ABRAHAM’S CALL
11:26-12:9
God calls the unqualified...
and He qualifies the called.
ABRAHAM’S CALL
11:26-12:9
Chosen Family Tree
Noah
Shem
Terah
Abram
Nahor
Haran
Isaac
Ishmael
Lot
Jacob
Esau
Israel
EGYPT
Negev
Shechem
Bethel
Salem
ARABIA
Ur
hard Call
Go... somewhere
Leave... almost everything
Hebrews 11:8
By faith Abraham, when he was called,
obeyed by going out to a place which he was
to receive for an inheritance; and he went
out, not knowing where he was going.
gracious promise
1) Land
Genesis 15:18
On that day the LORD made a covenant with
Abram, saying, “To your descendants I have
given this land, from the river of Egypt as far
as the great river, the river Euphrates....”
EGYPT
PROMISED
LAND
Salem
ARABIA
gracious promise
1) Land
2) Seed (descendants)
Genesis 15:4
...the word of the LORD came to him, saying,
“...one who will come forth from your own
body, he shall be your heir.”
gracious promise
1) Land
2) Seed (descendants)
Genesis 17:6
“I have made you exceedingly fruitful, and I
will make nations of you, and kings will
come forth from you.”
gracious promise
1) Land
2) Seed (descendants)
3) Blessing
• Individual
• Imperative
• Universal
gracious promise
Galatians 3:8
The Scripture, foreseeing that God would
justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the
gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying, “ALL
THE NATIONS WILL BE BLESSED IN YOU.”
Growing faith
- He went
Haran
CANAAN
EGYPT
Negev
Shechem
Bethel
Salem
ARABIA
Ur
Growing faith
- He went
- He wandered
Growing faith
Hebrews 11:9–10
By faith he lived as an alien in the land of
promise, as in a foreign land, dwelling in
tents with Isaac and Jacob, fellow heirs of
the same promise; for he was looking for the
city which has foundations, whose architect
and builder is God.
Growing faith
-
He went
He wandered
He worshipped
He waited
Lessons from Abraham
God calls the unqualified
Joshua 24:2
…Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel,
“From ancient times your fathers lived
beyond the River, namely, Terah, the father
of Abraham and the father of Nahor, and
they served other gods.”
Lessons from Abraham
God calls the unqualified
Ephesians 2:8–9
For by grace you have been saved through
faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift
of God; not as a result of works, so that no
one may boast.
Lessons from Abraham
God calls the unqualified
And He qualifies the called
Ephesians 4:1
…I implore you to walk in a manner worthy
of the calling with which you have been
called....
ABRAHAM’S CALL
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