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God’s Promises to AbrahamGod’s Promises to Abraham

• Great NationGreat Nation

• InheritanceInheritance

• Through seed all nations blessedThrough seed all nations blessed

• Great NationGreat Nation

• InheritanceInheritance

• Through seed all nations blessedThrough seed all nations blessed

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RED SEARED SEA

Mt SINAIMt SINAI

SLAVESSLAVES GREAT NATIONGREAT NATION

MOSESMOSES

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Great Sea

Red Sea

SaltSea

Jordan River

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Num. 13:2 Num. 13:2 —— Send thou men, that they Send thou men, that they may search the land of Canaan, may search the land of Canaan, which I which I give unto the children of Israelgive unto the children of Israel: of every : of every tribe of their fathers shall ye send a man, tribe of their fathers shall ye send a man, every one a ruler among them. every one a ruler among them.

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Great Sea

Red Sea

SaltSea

Jordan River

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Num. 13:25 Num. 13:25 —— And they returned from And they returned from searching of the land after forty days.searching of the land after forty days.

Num. 13:27-28 Num. 13:27-28 —— And they told him, and And they told him, and said, We came unto the land whither thou said, We came unto the land whither thou sentest us, and surely it floweth with milk sentest us, and surely it floweth with milk and honey; and this is the fruit of it. and honey; and this is the fruit of it. Nevertheless the people be strong that Nevertheless the people be strong that dwell in the land, and the cities are walled, dwell in the land, and the cities are walled, and very great: and moreover we saw the and very great: and moreover we saw the children of Anak there. children of Anak there.

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Num. 13:30 Num. 13:30 —— And Caleb stilled the And Caleb stilled the people before Moses, and said, Let us go up people before Moses, and said, Let us go up at once, and possess it; for we are well able at once, and possess it; for we are well able to overcome it. to overcome it.

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Num. 13:31-33 Num. 13:31-33 —— But the men that went But the men that went up with him said, We be not able to go up up with him said, We be not able to go up against the people; for they are stronger against the people; for they are stronger than we. And they brought up an evil report than we. And they brought up an evil report of the land… saying, The land… is a land of the land… saying, The land… is a land that eateth up the inhabitants thereof; and that eateth up the inhabitants thereof; and all the people that we saw in it are men of a all the people that we saw in it are men of a great stature. And there we saw the giants, great stature. And there we saw the giants, the sons of Anak, which come of the giants: the sons of Anak, which come of the giants: and we were in our own sight as and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight. grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight.

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Num. 14:3 Num. 14:3 —— And wherefore hath the And wherefore hath the LORD brought us unto this land, to fall by LORD brought us unto this land, to fall by the sword, that our wives and our children the sword, that our wives and our children should be a prey? were it not better for us should be a prey? were it not better for us to return into Egypt? to return into Egypt?

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Num. 14:6 Num. 14:6 —— And Joshua the son of Nun, And Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, which and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, which were of them that searched the land, rent were of them that searched the land, rent their clothes: their clothes:

Num. 14:9 Num. 14:9 —— Only rebel not ye against the Only rebel not ye against the LORD, neither fear ye the people of the LORD, neither fear ye the people of the land; for they are bread for us: their defence land; for they are bread for us: their defence is departed from them, and the LORD is is departed from them, and the LORD is with us: fear them not. with us: fear them not.

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Num. 14:11 Num. 14:11 —— And the LORD said unto And the LORD said unto Moses, How long will this people provoke Moses, How long will this people provoke me? and how long will it be ere they me? and how long will it be ere they believe me, for all the signs which I have believe me, for all the signs which I have showed among them? showed among them?

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Num. 14:22-23 Num. 14:22-23 —— Because all those men Because all those men which have seen my glory, and my which have seen my glory, and my miracles, which I did in Egypt and in the miracles, which I did in Egypt and in the wilderness, and have tempted me now these wilderness, and have tempted me now these ten times, and have not hearkened to my ten times, and have not hearkened to my voice; Surely they shall not see the land voice; Surely they shall not see the land which I sware unto their fathers, neither which I sware unto their fathers, neither shall any of them that provoked me see it: shall any of them that provoked me see it:

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Num. 14:29-30 Num. 14:29-30 —— Your carcasses shall fall Your carcasses shall fall in this wildernessin this wilderness; and all that were ; and all that were numbered of you, according to your whole numbered of you, according to your whole number, from twenty years old and upward, number, from twenty years old and upward, which have murmured against me, which have murmured against me, Doubtless ye shall not come into the land, Doubtless ye shall not come into the land, concerning which I sware to make you concerning which I sware to make you dwell therein…dwell therein…

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Num. 14:32-34 Num. 14:32-34 —— But as for you, your But as for you, your carcasses, they shall fall in this wilderness. carcasses, they shall fall in this wilderness. And your children shall wander in the And your children shall wander in the wilderness forty years, and bear your wilderness forty years, and bear your whoredoms, until your carcasses be wasted whoredoms, until your carcasses be wasted in the wilderness. After the number of the in the wilderness. After the number of the days in which ye searched the land, even days in which ye searched the land, even forty days, each day for a year, shall ye forty days, each day for a year, shall ye bear your iniquities, even forty years, and bear your iniquities, even forty years, and ye shall know my breach of promise. ye shall know my breach of promise.

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Num. 14:40 Num. 14:40 —— And they rose up early in And they rose up early in the morning, and gat them up into the top the morning, and gat them up into the top of the mountain, saying, Lo, we be here, of the mountain, saying, Lo, we be here, and will go up unto the place which the and will go up unto the place which the LORD hath promised: for we have sinned. LORD hath promised: for we have sinned.

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Great Sea

Red Sea

SaltSea

Jordan River

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Num. 14:29 Num. 14:29 —— Your carcasses shall fall in Your carcasses shall fall in this wilderness; and all that were numbered this wilderness; and all that were numbered of you, according to your whole number, of you, according to your whole number, from twenty years old and upwardfrom twenty years old and upward, which , which have murmured against me, have murmured against me,

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WILL DIEWILL DIE

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SaltSea

Jordan River

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Exo. 33:9 Exo. 33:9 —— And it came to pass, as Moses And it came to pass, as Moses entered into the tabernacle, the cloudy pillar entered into the tabernacle, the cloudy pillar descended, and stood at the door of the descended, and stood at the door of the tabernacle, and the LORD talked with Moses. tabernacle, and the LORD talked with Moses.

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Exo. 33:16 Exo. 33:16 —— For wherein shall it be known For wherein shall it be known here that I and thy people have found grace in here that I and thy people have found grace in thy sight? is it not in that thou goest with us? thy sight? is it not in that thou goest with us? so shall we be separated, I and thy people, so shall we be separated, I and thy people, from all the people that are upon the face of from all the people that are upon the face of the earth. the earth.

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GRACEGRACE

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Gen. 14:22-23 Gen. 14:22-23 —— And Abram said to the king And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lift up mine hand unto the of Sodom, I have lift up mine hand unto the LORD, the most high God, the possessor of LORD, the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth, That I will not take from a heaven and earth, That I will not take from a thread even to a shoe latchet, and that I will not thread even to a shoe latchet, and that I will not take any thing that is thine, take any thing that is thine, lest thou shouldest lest thou shouldest say, I have made Abram richsay, I have made Abram rich: :

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Eph. 2:8-9 Eph. 2:8-9 —— For by grace are ye saved For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. should boast.

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Eph. 2:8-9 Eph. 2:8-9 —— For by grace are ye saved For by grace are ye saved through faith; through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.should boast.

Heb. 11:29 — By faith they passed through the Heb. 11:29 — By faith they passed through the Red sea as by dry land: which the Egyptians Red sea as by dry land: which the Egyptians assaying to do were drowned. assaying to do were drowned.

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Eph. 2:8-9 Eph. 2:8-9 —— For by grace are ye saved For by grace are ye saved through faith;through faith; and that not of yourselves and that not of yourselves: it is : it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.should boast.

Deut. 9:4 — Speak not thou in thine heart, after Deut. 9:4 — Speak not thou in thine heart, after that the LORD thy God hath cast them out that the LORD thy God hath cast them out from before thee, saying, For my righteousness from before thee, saying, For my righteousness the LORD hath brought me in to possess this the LORD hath brought me in to possess this land: but for the wickedness of these nations land: but for the wickedness of these nations the LORD doth drive them out from before the LORD doth drive them out from before thee.thee.

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Eph. 2:8-9 Eph. 2:8-9 —— For by grace are ye saved For by grace are ye saved through faith;through faith; and that not of yourselves: and that not of yourselves: it is it is the gift of Godthe gift of God: Not of works, lest any man : Not of works, lest any man should boast. should boast.

Josh. 6:2 — And the LORD said unto Joshua, Josh. 6:2 — And the LORD said unto Joshua, See, I have given into thine hand Jericho, and See, I have given into thine hand Jericho, and the king thereof, and the mighty men of valour.the king thereof, and the mighty men of valour.

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Eph. 2:8-9 Eph. 2:8-9 —— For by grace are ye saved For by grace are ye saved through faith;through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: the gift of God: Not of worksNot of works, lest any man , lest any man should boast. should boast.

Judg. 7:2 — And the LORD said unto Gideon, Judg. 7:2 — And the LORD said unto Gideon, The people that are with thee are too many for The people that are with thee are too many for me to give the Midianites into their hands, lest me to give the Midianites into their hands, lest Israel vaunt themselves against me, saying, Israel vaunt themselves against me, saying, Mine own hand hath saved me.Mine own hand hath saved me.

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Eph. 2:8-9 Eph. 2:8-9 —— For by grace are ye saved For by grace are ye saved through faith;through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man lest any man should boast. should boast.

Isa. 10:15 — Shall the ax boast itself against Isa. 10:15 — Shall the ax boast itself against him that heweth therewith? or shall the saw him that heweth therewith? or shall the saw magnify itself against him that shaketh it? as if magnify itself against him that shaketh it? as if the rod should shake itself against them that lift the rod should shake itself against them that lift it up, or as if the staff should lift up itself, as if it up, or as if the staff should lift up itself, as if it were no wood.it were no wood.

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FIRSTBORNFIRSTBORNJESUSJESUS

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JORDANRIVERGREAT SEA

SALTSEA

WILDERNESS

Kadesh-barnea

And your border… And your border… thereof shall be thereof shall be from the south to from the south to Kadeshbarnea…Kadeshbarnea… Num. 34:4 Num. 34:4

And the border shall And the border shall go down to Jordan, go down to Jordan, and the goings out and the goings out of it shall be at the of it shall be at the salt seasalt sea Num. 34:12 Num. 34:12

BORDER BORDER

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Josh. 3:15-17 Josh. 3:15-17 —And as… the feet of the —And as… the feet of the priests that bare the ark were dipped in the priests that bare the ark were dipped in the brim of the water, (for Jordan overfloweth brim of the water, (for Jordan overfloweth all his banks all the time of harvest,) all his banks all the time of harvest,) That That the waters which came down from above the waters which came down from above stood and rose up upon an heap very far stood and rose up upon an heap very far from the city Adam… and those that came from the city Adam… and those that came down toward the sea of the plain, even the down toward the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, failed, and were cut off: and the salt sea, failed, and were cut off: and the people passed over … on dry ground…people passed over … on dry ground…

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Josh. 4:23 Josh. 4:23 —— For the LORD your God dried For the LORD your God dried up the waters of Jordan from before you, up the waters of Jordan from before you, until ye were passed over, until ye were passed over, as the LORD as the LORD your God did to the Red seayour God did to the Red sea, which he dried , which he dried up from before us, until we were gone over: up from before us, until we were gone over:

1 Cor. 10:2 1 Cor. 10:2 —— And were all baptized… And were all baptized…

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Josh. 21:43 Josh. 21:43 —— And the LORD gave unto And the LORD gave unto Israel Israel all the landall the land which he sware to give which he sware to give unto their fathers; and unto their fathers; and they possessed itthey possessed it, and , and dwelt therein. dwelt therein.

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JORDANRIVERGREAT SEA

SALTSEA

WILDERNESS

Jerusalem

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JORDAN RIVERJORDAN RIVERSINSIN INHERITANCEINHERITANCE

JERUSALEMJERUSALEM

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God’s Promises to AbrahamGod’s Promises to Abraham

• Great NationGreat Nation

• InheritanceInheritance

• Through seed all nations blessedThrough seed all nations blessed

• Great NationGreat Nation

• InheritanceInheritance

• Through seed all nations blessedThrough seed all nations blessed

FIRSTBORNFIRSTBORN1 Cor. 15:461 Cor. 15:46——Howbeit that was not first Howbeit that was not first

which is spiritual, but that which is which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is natural; and afterward that which is

spiritual. spiritual.