LIFE OF ABRAHAMLIFE OF ABRAHAMThe Friend of GodThe Friend of God

Lesson 6Lesson 6

LIFE OF ABRAHAMLIFE OF ABRAHAM• God Calls Abram• Abram moves from Ur to Haran to Canaan• Abram Flees to Egypt during Famine• Abram Returns to Canaan, with Great

Wealth• Abram and Lot separate• God reiterates promises to Abram• Lot taken captive in the Battle of the

Kings• Abram rescues Lot• Abram meets Melchizedek

Abram’s FearsAbram’s Fears

• Retribution from the kings he had fought

• Loss of his wealth– Lot’s choice– Refusal of spoil– (Retribution)

• Still no descendant– Childless– Servant was his heir

I am a shield to you

Your reward shall be very great

So shall your descendants be

From Faith to FearFrom Faith to Fear• Abram went from a period of great

faithfulness to one of fear– Granting Lot his choice– Fighting the Kings to rescue Lot– Receiving the blessing from Melchizedek

• What other Bible characters did the same?

• How can we do the same in our lives?

Then he believed in the Lord, and He reckoned it to him as

righteousness.

Call & Promises

Wandering in Canaan

Separation & Rescue of Lot

Sign of Circumcision

Promise of Isaac

Offering of Isaac

O Lord God, how may I O Lord God, how may I know?know?

• Arrangement of the animals and birds• Abram’s vision of “terror and great

darkness”– Descendants enslaved in a foreign land for

400 years– Oppressor will be judged, people with come

out with many posessions– You shall die in peace– People shall return to Canaan

• Appearance of oven & torch passing between the animal pieces