Genesis 12:1-15 (Part 12) Life of Abraham

Abrahamic Covenant

• Unconditional

• Blessing is the general feature

• National entity

• Involved land

• Involved posterity

• Gets reiterated

Abraham’s growth in faith

• Promise, Genesis 12:1-3

• Pressure, vv. 6, 10 (pressure from disobedience, v. 11)

• Response, v. 7

Genesis 15:1-6, the same pattern

• Promise, v. 1

• Pressure, vv. 2-3

• God responds—reiterates the promise, vv. 4-5

• Abraham responds, v. 6a

• “And”—the result, v. 6b

Melchezedek and Abraham, Genesis 14:18-24

• His name, v. 18

• His position, v. 18

• His function

• His silence

• His blessing

• His disappearance

• His superiority

• His isolation

• His representation—Christ

o Righteousness

o Peace

o Genealogy

o Function