Genesis 11.27-12.3 – The Time To Hesitate Is Through
Abraham sets out for Canaan but hesitates in Haran for a long while before fully heeding Godʼs call
Genesis 12.1-9 – God’s Pilgrim vs. The World
Abraham begins his lifelong pilgrimage in response to Godʼs call
Genesis 12.10-13.4 – Sister Act
Fearing for his life in Egypt, Abraham asks his beautiful wife Sarah to lie and tell everyone she is only his sister
Genesis 13.1-18 – The Plains! The Plains!
Given his choice of grazing land, Lot chose the lush fertile plains of Jordan
Genesis 14 – He Ain’t Heavenly, He’s My Brothers’
Despite the fact Lot brings it upon himself by making terrible personal choices, Abraham risks his own life to rescue his brotherʼs son
Genesis 15.1-6 – Glancing With The Stars
Abraham is told that the descendants who will be both born and born-again because of him will be as innumerable as the stars in the heavens
Genesis 15.7-21 – He Sees You When You’re Sleeping
God causes a deep sleep to come upon Abraham as He promises him to give him the Promised Land as an inheritance
Genesis 16 – Mammy Hagar
Sarah calls upon her maidservant, Hagar, to bear Abraham a son
Genesis 17 – The Say Heh Kids
God changes Abramʼs and Saraiʼs names by adding the fifth letter of the Hebrew alphabet, ה (HEH, pronounced hey) to each of them
Genesis 18.1-15 – Womb Service
After Abraham and Sarah show hospitality to the Lord, He tells them that Sarah will conceive and bear a son
Genesis 18.16-33 – Occupy All Streets
Abrahamʼs prayer for the righteous within Sodom and Gomorrah is an example of what Jesus meant when He encouraged His disciples left in the world to “Occupy till I come”
Genesis 19 – Sex And The Cities
Sexual sins are the backdrop for Godʼs judgment upon the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah
Genesis 20.1-18 – Sister Act 2: Back To Old Habits
Abraham once again asks Sarah to tell everyone she is his sister
Genesis 21.1-21 – Laughing Matters
The weaning of Isaac is accompanied by two very different types of laughing
Genesis 21.22-34 – It’s A Spiritual Life
Even in the mundane routine of day-to-day living God was revealing Himself to and through Abraham
Genesis 22 – Altar Boy
Abraham places his son, Isaac, on an altar as a sacrifice to God
Genesis 23 – A Happily Buried Couple
When his wife, Sarah, dies, Abraham secures a cemetery plot where she, he, and their descendants after them, can be buried
Genesis 24.1-9 – Thigh Master
After instructing his servant about where to find a proper wife for his son Isaac, Abraham has him swear an oath by placing his hand under his thigh
Genesis 25.1-10 – Will-I-(abrah)Am
As he readies for death Abraham reveals his will for all of his sons
