Life Looks Different Now

Abram settles in Hebron and builds an altar to the LORD. God appeared to Abram and reaffirms the promise he has made to him. The promise includes both land and offspring to fill the land—two elements of a great nation. Yet, so far, Abram remains childless, which raises the question of how God will fulfill his promise.

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Genesis 16 demonstrate an important contrast between man's proclivity to choose his own, sinful way and God's steadfastness. In this chapter Sarai and Abram attempt to receive God's promised child through their own scheme. In this case, by having Abram lay with an helpless Egyptian servant girl.

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God instructs Abram to leave his homeland and promises to make him a great nation, to bless him, and to bless all families of the earth through him. And despite Abram's shortcomings endangering his wife Sarai, God remains faithful to His promise.

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Jacob’s daughter with Leah, Dinah is raped by the son of ruler of the city of Shechem. To exact revenge and defend their sister's honor, Jacob's sons trick the men of the city into being circumcised and then slaughter all of them when they are recovering, plundering all the wealth of the people.

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In Chapter 15 God appeared to Abram once more. Abram desires offspring—The Lord promises him seed in number as the stars—Abram believes the promise— His descendants will be slaves in Egypt for many generations. Then, after four generations, they will inherit Canaan

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