Genesis 12
Abram and Sarai trusted God and got up and left their home to travel wherever God sent them. God promised to turn them into a great nation. WOW. What would you think if someone told you a great nation would descend from you?
When they got to Egypt, Abram knew that the Egyptians would want to take Sarai, because she was so beautiful. Instead of trusting God to keep them safe, Abram told Sarai to lie about who she was. This caused Pharaoh and his household to have to deal with a lot of disease, because they didn't know that Sarai was Abram's wife!
What do you think would have happened differently if Abram had trusted God and not hidden the fact that Sarai was his wife?
Do you think that Abram still would have received all the sheep, cattle, servants, and more if he had been truthful about Sarai? Do you think God would have found a different way to make Abram very rich?
When they got to Egypt, Abram knew that the Egyptians would want to take Sarai, because she was so beautiful. Instead of trusting God to keep them safe, Abram told Sarai to lie about who she was. This caused Pharaoh and his household to have to deal with a lot of disease, because they didn't know that Sarai was Abram's wife!
What do you think would have happened differently if Abram had trusted God and not hidden the fact that Sarai was his wife?
Do you think that Abram still would have received all the sheep, cattle, servants, and more if he had been truthful about Sarai? Do you think God would have found a different way to make Abram very rich?
Genesis 15
In this chapter, God makes His promise to Abram. He promises that Abram will have children and this great nation will come from Abram's own family. He also promises the land to Abram, but says that Abram's descendants will become slaves and won't inherit this land for 400 years.
What heavy, sad news for Abram, to hear that his descendants will be slaves and will be without a place to call home!
But, God reassures him that the land will eventually be theirs, and that Abram will die in peace and a good old age.
Remember this chapter later. God has told Abram what the future will hold - we'll have to keep our eyes peeled for later in the Bible to see if it happens how God said it would happen!
What heavy, sad news for Abram, to hear that his descendants will be slaves and will be without a place to call home!
But, God reassures him that the land will eventually be theirs, and that Abram will die in peace and a good old age.
Remember this chapter later. God has told Abram what the future will hold - we'll have to keep our eyes peeled for later in the Bible to see if it happens how God said it would happen!
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