2 April 2013
Contents: Where?
Canaan Who? Abram/Abraham, Sarai/Sarah, Hagar, Ishmael
1
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16:1-3
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After 10 years in Canaan, childless Sarai gave her servant
Hagar to Abram to have children.
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2
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16:4-6
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After Hagar conceived she despised Sarai, Abram said treat
her as you want, Sarai treated her harshly and Hagar fled.
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3
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16:7-9
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Angel of the Lord found Hagar by spring and she confessed
to fleeing; He told her to return and submit to Sarai.
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4
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16:10-12
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He promised to multiply her descendants and instructed her
to name her son Ishmael and prophesied about him.
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5
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16:13-14
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Hagar called Him “a God who sees” and the well was called
Beer-lahai-roi.
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6
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16:15-16
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When Abram was 86, Hagar bore his son and he called him
Ishmael.
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7
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17:1-4
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At 99, Abram fell on his face as God appeared and promised
to establish His covenant and multiply him.
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8
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17:5-8
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He changes his name to Abraham and says kings will come
from him and promises to establish covenant with his descendants, promising
land of Canaan.
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9
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17:9-14
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Abraham, descendants and born or bought servants would
keep covenant with circumcision as a sign at 8 days old, but the
uncircumcised will be cut off.
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10
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17:15-16
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He changed Sarai’s name to Sarah, promising to bless her
with son, that she will mother kings.
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11
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17:17-19
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Abraham laughed and spoke up for Ishmael and God said His
covenant would be through Sarah’s son Isaac.
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12
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17:20-22
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God heard Abraham’s plea for Ishmael and promised to make
him a great nation, but his covenant would be with Isaac then He left.
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13
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17:23-27
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Abraham (99) took Ishmael (13) and every male in his
household and circumcised them on the same day.
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Divisions:
1
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16:1-6
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Childless Sarai gives her servant, Hagar, to Abram to
build a family but treats her harshly and she flees.
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Principle:
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Waiting on God is better than taking things into our own
hands.
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2
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16:7-16
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Hagar encounters the Angel of the Lord, receives
instruction and prophecy and returns to bear her son, Ishmael.
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Principle:
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We should submit to the authority God places over us.
Encounters with God are awe-inspiring.
God sees us.
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3
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17:1-27
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Abram and Sarai receive new names and the covenant from
God, and Abraham circumcises all of his household’s males in one day.
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Principle:
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You are never too old to enter into relationship with God.
God makes covenant with and promises to His people.
Circumcision is the sign of God’s covenant with His
people.
God’s covenant had a specific path.
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Subject Sentence:
Sarai gives Hagar to Abram and the men are circumcised.
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Aim (Christian and Non-Christian):
TCMAT know that God is active in the lives of His people.
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Application:
1
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When have you experienced the blessing of waiting on God
for something rather than taking matters into your own hands?
What experience have you had with taking matters into your
own hands rather than waiting on God?
How would you advise a loved one who is tempted to take
matters into their own hands rather than waiting on God?
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2
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What practical advice would you give to someone who is
attempting to submit to the authority placed over them?
How would you describe your last encounter with God?
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3
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How has the path of God’s covenant affected your
relationship with Him?
How has God performed circumcision on you?
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