The Plan of the Ages

God’s Dispensational Dealings with Humanity

Abram’s Failures

Lesson XX

October23, 2005

I God calls Abram and a New Age begins

Genesis 11:7-8 Abram, son of Terah, born and raised in the city of Ur

Genesis 11:31 Abram moves first to Haran

Genesis 12:5 Abram then moved into the land of Canaan

Genesis 12:10 Abram moved down into Egypt

Genesis 13:1-6 Abram and Lot’s flocks increase in Egypt

Genesis 13:7-13 Abram separates from Lot

Genesis 13:14-17 God renews his promises to Abram

II The Creation of Adam and the call of Abram are both unique

Genesis 1:28 Adam became the father of the human race

Genesis 14:13 Abram became the father of the Hebrew race

Genesis 12:2 Abram to become a great Nation

Genesis 13:16; Genesis 15:5

Genesis 12:2 Abram is promised great blessings

Genesis 13:15 the land forever

Genesis 15:5 a seed as the stars of heaven

Genesis 12:3 Abram’s name to be made great

Abram to be a blessing, cf Galatians 3:16

Bless them that bless thee, curse them that curse thee

In thee shall all families of the earth be blessed. The fulfillment of this is yet in the future.

III Abram’s failures

Genesis 12:1 leave your kindred. He took his father and nephew Lot

Genesis 11:31

Genesis 12:10-20 he moves to Egypt and lies about his wife. Verse 13 reveals his lapse of faith.

Genesis 15:1 the man of faith is told to “fear not”. He was fearing!

Genesis 15:2-4 reveals the cause of his fear, “I go childless.”

Genesis 15:5-6 the valley of fear leads to a mountain of victory

Genesis 15:2 Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai

IV Some of the results of Abram’s disobedience

Genesis 17:18 Ishmael has been the cause of much of Israel’s troubles

The child of the works of the flesh

Genesis 19:37-38 Lot’s sons, the Moabites and Amorites have been thorns in Israel’s side