Genesis 9:1-19
God’s Covenant With Noah
Genesis 9:8-19
(O) God Will Never Destroy The Earth Again With Water
Genesis 9:20-32
Prophecies About Noah’s Family
Genesis 10:1-32
(O) The Descendants of Noah
Genesis 11:1-32
The Tower of Babel
Genesis 11:10-32
(O) Shem And Terah’s Descendants
Genesis 12:1-20
Promises to Abram
Genesis 12:10-20
(O) Abram in Egypt
Genesis 13:1-18
Abram and Lot Separate
Genesis 14:1-24
Abram and Melchizedek
Promises to Abram
Genesis 12:1–20
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This is a pivotal chapter in the book of Genesis as God turns His attention from a rebellious humanity scattered by the judgment of Babel to one man, Abraham. At this point, Abraham was 75 years of age and had another 100 years to live (v. 4). The next twelve chapters of Genesis are devoted to the development of Abraham. The call of Abraham and his response to it are one of the most momentous events in history. At the time of the call Abraham was living in a land where heathen gods were worshiped. No sooner had he arrived than a famine struck the land. Abraham’s call included the fact that he was to be a blessing to all men, even as God has chosen us to be a help to others. One of the first things he did was to build an altar and worship the Lord.
Abraham decided to take his family to Egypt to avoid the famine (v. 10). This clever plan of Abraham’s was actually an act of faithlessness. Abraham had forgotten God in favor of the security of Egypt. Forsaking the path of faith always brings complications. Abraham thought he would be killed if the men of Egypt knew he was Sarah’s husband, but if they thought he was her brother they would treat him well, because they would need to make arrangements for her with him, and, besides, it would allow him to protect her (vv. 11-13). At first it seemed as if his plan was working great: Pharaoh treated Abraham well and provided him with all kinds of things to make him wealthy; however, it almost cost him his wife (vv. 14-16). Only divine intervention saved him. God through great plagues exposed his lie to Pharaoh, and Abraham and all his people were expelled from the country (vv. 17-20). Despite the trouble Abraham brought upon himself, God did not let the foolishness of this one man jeopardize His Plan.
Application
Faith takes God at His word and obeys Him. This is what Abraham did and that is what I need to do regardless of the comforts of life I may be enjoying.
Genesis 12:1-20 (English Standard Version)
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