LESSON #6 (Week ending 01/24/10)

Gen. 11:10 – 19:38

11:10-32: Abram’s Genealogy

Ø Why is this genealogy important?

Ø From the last lesson, what “family group” did Shem father?

Ø What modern day country is Ur of the Chaldeans?

12:1-9: God called Abram

Ø What was Abram’s religious background?

Ø Do you see anything remarkable in Abram’s response to God telling him to leave his homeland and go to a place God would show him?

Ø Do you think the promise that God made Abram in verses 2 and 3 still applies today? If so, how?

12:10-20: A Detour into Egypt

Ø Did God instruct Abram to go to Egypt?

Ø In the Bible, Egypt frequently references what?

Ø What emotion, demonstrated by Abram’s lie, indicated that he was not walking in the will of the Lord?

Ø By sacrificing Sarai, what else was Abram sacrificing that God had promised?

Ø What can we learn from this detour?

Chap. 13: Walk by Faith, Not by Sight

Ø How did Lot make his decision to choose the plain of Jordan?

Ø Was Lot’s choice a wise one?

Ø In verses 14-17 God promised Abram a land and an offspring. Were those promises based on Abram’s righteousness? How does that apply to us today?

Chap. 14: Caught Up in the World

Ø How did Lot’s choice of wanting the best the world had to offer affect him?

Ø Is it ever right to get involved with the skirmishes of the world? If so, when? See Gal. 6:1

Ø Who is Melchizedek?

Ø Think about the blessing Melchizedek gave to Abram. Is their any application for us today?

Ø What was Abram’s response to Melchizedek? Any application for us?

Ø What was Abram’s response to the king of Sodom? Any application for us?

Chap. 15: Cutting a Covenant

Ø Notice in verse 6 Abram’s response to the answered prayer. Did God’s answer come immediately?

Ø How did God confirm the covenant He made with Abram?

Ø Define what a covenant is?

Ø When the Lord makes a covenant does He keep His side?

Ø Has this covenant been fulfilled?

Chap. 16: Another Detour

Ø If Abram believed that God had answered his prayer, why did he sleep with Hagar?

Ø What were the ramifications of this lack of faith?

Ø Does sin have a “ripple” effect? How does this apply to us?

Chap. 17: The Abrahamic Covenant Confirmed

Ø Why did God change Abram’s name?

Ø What did circumcision represent?

Ø What was the difference in Abraham’s response to the Lord in verses 17-18 as compared to verse 15:6? Why was there a difference?

18:1-15: Three Special Visitors

Ø Who were the three visitors?

Ø Notice the Lord’s response to Sarah in verse 14a. Do you believe that?

18:16-33: God’s Great Grace

Ø Who chose Abraham? Why?

Ø There is a word that describes the grace the Lord demonstrated in His discussion with Abraham. Think about how AMAZING His grace is!!!

Ø Does there ever come a time when God’s long suffering ceases? How does that apply to us today?

Chap. 19: God’s Judgment Demonstrated

Ø What was the prevailing sin in Sodom?

Ø Notice Lot’s response to the men of Sodom. Is that an indication of how much living in the world had influenced Lot’s life?

Ø Notice in verse 16 how attached to the world Lot had become. What can we learn from that?

Ø Why did Mrs. Lot perish?

Ø Did Lot’s decision to live “in the world” have any affect of his daughters?

Ø What does this tell us about flirting with the world and sin?