1. Abraham’s Promise
11:26-12:8

2. Abraham’s Story
A Divided Planet (11:7-8) A Chosen Family (11:26-32)

3. Chosen Family Israel Noah Shem Terah Abram Isaac Jacob Esau Ishmael
Nahor
Haran
Lot

4. Shechem
Bethel
EGYPT
Salem
Negev Ur
ARABIA

6. Abraham’s Story
A Divided Planet (11:7-8) A Chosen Family (11:26-32) A Challenging Command (12:1) A Gracious Promise (12:2-3)

7. The Promise
Land

8. PROMISED
LAND
EGYPT
Salem
ARABIA

9. The Promise Land Seed = descendants Blessing I will bless you
bless those who bless curse those who curse
make your name great
in you all families will be blessed
you shall be a blessing

10. Galatians 3:8–9 And the Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying, “In you shall all the nations be blessed…”

11. Abraham’s Story
A Divided Planet (11:7-8) A Chosen Family (11:26-32) A Challenging Command (12:1) A Gracious Promise (12:2-3) A Growing Faith (12:4-8)

12. Haran
CANAAN
Shechem
Bethel
EGYPT
Salem
Negev Ur
ARABIA

13. Hebrews 11:8 By faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed by going out to a place which he was to receive for an inheritance; and he went out, not knowing where he was going.

14. Abraham’s Story
A Divided Planet (11:7-8) A Chosen Family (11:26-32) A Challenging Command (12:1) A Gracious Promise (12:2-3) A Growing Faith (12:4-8)

15. Abraham’s Lessons
God chooses the unworthy

16. Abraham’s Lessons
Joshua 24:2 …Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, ‘From ancient times your fathers lived beyond the River, namely, Terah, the father of Abraham and the father of Nahor, and they served other gods.’

17. Abraham’s Lessons
God chooses the unworthy

18. Abraham’s Lessons
Ephesians 2:8–9 For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, so that no one may boast.

19. Abraham’s Lessons
God chooses the unworthy So He can make them worthy

20. Abraham’s Lessons
Ephesians 4:1 …I implore you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called

21. Abraham’s Lessons
Philippians 1:27 Only conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ…

22. Abraham’s Lessons
1 Thessalonians 2:12 …walk in a manner worthy of the God who calls you into His own kingdom and glory

23. Abraham’s Lessons
God chooses the unworthy So He can make them worthy

24. Abraham’s Promise
11:26-12:8