Abram's Faith Research Paper
The divine directive was a challenge to Abram’s faith. He was to leave all he knew for an Uncertain destination. If the land had been described in glowing terms, the trial to Abram’s
Faith would have been far less. God did not even tell him at this time that he would give him the land, only show it to him. During his lifetime Abram never gained possession of any of that land save a small plot where he buried his dead. The apostle describes his astounding faith in these words: “By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed, and he went out not knowing whither he went” (Heb11:8).
1. The life of Abraham (Gen. 11;27-25;10) Abraham was the tenth generation from Noah.
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(Gal.3:16) Christ is the seed of Abraham, Being in Christ makes the believer the seed of Abraham and the hair of the promise of justification by the faith. (Gal.3:8).
The lord had called Abram alone from Tara, who had decided to take the whole family in to the land of can an(Isa.51:2).
(Act .7:4), after the death of Tarah his father, Abram resumed his journey to canan.
The name Tarah means “delay” Abram’s father, delayed him from going on to the land of canan. Abram and Sarah had to make a break from their facilities before they could go on to what god purposed for their lives (Ps.45:10-11, Mat.10:37-39).
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Covenant of Abraham (Genesis15:7-21)
The Abraham covenant and the importance of the covenant in the life of Abraham is
And he said unto him, I am the Lord that brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldea’s, to give thee this land to inherit it. And (Abram) said, Lord God, where by shall I know that I shall inherit it?”
Here the Lord repeats his promise to give Abraham all the land of cannon, and Abraham asks God for assurance and confirmation. Therefore, God makes a covenant with him.
After Abraham had sojourned in the land of promise twenty-four years, the Lord made a covenant with him and changed his name to Abraham (Gen.12:4,5/17:1-5).
The Lord proposed to make of him a great nation and to perpetuate the covenant through his offspring (Gen.17:6,7).
We have an account of God’s covenant with Abraham (Gen.17comp.Lev.26:42).
Conclusion
Creation is Good: Seven times in Genesis 1 we read “...and it was good,” leaving us no doubt about the state of God’s creative work.
When God creates, there is nothing bad, broken, or deficient. He is good, therefore what he makes is good
Faith would have been far less. God did not even tell him at this time that he would give him the land, only show it to him. During his lifetime Abram never gained possession of any of that land save a small plot where he buried his dead. The apostle describes his astounding faith in these words: “By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed, and he went out not knowing whither he went” (Heb11:8).
1. The life of Abraham (Gen. 11;27-25;10) Abraham was the tenth generation from Noah.
This truth …show more content…
(Gal.3:16) Christ is the seed of Abraham, Being in Christ makes the believer the seed of Abraham and the hair of the promise of justification by the faith. (Gal.3:8).
The lord had called Abram alone from Tara, who had decided to take the whole family in to the land of can an(Isa.51:2).
(Act .7:4), after the death of Tarah his father, Abram resumed his journey to canan.
The name Tarah means “delay” Abram’s father, delayed him from going on to the land of canan. Abram and Sarah had to make a break from their facilities before they could go on to what god purposed for their lives (Ps.45:10-11, Mat.10:37-39).
1.1 The call of …show more content…
Covenant of Abraham (Genesis15:7-21)
The Abraham covenant and the importance of the covenant in the life of Abraham is
And he said unto him, I am the Lord that brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldea’s, to give thee this land to inherit it. And (Abram) said, Lord God, where by shall I know that I shall inherit it?”
Here the Lord repeats his promise to give Abraham all the land of cannon, and Abraham asks God for assurance and confirmation. Therefore, God makes a covenant with him.
After Abraham had sojourned in the land of promise twenty-four years, the Lord made a covenant with him and changed his name to Abraham (Gen.12:4,5/17:1-5).
The Lord proposed to make of him a great nation and to perpetuate the covenant through his offspring (Gen.17:6,7).
We have an account of God’s covenant with Abraham (Gen.17comp.Lev.26:42).
Conclusion
Creation is Good: Seven times in Genesis 1 we read “...and it was good,” leaving us no doubt about the state of God’s creative work.
When God creates, there is nothing bad, broken, or deficient. He is good, therefore what he makes is good