Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Genesis 12:1-20
(12:1) Now the LORD said to Abram, "Go from your country and your kindred and your father's house to the land that I will show you. (2) And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. (3) I will bless those who bless you, and him who dishonors you I will curse, and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed." (4) So Abram went, as the LORD had told him, and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed from Haran. (5) And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their possessions that they had gathered, and the people that they had acquired in Haran, and they set out to go to the land of Canaan. When they came to the land of Canaan, (6) Abram passed through the land to the place at Shechem, to the oak of Moreh. At that time the Canaanites were in the land. (7) Then the LORD appeared to Abram and said, "To your offspring I will give this land." So he built there an altar to the LORD, who had appeared to him. (8) From there he moved to the hill country on the east of Bethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east. And there he built an altar to the LORD and called upon the name of the LORD. (9) And Abram journeyed on, still going toward the Negeb. (10) Now there was a famine in the land. So Abram went down to Egypt to sojourn there, for the famine was severe in the land. (11) When he was about to enter Egypt, he said to Sarai his wife, "I know that you are a woman beautiful in appearance, (12) and when the Egyptians see you, they will say, 'This is his wife.' Then they will kill me, but they will let you live. (13) Say you are my sister, that it may go well with me because of you, and that my life may be spared for your sake." (14) When Abram entered Egypt, the Egyptians saw that the woman was very beautiful. (15) And when the princes of Pharaoh saw her, they praised her to Pharaoh. And the woman was taken into Pharaoh's house. (16) And for her sake he dealt well with Abram; and he had sheep, oxen, male donkeys, male servants, female servants, female donkeys, and camels. (17) But the LORD afflicted Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai, Abram's wife. (18) So Pharaoh called Abram and said, "What is this you have done to me? Why did you not tell me that she was your wife? (19) Why did you say, 'She is my sister,' so that I took her for my wife? Now then, here is your wife; take her, and go." (20) And Pharaoh gave men orders concerning him, and they sent him away with his wife and all that he had.
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Summary: The Lord told Abram to leave his country, family, land, and go to a new land that He would show him. He promised to bless Abram and those who bless him and curse those who curse him. Abram built a couple altars along the way and worshiped God. God tested Abram by sending a famine in the land, so Abram ran away to Egypt, where to save himself he had to prostitute his own wife to the Pharaoh. God sent a plague on the Pharaohs family and the Pharaoh gave Abram’s wife back to him and sent them away.
ReplyDeleteApplication: Heavenly Father… thank you for taking care of me. Forgive me for taking matters into my own hands and not trusting You. You may test me along the way like you did to Abram. Give me the strength and faith to not run fro m Your plan when times get tough. Thank you for drawing me closer to You during this back issue I have. I wish I can take the time to worship you as Abram did along his journey. Let nothing come in the way of my worshiping You!
Lord Jesus, how amazing that you blessed Abram and made him a blessing. I know how hard it is for me to face disappointments and listen to Your directions...how amazing that Abram listen so intently and took time to worship you along his journey. Despite his wife being barren, he clung to the promise that all the families of the earth would be blessed. Your promises are huge, despite what seem like physically immoveable objects in our lives. You provided Abram with divine guidance, and he obediently did the hard things You asked of him (even giving his wife to Pharaoh), so that Your covenant could be fulfilled and Your blessings delivered. Help me to simplify my faith, and my response to your Holy Spirit in my life. Please help me to listen to your calling, and respond faithfully!
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