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Separation from the Chaos of Ancient Civilizations
Terah took Abram his son and Lot the son of Haran, his grandson, and Sarai his daughter-law, his son Abram’s wife, and they went forth together from Ur of the Chaldeans to go into the land of Canaan; but when they came to Haran, they settled there. (Gen. 11:31). Terah, the father of Abraham, was…
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The Abrahamic Covenant: Its overall Structure
And I will make my covenant between me and you … Genesis 17: 2 The backbone of Holy Scripture and the unifying principle that binds Genesis to Revelation is the idea of covenant. We introduced this idea of covenant showing how the Noachian covenant organically grew out of the Edenic Covenant. Now we will show…
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Genesis 12: Abram, His Call to Land and Motivating Promises
Now the Lord said to Abram, “Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land which I will show you. And I will make you a great nation, and I will bless you, and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. I will bless those who…
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Genesis 15: Abram’s Belief & God’s Covenant/Oath Concerning the land
And [Abram] believed the Lord; and He reckoned it to him as righteousness … On the day the Lord made a Covenant with Abram, saying, “To your descendants I will give this land …” Genesis 15:6, 18 The Abrahamic Covenant rests upon the four pillars of Chapters 12, 15, 17 and 22. In the last…
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Gen 17: My Covenant in your Flesh
When Abram was ninety-nine years old the Lord appeared to Abram, and said, “I am God Almighty; walk before me and be blameless. And I will make my covenant between me and you, and will multiply you exceedingly.” …
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The Sublime Climax: Genesis 22
“By myself I have sworn, says the Lord, because you have done this thing, and have not withheld your son, your only begotten son, I will indeed bless you, and I will multiply your descendants as the stars of heaven …” …
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Sodom and Gomorrah
And Lot lifted up his eyes and saw that the Jordan Valley was well watered everywhere, like the garden of the Lord, like the land of Egypt, in the direction of Zoar; this was before the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah. Genesis 13:10 Abram dwelt in the land of Canaan, while Lot dwelt among the…
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Key Abrahamic Motifs: Blessing
I will bless you …. I will bless those who bless you, and him who curses you I will curse; and by you all the families of the world will [be blessed]. Genesis 12:1-3 And Melchizedek, king of Salem brought out bread and wine; he was priest of God Most High. And he blessed him…
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Key Abrahamic Motifs Cont. – The Nations
And I will make you a great nation … (Genesis 12:2a) And [Abraham] divided his forces against them by night, he and his servants, and routed them, and pursued them to Hobah, north of Damascus. (Genesis 14:15) The Lord said, “shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do, seeing that Abraham shall…
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Abrahamic Motifs Cont. – Greatness
These [the Nephilim] were the mighty men that were of old, the men of renown (Heb. shēm) Genesis 6: 4 Come, let us build for ourselves a city, and a tower with its top in the heavens, and let us make a name (Heb. shēm) for ourselves … … and I will make your name…