LIFE OF ABRAHAMLIFE OF ABRAHAMThe Friend of GodThe Friend of God

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LIFE OF ABRAHAMLIFE OF ABRAHAM

The Fall

Creation

Cain & Abel

Tower of Babel

Noah & The Flood

Abraham

Leaves Ur and Haran to go to Canaan

Goes to Egypt during a famineSeparates from, then rescues, Lot

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Proposes that his servant be his heir

Fathers Ishmael by his wife’s maidChanges name to AbrahamFathers Isaac by his wife SarahPrepares to offer up Isaac as a sacrifice

LIFE OF ABRAHAMLIFE OF ABRAHAM

Abraham is a model of faith to us today because

a. He always obeyed God perfectly in his life.

b. Over the course of his life, his faith grew to trust God completely.

c. God chose Abraham to initiate his plan to save mankind.

LIFE OF ABRAHAMLIFE OF ABRAHAM

With his special, covenant relationship with God, Abraham

a. at times suffered fear, discouragement, and disappointment.

b. always stood boldly for truth in the face of potential opposition.

c. always understood what God’s will for him was.

LIFE OF ABRAHAMLIFE OF ABRAHAM

Abraham’s life teaches us that when we disobey God, He will

a. forsake all His promises to us.

b. protect us from any resulting harm, if we only turn back to Him.

c. let us suffer the consequences, while still accomplishing His plan.

LIFE OF ABRAHAMLIFE OF ABRAHAMAbraham in the New Testament

• Teachings of Jesus• Acts 7• Romans 4• Galatians 3 and 4• Hebrews 7 and 11• James 2