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INTRO
Have you ever signed a contract?
Phone Plan
Mortgage
Car Lease
Stipulations & fine print
Breaking the contract has consequences
end date or termination procedure
Treaty between Abraham and Abimelech
TITLE & TEXT
Well of the Oath
Genesis 21.22-34
THEME
God’s covenant is an everlasting covenant.
ISRAEL
Adam - seed & serpent
Noah - flood & rainbow
Abraham - land & offspring
Abimelech & Abraham
US
How can I apply a treaty between Abraham and Abimelech to myself today and to my future?
Why does it matter if God’s covenant is everlasting or not?
PRAY
God our Father as we look into your precious Word today please give us your Spirit and allow us the ability to apply it to our own lives in a very personal way.
Help us to see how this centuries old agreement between two men points us toward Christ.
Help us to see what impact your eternal nature should have on our daily lives.
God give us ears to hear, eyes to see, renew our minds, and renew a right spirit within us.
Amen
TEXT EXPOSITION
Context
Chap 20
Abimelech & Sarah
Chap 21
Isaac Born
Hagar Sent Away
God Protects Hagar & Ishmael
well in wilderness
Abrahams Asked for a Treaty - 22-26
AT THAT TIME
Lot on His Plate
no such thing as down time for followers of God
ARMY COMMANDER
Show of Force?
witness
GOD IS WITH YOU!
No Question
the dream
the promise
BY GOD
Good as Gold
NT = yes be yes & no be no
DEAL FALSELY
Instead Righteously
DESCENDANTS & POSTERITY
Me / Children / Grandchildren / So on…
extended family / servants / so on...
AS I HAVE
Remember Chapter 20
THE SOJOURNED LAND
Irony is The Promised Land!
I SWEAR
Swear = Shaba = oath, promise, vow
How well are we doing at this?
What’s being said here is this:
Oh man of God, I can see that God is with you in all you do, will you then promise me by His name that you will deal righteously with me and those who I hold dear?
Are we living in such a way that would make it obvious to others that we are followers of Christ?
When we are praised, do we turn that praise toward God who is truly the one who is deserving?
Are we seeking to treat others with respect, honor and integrity regardless if they are in our camp or not?
Let it never be said of a man or women of God that a godless pagan has more self sacrifice, more integrity, more humility, more kindness, more love then the ones who were purchased by the precious blood of the LAMB.
Abraham was able to say, “I swear” to Abimelech to treat him righteously and mean it because God was with him in all that he did.
Beloved, the only way that you and I can even begin to hope to treat the ones we love let alone others righteously is if we are daily and continuously dyeing to ourselves and following after Christ!
REPROVED - v25
Correction & Rebuke
To reprove means to argue a case for something
To share truth done in love even if offensive is to deal righteously
this is in front of army commander!
WELL
Well = Beer
Hagar & Ishmael
SEIZING SERVANTS
Continues Issue
Isaac - fighting with Abimelech’s servants over wells
ch 26
Water = Life
NO KNOWLEDGE
Same Defense
Did not know
Did not tell me
Until now
integrity?
Abrahams Treaty - 27-31
COVENANT
Abraham Takes His Word
Mutual Benefit
The difference in covenants...
made by men
given by God
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Young Female Sheep
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