Day 4 | Genesis 12 - 15

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Thursday, January 4

In this section of Scripture, we have the beginnings of the travelog of Abram where God promises him four things - 
  1. I will make you a great nation and bless you.  Abram and Sarai are old by any standard and have not children. Where is this nation going to come from?
  2. I am going to give this land to your descendants. Where are these descendants going to come from?
  3. Look all directions and I will be giving you all of this land to you and your descendants.
  4. I will give you a son and make this happen, even when they go into bondage they will return after 400 years.
Abram goes to this new land of God's promise. He goes to Egypt and tells them that his wife Sarai was his sister. Pharoah is condemned and afflicted with Abram divides the land with Lot and saves him.pledges. After all those shenanigans, God establishes a contract with Abram in the way of establishing a contract.  The promise of land to his ancestors.

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