Years later, God repeated and expanded his promise to Abraham in a series of dialogues. The Old Testament says, in chapter 12 of the book of Genesis, that Abraham, around 75 years of age, received a call from God to leave for the corners of Canaan. 8 The whole land of Canaan, where you now reside as a foreigner, I will give as an everlasting possession to you and your descendants after you; and I will be their God.. They required a very direct You see from this verse the solution to the problem that Abraham never lied. God called Abraham to leave his home and go to a new land that God would show Him. 12 But God said to Abraham, Do not be distressed because of the boy and your slave woman; whatever Sarah tells you, listen to her, for through Isaac your descendants shall be named. The 8 people on the Ark were all believers and since Abraham was born only 291 years later, it's likely that almost everyone on Earth had heard the Gospel . (LogOut/ God's Promise To Abraham. Abraham is the father of both Jews and Gentiles who have faith in Jesus. For not all who are descended from Israel are Israel. 5 When Jesus reached the spot, he looked up and said to him, Zacchaeus, come down immediately. 8. Like Jesus said about Zacchaeus: Luke 19:2-9 A man was there by the name of Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was wealthy. The Jewish people are adopted as sons when they accept Jesus as the Messiah. left him: 'Lift up your eyes, and look from the place where you (Psalm 115:2) November 5, 2017; One Voice Against Many - Micaiah - 1 Kings 22 - Day 180 July 23, 2017; Perseverance when all has failed - Psalm 61:1-3 - Day 135 July 23, 2017; Day 175 - Jeroboam's Way of Worship - 1 Kings 12:25-33 July 19, 2017; Day 106 - Archeology at Mt Ebal - Deut 27:1-9 April . unto Abram in a vision, saying: 'Fear not, Abram, I am your shield; 5. Laban's warning. 3 Then Abram fell on his face, and God talked with him. The families of the earth that shall be blessed, are both Jews and Gentiles who believe in the Messiah, Jesus, and his teachings. Otherwise, you also will be cut off. Gd tells him to circumcise himself at an advanced age. land which you see, to you I will give it, and to your seed He did not begin to be triune the Father did not begin to need a mediator at Christmas (John 1:1-14). However, Muslims have only received a blessing, not a covenant. 5 No longer will you be called Abram ; your name will be Abraham, for I have made you a father of many nations. Rather, because of their transgression, salvation has come to the Gentiles to make Israel envious. 12 And so from this one man, and he as good as dead, came descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as countless as the sand on the seashore. They are recognized as being a descendant of Abraham, not a son. Then there was the time when God came to Abram as three men and ate with him. Eli was old and almost blind so Samuel often stayed near Eli in case he needed something. 13), committed adultery (Gen. 16) and lied to Abimelech (Gen. 20) What is the Denouement of the story a day in the country? 11 And he received circumcision as a sign, a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. In this reading God is not "reappearing" in verse 13, rather God has been with Abraham the whole time. 23And this was not written for his sake alone that his faith was accounted for righteousness, 24But also for our sake, for he is going to reckon it to us also, we who believe in The One who raised Our Lord Yeshua The Messiah from the grave, 25And who was handed over because of our sins; and he arose to justify us. 2 And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. He is delighted that his servant Abraham believes in him enough and understands him enough to ask this. Abraham doesnt have to ask twice what The LORD says concerning Sarah: I will surely return to you about this time next year, and Sarah your wife will have a son.. Being a prophet of God, God used him to perform mighty signs and wonders. They were merely given a blessing. 14 And Abraham named that place The Lord Will Provide, as it is said to this day, On the mountain of the Lord it will be provided. 15 Then the angel of the Lord called to Abraham a second time from heaven, 16 and said, By Myself I have sworn, declares the Lord, because you have done this thing and have not withheld your son, your only son, 17 indeed I will greatly bless you, and I will greatly multiply your seed as the stars of the heavens and as the sand, which is on the seashore; and your seed shall possess the gate of their enemies. God can be seen directly by angels, though, because they are spirit creatures. Sometime around 2,000 BC. God initially called him out of his own country. They agreed that they were foreigners and nomads here on earth. When the Israelites crossed the Jordan into the promised land, they entered between two mountains. They will inherit all of Abrahams earthly promises. And you are heirs of the prophets and of the covenant, And in your seed all the families of the earth shall be blessed.. I will make you a community of peoples (Christian promise), and I will give this land as an everlasting possession to your descendants after you (Jewish descendants promise). 19 Then God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water; and she went and filled the skin with water and gave the boy a drink. It is instructive . 13 I am talking to you Gentiles. 8 But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, Look, Lord! ", 10) Genesis 21:12 "And God said unto Abraham: 'Let it not be So the three men who appeared to Abraham were God and the two angels who were then sent on to Sodom before judgment came to that city. You can read Exodus 20:2-17 to see what commandments God spoke through Moses. Day 273: Where is their God? 2. This is the promise of the land of Israel, given to the descendants of Abraham. Who was the first person God spoke to in the Bible? Abraham: God's Friend (117). The Edomites descend from Sarah, Abrahams wife, who was the mother of Isaac. ), 1) Genesis 12:2 "And the Lord said to Abram: 'Leave your country, and your birthplace, and your father's house, and go to the land that I will show you. Abraham and Sarah both laughed when God told them they would have a child in their old age (Genesis 17:17; 18:10-12).Their . He will be the father of twelve rulers, and I will make him into a great nation. What the people of Israel sought so earnestly they did not obtain. It was written in the Bible that no one can see God and remain alive. And at the temple he will set up an abomination that causes desolation, until the end that is decreed is poured out on him. This separate blessing for Ishmael does in no way suggest that there are two separate paths to God. Christians, have the second and final covenant. Deuteronomy 2:22 just as He did for the sons of Esau, who live in Seir, when He destroyed the Horites from before them; they dispossessed them and settled in their place, where they remain even to this day. This is the promise given to the Jewish people who are the descendants of Abraham. We read of his great faith in God and God's promise to make him the Father of many nations.Abraham listened to God and when He said "Go", Abraham obeyed, over and over again. And you are heirs of the prophets and of the covenant God made with your fathers. Exodus 20:1 And God spake all these words, saying. Now, John 1:18 explains that: "No one has seen God at any time; the only begotten God who is in the bosom of the Father, He has made Him known.". Through twisting a blessing into a covenant, the Ishmaelites (nation of Islam) have created an entire invalid religion which contradicts both Judaism and Christianity. The 400 and 430 year periods serve the purpose of bridging the gap between the time of Abraham and the Exodus (of the children of Israel from Egypt). The Story: Samuel loved God and loved to help Eli, the High Priest, in the tabernacle of the Lord. 33:11)?" The phrase "face to face" can be taken literally (2 John 1:12), but it can also be taken in a figurative sense. Not at all! Copy. But as these men suddenly appear, Abrahampossibly in prayer and reflection of Gods last baby newsseems to sense these men are important and may shed additional insight. The people of Israel noticed how Samuel always tried to do and say the right things. 6 I will make you very fruitful; I will make nations of you, and kings will come from you. means of communication, such as the audibly spoken word and the True faith is believing in Jesus teachings, which are all related to what we cannot see in the age to come. What does God promise to us as we come closer to Him? The abomination that causes desolation is Islams Dome of the Rock mosque. From the very beginning, right after Adam and Eve disobeyed God, he gave indication that a savior would be coming from the seed of the . Hebrews 11:11-12 And by faith even Sarah, who was past childbearing age, was enabled to bear children because she[a] considered him faithful who had made the promise. Genesis 15:1-6 Following the "bread and wine" incident of Genesis 14:18, Abraham asks for clarification of his status with God, because earlier, in Genesis 12, God had implied that Abraham's family would be great.After Abraham asks for clarification, God give the promise using an illustration involving stars.In order for Abraham to see stars, this event had to take place at night. Get rid of the slave woman and her son, for the slave womans son will never share in the inheritance with the free womans son. 31 Therefore, brothers and sisters, we are not children of the slave woman, but of the free woman. He believed God not because he saw any evidence, but simply because God said it. You are planning an exercise that will include the m16 and m203. Jesus appears as an angel to Abraham. As a clarification of Gods perspective of the Jewish people, we can turn to the Apostle Paul in: Romans 11 I ask then: Did God reject his people? messages were specific and personal. Why did God repeat his promise to Abraham at least four times? 4 I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and will give them all these lands (Jewish descendant promise now repeated to Isaac), and through your offspring (seed) all nations on earth will be blessed (Christian promise), 5 because Abraham obeyed me and did everything I required of him, keeping my commands, my decrees and my instructions. 6 So Isaac stayed in Gerar. 2 The Lord appeared to Isaac and said, Do not go down to Egypt; live in the land where I tell you to live. This is the promise given to the Jewish descendants of Abraham. He shall father twelve princes, and I will make him into a great nation. The angel of the Lord appears to Moses in a flame in verse 2, and God speaks to Moses from the flame in verse 4, both instances referring to himself in the first person. Part of the force behind the argument that the Angel of the Lord is Jesus is that the Angel of the Lord is linguistically identified with God himself: Genesis 16.7-10: The Angel of the Lord appears to Hagar and speaks in the first person; Genesis 22.16: The Angel of the Lord appears to Abraham on Mount Moriah and speaks as God in the first person Abram heard God speak to him when he drew near and worshipped God. Of the people alive at the time only 8 were saved, even though all the word had heard the Gospel story. John 4: 24; 1 Timothy 1: 17. Again this is a promise for the Jewish descendants of Abraham. 11 And God said to him, I am God Almighty; be fruitful and increase in number. The reason Paul is speaking figuratively is because Ishmael and Hagar did not have a covenant with God. The LORD had said to Abram, "Leave your country, your people and your father's household and go to the land I will show you. Abraham asked God to bless Ishmael and so God obliged with a separate blessing for Ishmael. God used visions in the Old Testament to reveal His plan, to further His plan, and to put His people in places of influence. Laban isn't very happy about this, so he pursues Jacob. You just know something suddenly, that you didn't know before, or you ask Him to help you remember something you have forgotten, or find something you have lost, and suddenly you know what or where it is. This is the promise of the Messiah, Jesus, who is the seed of Abraham. Genesis 12:7 (ESV)7 Then the Lord appeared to Abram and said, To your offspring I will give this land. So he built there an altar to the Lord, who had appeared to him. (6) I will make you very fruitful; I will make nations of you, and kings will come from you. Lord appeared to him, and said unto him: 'I am God Almighty; walk 23 His son by the slave woman was born according to the flesh, but his son by the free woman was born as the result of a divine promise. There were at least seven times when God spoke audibly to Abraham over a span of approximately 30 years: When He instructed him to leave for Canaan and after he arrived (Gen.12 - spoke twice) When He assured him he would have a biological heir (Gen 15) 10 And by that will, we have been made holy through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. In Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, Abraham is a venerated patriarch whose relationship with God provides the foundational story for God's beneficial relationship with humanity. Please also check your spam/junk folder for the confirmation email. A teacher walks into the Classroom and says If only Yesterday was Tomorrow Today would have been a Saturday Which Day did the Teacher make this Statement? 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