1. Ch 5 Abraham

2. Abram Abram called by God to leave his home in Ur
Abram took his father, wife Sarai, and his nephew Lot with him
Journey of Faith

3. In Egypt Sarai’s beauty caught the attention of the Pharaoh
Abram told Pharaoh Sarai was his sister
Pharaoh took Sarai for a wife
Plagues
Abram and Sarai told to leave

4. Isaac and Ishmael Abram and Sarai grew older but had no children
Sarai had her handmaid Hagar have a kid with Abram (Ishmael)
God told them that was not his plan that the promised son would be Sarai’s
Ishmael and Hagar were told to leave and that God would protect them
Sarai latter had a son of her own (Isaac) when she and Abram were about 100 years old

5. One Man Three Religions
Hagar =Ishmael=Arabs=Islam
Sarai=Isaac=Jews=Judaism and Christianity

6. Covenant with Abram Abram=Abraham Sarai=Sarah
Abraham’s descendants were now God’s chosen people
Abraham’s descendants would become a great nation

7. Covenant with Abram continued
The whole world would be blessed though the descendants of Abraham
Circumcision of male babies showed the Jews commitment to this covenant
The pilgrims used the idea of a covenant with God when they came to the New World

8. Sodom and Gomorrah: Back Story
Lot and Abraham had to move away from each other (too large of herds to share fields)
Abraham gave half of his land to Lot and let him decide which half he would get
Lot chose the fertile land of “the plain”
Land was near the city of Sodom

9. Sodom and Gomorrah
Wicked cites= Known for Inhospitality and Sexual Immorality
God sent three angles to investigate the cites
Lot tired to save the angels from an assault by the male inhabitants of Sodom
God decided to destroy both cites
Abraham pleaded with God to change his mind

10. Sodom and Gomorrah God had an angle go and rescue Lot and his family
The angle told Lot and his family to leave and not to look back
Cites were destroyed by fire and brimstone

11. Sodom and Gomorrah
Lot’s wife looked back and was turned to a pillar of salt
No one knows exact location of the two cites (Dead Sea????)

12. The Test God told Abraham to sacrifice Isaac (test of his faith)
God stopped him at the last minute and told him his faith was enough
Abraham and Isaac then sacrificed a ram to God

13. Two Views on Abraham Jews: simply a test of Abraham’s faith
Christians: symbolic of God allowing Jesus to die for humanity

14. Abraham Quiz 1. Name the two sons of Abraham.
2. What three major world religions consider Abraham an important part of their origins?
3. Describe God’s promises made in the covenant with Abraham found in Genesis.
4. Name the two cities destroyed, according to Genesis, because of their wickedness.