The Pentateuch,Thursday, Sept' 29, Lect 9

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The Pentateuch,Thursday, Sept. 29, Lect 9

• Can You answer these questions?
• Why was Abram selected to be the father of the
  Hebrew nation? Where was the city of UR.
  Harran? What happened at Harran?
• What was Abrams first test of faith. How was it
  so great?
• How and why did Abram fail the second test?
• What is to be seen in the background going on in
  the spiritual world?
• What did Abram do after he failed the 2nd test?
• What did God do for Abram when he would pass a
  test?
• How does all this relate to people of our day?
• What is meant by salvation by grace through
  faith?

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Character Test 3 Abram Passes A Brotherly
Love Test

• 7. And there was a strife between the herdmen of
  Abram's cattle and the herdmen of Lot's cattle
  and the Canaanite and the Perizzite dwelled then
  in the land.
• 8. And Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no
  strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and
  between my herdmen and thy herdmen for we be
  brethren.
• 9. Is not the whole land before thee? separate
  thyself, I pray thee, from me if thou wilt take
  the left hand, then I will go to the right or if
  thou depart to the right hand, then I will go to
  the left.

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• 10. And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all
  the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered
  every where, before the Lord destroyed Sodom and
  Gomorrah, even as the garden of the Lord, like
  the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar.
• 11. Then Lot chose him all the plain of Jordan
  and Lot journeyed east and they separated
  themselves the one from the other.
• 12. Abram dwelled in the land of Canaan, and
  Lot dwelled in the cities of the plain, and
  pitched his tent toward Sodom.

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After Passing the 3rd Character Test, God Gives
Abram Additional Revelation

• 13 14. And the Lord said unto Abram, after that
  Lot was separated from him, Lift up now thine
  eyes, and look from the place where thou art
  northward, and southward, and eastward, and
  westward
• 15. For all the land which thou seest, to thee
  will I give it, and to thy seed for ever.
• 16. And I will make thy seed as the dust of the
  earth so that if a man can number the dust of
  the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbered.
• 17. Arise, walk through the land in the length
  of it and in the breadth of it for I will give
  it unto thee.
• 18. Then Abram removed his tent, and came and
  dwelt in the plain of Mamre, which is in Hebron,
  and built there an altar unto the Lord.

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A further indication of Abrahams Growth in
Character

• He refuses Money for kindness
• 1421. And the king of Sodom said unto Abram,
  Give me the persons, and take the goods to
  thyself.
• 22. And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have
  lift up mine hand unto the Lord, the most high
  God, the possessor of heaven and earth,
• 23. That I will not take from a thread even to
  a shoelatchet, and that I will not take any thing
  that is thine, lest thou shouldest say, I have
  made Abram rich
• 24. Save only that which the young men have
  eaten, and the portion of the men which went with
  me, Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre let them take their
  portion.

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ABRAM BELIEVES GODS PROMISE ALTHOUGH IT SEEMS
IMPOSSIBLE

• 15 6. And he believed in the Lord and he
  counted it to him for righteousness.
• 1810. And he said, I will certainly return unto
  thee according to the time of life and, lo,
  Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard
  it in the tent door, which was behind him.
• 11. Now Abraham and Sarah were old and well
  stricken in age and it ceased to be with Sarah
  after the manner of women.
• Abraham believed God could instill life in the
  dead

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Additional Revelation After Abrams Growth in
Character

• 1512. And when the sun was going down, a deep
  sleep fell upon Abram. And, lo, a horror of great
  darkness fell upon him.
• 13. And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety
  that thy seed shall be sojourners in a land that
  is not theirs, and shall serve them. And they
  shall afflict them four hundred years.
• 14. And also that nation, whom they shall
  serve, will I judge. And afterward shall they
  come out with great substance.
• 15. But thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace.
  Thou shalt be buried in a good old age.
• 16. And in the fourth generation they shall
  come hither again. For the iniquity of the
  Amorite is not yet full.

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THE GENESIS OF THE ARABS THEIR SOURCE OF
HATRED FOR THE JEWS

• 161. Now Sarai, Abram's wife, bare him no
  children. And she had a handmaid, an Egyptian,
  whose name was Hagar.
• 2. And Sarai said unto Abram, Behold now,
  Jehovah hath restrained me from bearing. Go in, I
  pray thee, unto my handmaid. It may be that I
  shall obtain children by her. And Abram hearkened
  to the voice of Sarai.
• 3. And Sarai, Abram's wife, took Hagar the
  Egyptian, her handmaid, after Abram had dwelt ten
  years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to
  Abram her husband to be his wife.

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The Beginning of Hatred of the Arabs for the Jews
2100 B.C

• 4. And he went in unto Hagar, and she conceived.
  And when she saw that she had conceived, her
  mistress was despised in her eyes.
• 5. And Sarai said unto Abram, My wrong be upon
  thee. I gave my handmaid into thy bosom. And when
  she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in
  her eyes. Jehovah judge between me and thee
• 6. But Abram said unto Sarai, Behold, thy maid
  is in thy hand. Do to her that which is good in
  thine eyes. And Sarai dealt hardly with her, and
  she fled from her face.

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ABRAM GROWS AND RECEIVES ADDITIONAL REVELATION-
HIS NAME IS CHANGED

• 17 1. And when Abram was ninety years old and
  nine, Jehovah appeared to Abram, and said unto
  him, I am God Almighty. Walk before me, and be
  thou perfect.
• 2. And I will make my covenant between me and
  thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly.
• 3. And Abram fell on his face. And God talked
  with him, saying
• 4. As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee,
  and thou shalt be the father of a multitude of
  nations.
• .

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GOD CHANGES ABRAMS NAME TO ABRAHAM

• 5. Neither shall thy name any more be called
  Abram, but they name shall be Abraham. For the
  father of a multitude of nations have I made
  thee.
• 6. And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and
  I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come
  out of thee.
• 7. And I will establish my covenant between me
  and thee and thy seed after thee, throughout
  their generations for an everlasting convenant,
  to be a God unto thee and to thy seed after thee

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SARAH, FEARING THE FAMILY BLESSING COULD GO TO
ISHMAEL, DEMANDS HAGARS AND ISHMAELS EXILE

• Gen. 2110. Wherefore she said unto Abraham,
  Cast out this handmaid and her son. For the son
  of this handmaid shall not be heir with my son,
  even with Isaac.
• 11. And the thing was very grievous in
  Abraham's sight on account of his son.
• 12. And God said unto Abraham, Let it not be
  grievous in thy sight because of the lad, and
  because of thy handmaid. In all that Sarah saith
  unto thee, hearken unto her voice. For in Isaac
  shall thy seed be called.
• 13. And also of the son of the handmaid will I
  make a nation, because he is thy seed.

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14. And Abraham rose up early in the morning,
and took bread and a bottle of water, and gave it
unto Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and gave
her the child, and sent her away. And she
departed, and wandered in the wilderness of
Beer-sheba. 15. And the water in the bottle
was spent, and she cast the child under one of
the shrubs. 16. And she went, and sat her down
over against him a good way off, as it were a
bowshot. For she said, Let me not look upon the
death of the child. And she sat over against him,
and lifted up her voice, and wept.
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17. And God heard the voice of the lad. And the
angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and
said unto her, What aileth thee, Hagar? Fear not.
For God hath heard the voice of the lad where he
is. 18. Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him
in thy hand. For I will make him a great nation.
19. And God opened her eyes, and she saw a
well of water. And she went, and filled the
bottle with water, and gave the lad drink. 20.
And God was with the lad, and he grew. And he
dwelt in the wilderness, and became, as he grew
up, an archer.
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THE FINAL TESTIS ABRAHAMS FAITH IN GODS
PROMISE STRONGER THAN DEATH OF THE SEED?

• 222. And he said, Take now thy son, thine only
  son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into
  the land of Moriah and offer him there for a
  burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I
  will tell thee of.
• 22 5. And Abraham said unto his young men,
  Abide ye here with the ass and I and the lad
  will go yonder and worship, and come again to
  you.
• ABRAHAM SAW THE RESURRECTION OF HIS SON OF PROMISE

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THE CLIMAX OF THE SERIES OF TRIALS OF FAITH
ABRAHAM GRADUATES

• 2210. And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and
  took the knife to slay his son.
• 11. And the angel of the Lord called unto him
  out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham and he
  said, Here am I. 12. And he said, Lay not
  thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any
  thing unto him for now I know that thou fearest
  God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine
  only son from me.
• ABRAHAM HAS COME A LONG WAY SINCE EGYPT.

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JESUS ON ABRAHAMS FAITH

• John 8 56. Your father Abraham rejoiced to see
  my day and he saw it, and was glad.
• 57. Then said the Jews unto him, Thou art not
  yet fifty years old, and hast thou seen Abraham?
• 58. Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say
  unto you, Before Abraham was, I am. (the res.
  life)
• 59. Then took they up stones to cast at him
  but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the
  temple, going through the midst of them, and so
  passed by

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Gods SEED Selection Continues

• Gods sovereignty had preempted the law of
  primogeniture, and selected Isaac through whom to
  fulfill His promise, rather than Ishmael, the
  eldest,
• Now, it will be seen in the case of the birth of
  twins, God will exercise His sovereignty and
  select the younger Jacob over Esau.
• HOW EXTREME AND CAREFUL IS GOD IN PROVIDING THE
  LINEAGE OF THE COMING MESSIAH.

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WHAT HAPPENED TO ISHMAEL?

• Gen. 21 13. And also of the son of the
  bondwoman will I make a nation, because he is thy
  seed.
• 14. And Abraham rose up early in the morning,
  and took bread, and a bottle of water, and gave
  it unto Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and
  the child, and sent her away and she departed,
  and wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba.
• 15. And the water was spent in the bottle, and
  she cast the child under one of the shrubs.

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Ishmael, the father of the Arabs

• Gen. 2116. And she went, and sat her down over
  against him a good way off, as it were a bowshot
  for she said, Let me not see the death of the
  child. And she sat over against him, and lift up
  her voice, and wept.
• 17. And God heard the voice of the lad and the
  angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and
  said unto her, What aileth thee, Hagar? fear not
  for God hath heard the voice of the lad where he
  is.
• 18. Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in
  thine hand for I will make him a great nation.
• 19. And God opened her eyes, and she saw a well
  of water and she went, and filled the bottle
  with water, and gave the lad drink.
• 20. And God was with the lad and he grew, and
  dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer.

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Rebekah has twinsGod Selects Jacob over Esau
(Gen. 2522)

• The first born was red/hairy, thus Esau
• The second born grasped the heel of the first
  babythus the name Jacob
• The names point to future events. These events
  become clear as their lives develop. Issac was
  attracted to Esau. Rebekah to Jacob

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Sin in Isaacs family (Gen. 27)

• Isaacs sin
• God had revealed the selection to Rebekah.
  Gen. 2522
• He must have Known that Esau had sold the birth
  right
• He preceded to bless his preference anyway When
  he learned the truth after the blessing was
  given, he trembled. (Gen. 27 23)

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The Deceit and Sin in Isaacs family

• Esaus sin and materialistic character
• Despised his birthright for a mess of pottage.
• Married Hittite women and grieved his parents
• He pleaded with tears for a blessingand sought
  the life of Jacob even though the divine choice
  was to Jacob.

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Rebekahs sin

• She devised a scheme of deceit
• She persuaded her son to carry it out
• Prepared food and hairy skins for Jacob so he
  would appear to be Esau

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Jacobs sin

• Became a willing party to the deceit.
• Followed his mothers scheming plan
• Lied in at about 6 ways Said he was Esau Said
  God had help him get the meat quickly Allowed
  his blind father to feel the skins to deceive
  him Said again he was Esau Kissed his father in
  deceit, Allowed him to smell the garments.

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The Crook Makes a Turn (Gen. 28)

• Jacob flees for his life to his uncle Laban.
  Stops at Luz, Vows changes)
• Jacobs ladder dream. His response
• A. Fear of the Lord came upon him.
• B. Erected and anointed a memorial stone
• C. Named the place Bethel
• D. Vows the Lord will be my God.
• Bethel became a sacred worship place for Israel