Firm Foundations

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Firm Foundations

• Lesson 16
• God chose, called, and guided Abram
• Genesis 156

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Introduction

• Do you remember your grandfather?
• Do you remember your great-great grandfather?
• Todays lesson is about a man who will be
  remembered for many generations
• Because he believed God
• He lived more than 4,000 years ago

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Abram was a descendant of Shem

• Noahs 3 sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth
• Abram was son of Terah
• Abram lived near ruins of Tower of Babel
• Genesis 1127-30
• Abram and Sarai were married
• God later changed their names
• Had no children
• Genesis 1131-32
• Terah moved from Ur to Haran
• Took Abram and Sarai with him
• Took his grandson Lot with him
• Got to Haran and died

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God called and commanded Abram

• Genesis 121
• God called Abram to go to Canaan
• Leave his own country
• Spoke directly to Abram
• Abram didnt have Bible
• Mesopotamia
• Abrams current home
• People worshipped idols
• Abrams father worshipped idols
• God called Abram out of this idol-worshipping
  culture

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Gods promises to Abram

• Our ancestors turned away from God
• God didnt abandon His plan to rescue mankind
• Gods next step call Abram
• God is the same today
• Genesis 122
• God would give them children!
• God would make Abram a blessing to the nations!
• Genesis 123
• The deliverer would come through Abram!

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Abram believed and obeyed God

• Galatians 38
• Abram and Sarai were living in a place where
  people worshipped idols
• Abram and Sarai were childless
• Abram believed Gods promises
• God would send the Deliverer
• God would send the Deliverer through Abram

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Abram believed and obeyed God

• Genesis 124,5
• ltmap of Ur, Haran, Canaangt
• Abram was rich, and left it all behind
• Now, Abram traveled and lived in tents
• Lot also went with Abram and Sarai
• Lot also believed and trusted in Gods promises
• ltmap of Canaangt

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Abrahams Journey to Egypt
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Trouble between Lots and Abrams herdsmen

• Genesis 135-7
• Lot was rich like his uncle
• They both had large flocks, and it wasnt long
  before trouble developed between their men.

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Abrams solution

• Genesis 138-9
• Choose for yourself

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Lots choice

• Genesis 1310-11
• Lot chose the best thing for his animals
• Why?
• Lot did not choose the best thing for his family
• What would be the consequence?
• Proverbs 1412
• He that is perverse in his ways despises God
• Lot moved down to the plain
• Who fared better Abram or Lot?
• Genesis 1312-13
• The cities of the plain were wicked
• Lot chose what looked good, but God knew it was
  truly evil

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Conclusion

• Lot made a choice that seemed right to him
• Abram believed God and trusted in His promises