Gods Promises and Abrahams Obedient Faith Genesis 17

God’s Promises and Abraham’s Obedient Faith Genesis 17 Presented by Bob De. Waay September 12, 2004

“El-Shaddai” Speaks to Abram u. Genesis 17: 1 Now when Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to Abram and said to him, “I am God Almighty; Walk before Me, and be blameless. ”

“El-Shaddai” Speaks to Abram u. Exodus 6: 2, 3 God spoke further to Moses and said to him, “I am the Lord; and I appeared to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, as God Almighty, but by My name, Lord, I did not make Myself known to them. ”

Abram is to Trust and Obey u. Genesis 17: 1 Now when Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to Abram and said to him, “I am God Almighty; Walk before Me, and be blameless. ”

The Covenant Promise Confirmed u. Genesis 17: 2 “And I will establish My covenant between Me and you, And I will multiply you exceedingly. ”

Abram Falls on His Face in Reverence u. Genesis 17: 3, 4 And Abram fell on his face, and God talked with him, saying, “As for Me, behold, My covenant is with you, And you shall be the father of a multitude of nations. ”

God Changes Abram’s Name to Confirm the Promise u. Genesis 17: 5 “No longer shall your name be called Abram, But your name shall be Abraham; For I will make you the father of a multitude of nations. ”

The One and the Many u. Isaiah 51: 1, 2 Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness, Who seek the Lord: Look to the rock from which you were hewn And to the quarry from which you were dug. Look to Abraham your father And to Sarah who gave birth to you in pain; When he was but one I called him, Then I blessed him and multiplied him.

The Divine Promise to Abraham u. Genesis 17: 6 I will make you exceedingly fruitful, and I will make nations of you, and kings will come forth from you.

An Everlasting Covenant u. Genesis 17: 7 I will establish My covenant between Me and your descendants after you throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and to your descendants after you.

The Land Promise Reiterated u. Genesis 17: 8 I will give to you and to your descendants after you, the land of your sojournings, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God. "

Abraham’s Responsibility u. Genesis 17: 9 God said further to Abraham, “Now as for you, you shall keep My covenant, you and your descendants after you throughout their generations. ”

Abraham’s Responsibility u. Genesis 17: 10 This is My covenant, which you shall keep, between Me and your descendants after you: every male among you shall be circumcised.

Without an Inward Work of Grace, the Outward Sign is of no Value u. Deuteronomy 30: 6 Moreover the Lord your God will circumcise your heart and the heart of your descendants, to love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, so that you may live.

The Sign of the Covenant u Genesis 17: 11 And you shall be circumcised in the flesh of your foreskin, and it shall be the sign of the covenant between Me and you.

A Covenant Sign u Genesis 9: 12, 13 God said, “This is the sign of the covenant which I am making between Me and you and every living creature that is with you, for all successive generations; I set My bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a sign of a covenant between Me and the earth. ”

A Covenant Sign and Remembrance u Genesis 9: 14, 15 “It shall come about, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the bow will be seen in the cloud, and I will remember My covenant, which is between Me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and never again shall the water become a flood to destroy all flesh.

The Rite of Circumcision u Genesis 17: 12, 13 And every male among you who is eight days old shall be circumcised throughout your generations, a servant who is born in the house or who is bought with money from any foreigner, who is not of your descendants. A servant who is born in your house or who is bought with your money shall surely be circumcised; thus shall My covenant be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant.

The Rite of Circumcision u Genesis 17: 14 But an uncircumcised male who is not circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin, that person shall be cut off from his people; he has broken My covenant. "

Sarah Receives Promises u. Genesis 17: 15, 16 Then God said to Abraham, "As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall be her name. I will bless her, and indeed I will give you a son by her. Then I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of peoples will come from her. "

Abraham Laughs u. Genesis 17: 17, 18 Then Abraham fell on his face and laughed, and said in his heart, “Will a child be born to a man one hundred years old? And will Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear a child? ” And Abraham said to God, “Oh that Ishmael might live before You!”

Isaac Shall be the Promised Heir u. Genesis 17: 19 But God said, “No, but Sarah your wife will bear you a son, and you shall call his name Isaac; and I will establish My covenant with him for an everlasting covenant for his descendants after him. ”

Ishmael is Blessed Too u. Genesis 17: 20 As for Ishmael, I have heard you; behold, I will bless him, and will make him fruitful and will multiply him exceedingly. He shall become the father of twelve princes, and I will make him a great nation.

But the Covenant is With Isaac u. Genesis 17: 21, 22 “But My covenant I will establish with Isaac, whom Sarah will bear to you at this season next year. ” When He finished talking with him, God went up from Abraham.

Abraham Obeys God u. Genesis 17: 23, 24 Then Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all the servants who were born in his house and all who were bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham's household, and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the very same day, as God had said to him. Now Abraham was ninety-nine years old when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.

Abraham Obeys God u. Genesis 17: 25 -27 And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin. In the very same day Abraham was circumcised, and Ishmael his son. All the men of his household, who were born in the house or bought with money from a foreigner, were circumcised with him.

Application Points 1) We Must Trust God When a Promise is Delayed 2) We Need God to Circumcise our Hearts 3) We Should be Diligent in the Outward Signs of the Covenant

We Must Trust God When a Promise is Delayed u. Hebrews 6: 11, 12 And we desire that each one of you show the same diligence so as to realize the full assurance of hope until the end, that you may not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

We Must Trust God When a Promise is Delayed u. Hebrews 6: 13 -15 For when God made the promise to Abraham, since He could swear by no one greater, He swore by Himself, saying, “I will surely bless you, and I will surely multiply you. ” And thus, having patiently waited, he obtained the promise.

We Need God to Circumcise our Hearts u. Romans 2: 28 -29 For he is not a Jew who is one outwardly; neither is circumcision that which is outward in the flesh. But he is a Jew who is one inwardly; and circumcision is that which is of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the letter; and his praise is not from men, but from God.

We Need God to Circumcise our Hearts u. Colossians 2: 11 and in Him you were also circumcised with a circumcision made without hands, in the removal of the body of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ;

We Need God to Circumcise our Hearts u. Philippians 3: 3 for we are the true circumcision, who worship in the Spirit of God and glory in Christ Jesus and put no confidence in the flesh,

We Should be Diligent in the Outward Signs of the Covenant u. Romans 4: 10, 11 How then was it reckoned? While he was circumcised, or uncircumcised? Not while circumcised, but while uncircumcised; and he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had while uncircumcised, that he might be the father of all who believe without being circumcised, that righteousness might be reckoned to them,

We Should be Diligent in the Outward Signs of the Covenant u. Acts 2: 38 And Peter said to them, “Repent, and let each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. ”

We Should be Diligent in the Outward Signs of the Covenant u. Acts 2: 41, 42 So then, those who had received his word were baptized; and there were added that day about three thousand souls. And they were continually devoting themselves to the apostles' teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.