Geneses Chapter 12- Abram Called

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Geneses Chapter 12- Abram Called

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The Call of Abram

1 The Lord had said to Abram, “Go from your country, your people and your father’s household to the land I will show you. (It's a Abram time to leave his own but God's way.)

2 “I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing.

3 I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.” (The way of Blessings to be blessings.)

4 So Abram went, as the Lord had told him; and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he set out from Harran. (Abram was 75 years old, in circa 2000 BC.)

5 He took his wife Sarai, his nephew Lot, all the possessions they had accumulated and the people they had acquired in Harran, and they set out for the land of Canaan, and they arrived there. (From the established Harran to the unknown Canaan; the center of the world.)

6 Abram traveled through the land as far as the site of the great tree of Moreh at Shechem. At that time the Canaanites were in the land. (to Shechem.) (Refer to the Note 5 in Chapter 11)

7 The Lord appeared to Abram and said, “To your offspring I will give this land.” So he built an altar there to the Lord, who had appeared to him. (The first altar to the Lord who blessed him.) (1, Altars of Abraham)

8 From there he went on toward the hills east of Bethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east. There he built an altar to the Lord and called on the name of the Lord. (The second altar at Bethel.)

9 Then Abram set out and continued toward the Negev. (2, Map)

Abram in Egypt

10 Now there was a famine in the land, and Abram went down to Egypt to live there for a while because the famine was severe. (The land was barren and not a paradise.)

11 As he was about to enter Egypt, he said to his wife Sarai, “I know what a beautiful woman you are.

12 When the Egyptians see you, they will say, ‘This is his wife.’ Then they will kill me but will let you live.

13 Say you are my sister, so that I will be treated well for your sake and my life will be spared because of you.” (Abram compromised his integrity with Sarai fleeing to Egypt.)

14 When Abram came to Egypt, the Egyptians saw that Sarai was a very beautiful woman.

15 And when Pharaoh’s officials saw her, they praised her to Pharaoh, and she was taken into his palace. (Sarai was taken to Pharaoh's palace for his beauty.)

16 He treated Abram well for her sake, and Abram acquired sheep and cattle, male and female donkeys, male and female servants, and camels. (Abram was treated as a royal "In-Law" by the Pharaoh because of Sarai. Did Pharaoh sleep with Sarai? Confer 20:6-7)

17 But the Lord inflicted serious diseases on Pharaoh and his household because of Abram’s wife Sarai. (Pharaoh and his household inflicted because of Sarai.)

18 So Pharaoh summoned Abram. “What have you done to me?” he said. “Why didn’t you tell me she was your wife?

19 Why did you say, ‘She is my sister,’ so that I took her to be my wife? Now then, here is your wife. Take her and go!” (Pharaoh rebuked Abram for his lie and returned Sarai back to Abram.)

20 Then Pharaoh gave orders about Abram to his men, and they sent him on his way, with his wife and everything he had. (Pharaoh ordered further protection to Abram's family.)

(1, The Altars of Abraham) (AI)

Abraham built several altars in Genesis, primarily serving as places of worship, sacrifice, and markers of God's promises in Canaan. Key altars include those at Shechem, between Bethel and Ai, at Hebron (Mamre), and Mount Moriah, representing pivotal moments of obedience, covenant confirmation, and total surrender to God.

Primary Altars Built by Abraham:

Shechem (Genesis 12:7): Built upon arriving in Canaan at the oak of Moreh, where God promised to give the land to Abraham's descendants.

Bethel/Ai (Genesis 12:8, 13:3-4): Built on a mountain east of Bethel; he worshipped there, left for Egypt, and returned to "call on the name of the Lord" again.

Hebron/Mamre (Genesis 13:18): Built near the oaks of Mamre, marking his settled faith after separating from Lot.

Mount Moriah (Genesis 22:9): The final altar built for the binding of Isaac (Sacrifice), representing supreme devotion.

Significance of Abraham's Altars:

Worship and Covenant: They marked moments where God spoke or appeared, reinforcing the promise of land and descendants.

Relationship and Faith: They demonstrated a growing, intimate relationship with God (often termed "altars of intimacy" or "connection"), rather than just following rituals.

A "Mark" of Presence: Instead of building houses, Abraham built altars, indicating his focus was on God and worship.

Sign of Surrender: The altar at Moriah represents a turning point in trusting God with everything, including his legacy.

These altars symbolize a shift in worship from that of his ancestors to worshipping the Creator in the Promised Land.

(2, Map)

https://www.biblecartoons.co.uk/maps/map-of-southern-israel-showing-bethel?srsltid=AfmBOoqJF3WJSxi1gicxDYid-ZQV0mtLlfiHbUrAC_xE0shj3o_igWHw