LIFE OF ABRAHAM The Friend of God Lesson

LIFE OF ABRAHAM The Friend of God Lesson 13

LIFE OF ABRAHAM • L. Receives call from God in Ur of the Chaldeans • F. Takes family and moves from Ur to Haran • N. Leaves Haran with Lot to follow God to Canaan • S. Goes to Egypt during a famine

LIFE OF ABRAHAM • C. Permits Lot to choose the best land for himself • H. Rescues Lot from captivity after the battle of the kings • M. Meets Melchizedek, king of Salem and priest of God Most High • T. Proposes to God that his chief servant be his heir

LIFE OF ABRAHAM • R. Sees in a terrifying vision the future of his descendants • O. Fathers Ishmael by his wife’s maid, Hagar • Q. Changes name to Abraham and circumcises his household • D. Negotiates with the Lord to spare the righteous in Sodom

LIFE OF ABRAHAM • E. Misleads Abimelech by claiming Sarah was only his sister • K. Fathers Isaac by his wife Sarah • A. Sends Hagar and Ishmael away at Sarah’s insistence • B. Prepares to offer up Isaac as a sacrifice

LIFE OF ABRAHAM • I. Purchases his only piece of land in order to bury Sarah • P. Sends his servant back to Mesopotamia to find Isaac a wife • G. Fathers many other children with Keturah • J. Dies at a ripe old age, and is buried by Isaac and Ishmael

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LIFE OF ABRAHAM Abraham is a model of faith to us today because a. He always obeyed God perfectly in his life. b. Over the course of his life, his faith grew to trust God completely. c. God chose Abraham to initiate his plan to save mankind.

LIFE OF ABRAHAM With his special, covenant relationship with God, Abraham a. at times suffered fear, discouragement, and disappointment. b. always stood boldly for truth in the face of potential opposition. c. always understood what God’s will for him was.

LIFE OF ABRAHAM Abraham’s life teaches us that when we disobey God, He will a. forsake all His promises to us. b. protect us from any resulting harm, if we only turn back to Him. c. let us suffer the consequences, while still accomplishing His plan.