ai, built altar and called on God then went toward Negev.
5
12:10-13
Abram went to Egypt because of famine, saying Sarai was sister so Egyptians wouldn’t kill Abram.
6
12:14-16
Egyptians thought her beautiful, Pharaoh took her and treated Abram well, giving sheep, oxen, donkeys, servants, camels.
7
12:17-20
God plagued Pharaoh’s house because of her & Pharaoh confronted Abram about calling her sister, not wife, telling him to leave and escorted him away.
8
13:1-4
Abram left, very rich in livestock/silver/gold, and camped between Bethel and Ai like at the beginning and called on the Lord at the altar he’d built.

 

Divisions:

1
12:1-3
God told Abram to leave country and family and go where He would show him and He would bless him and all families of the earth through him.
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2
12:4-9
Abram took Sarai, Lot, people and possessions to Canaan where God promised land to his descendants.
Principle:
 
3
12:10-20
Famine sent Abram to Egypt where Pharaoh’s house was plagued for taking Abram’s “sister”, so Pharaoh sent them away.
Principle:
 
4
13:1-4
Abram left very rich and returned to camp/altar between Bethel and Ai and called on God.
Principle:
 

 

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Aim (Christian and Non-Christian):

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