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The Book of Genesis Chapter 15 |
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Genesis 15:1-2
After these things the word of the Lord came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward. And Abram said, Lord God, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus? 1. Why is God an 'exceedingly great reward'? 2. Do you think Abram appreciated this reward? 3. What did Abram want? 4. Who is Eliezer of Damascus? 5. Does the city of Damascus still stand today? Genesis 15:3 And Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed: and, lo, one born in my house is mine heir. 1. If Abram has no 'seed' (children) who is Abram's heir in this verse (Gen.14:14). Genesis 15:4 And, behold, the word of the Lord came unto him, saying, This shall not be thine heir; but he that shall come forth out of thine own bowels shall be thine heir. 1. Is God making a promise here? 2. Are all God's statements promises? See Isaiah 55:11. Genesis 15:5 And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be. 1. If you had been Abram do you think you could have comprehended what God promised Abram? Genesis 15:6 And he believed in the Lord; and he counted it to him for righteousness. 1. Abram 'believed', what? 2. What was it that counted for righteousness? 3. What makes Christian 'righteous' before the Lord? Genesis 15:7 And he said unto him, I am the Lord that brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give thee this land to inherit it. 1. Has the Lord ever reminded you of what He has done in your life? Genesis 15:8-21 And he said, Lord God, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it? And he said unto him, Take me an heifer of three years old, and a she goat of three years old, and a ram of three years old, and a turtledove, and a young pigeon. And he took unto him all these, and divided them in the midst, and laid each piece one against another: but the birds divided he not. And when the fowls came down upon the carcases, Abram drove them away. And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, an horror of great darkness fell upon him. And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years; And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance. And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age. But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full. And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold a smoking furnace, and a burning lamp that passed between those pieces. In the same day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates: The Kenites, and the Kenizzites, and the Kadmonites, And the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Rephaims, And the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Girgashites, and the Jebusites. 1. What followed Abram's questioning God in verse 8? 2. Did cause the deep sleep that fell on Abram in verse 12? 3. What do you think is meant in verse 12 by 'horror of great darkness'? 4. What future event do you think God means in verses 13-14? 5. Did God tell Abram about Abram's own death? 6. What generation will return to the land God promised? 7. What 'pieces' are being talked about in verse 17? 8. How were the smoking furnace and burning lamp being passed between the pieces in verse 17... a. By men? b. Angels? c. God? d. None of the above? 9. Do you think the furnace and lamp were symbols of something? If so, what? 10. In verse 18 God defines the borders of the Land He gave Israel, look them up on a map. Was this country carved out and held by men? 11. Did God raise up a nation to protect and help this nation? If so, what nation? 12. Look up and read all you can find the nations mentioned in verses 19-21. Were they all enemies of Israel?
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