Abimelech Of Gerar Book Report

Also mentioned in the Old Testament was Sarah. Though she did not lead any wars, she was very sacrificial. Sarah belonged to royal lineage; she was the wife of the prophet Abraham, and the mother of Isaac. She was originally named Sarai, she was Abraham’s first wife. It was Sarah who suggested that Abraham fulfill God’s promises by having sexual relations with Hagar, her personal maid, which was a great sacrifice on her part. However, as the man, this mistake was on Abraham’s shoulders, because he chose to listen to his wife and do the wrong thing. Sarah bore her first son, Isaac, when she was 91 years of age, past the time of being able to conceive (Gen. 18:13). The idea behind this unusual birth was to foreshadow the birth of our Lord. Their

God promised Abram three promises which the narrator repeated several times. It is important to know to understand the rest of the bible. The first promise was that Arbam would have a great nation. The second promise to Abram was that the lad he was standing on would be for him and his people and family. The final promise was that God would bless the whole earth through one of his descendants. God created a covenant with Abram and renamed him Abraham. This was a patron covenant. It is a covenant that solely depends on God and does not rely on others.

When examining the stories of Abraham’s willingness to sacrifice Isaac, and Jephthah’s sacrifice of his daughter there are similarities. For instance, both Isaac and Jephthah’s daughter were both only children, and both were willing participants. However, there are also distinct differences as to how both of these sacrifices initiated. The story of Isaac’s sacrifice starts with God testing Abraham’s by telling him to take his son to Moriah and to offer him as a burnt offering (Authorized King James Version, Genesis 22:1-2). Furthermore, upon arrival Abraham goes the process of the sacrifice, but tells Isaac that God will provide the lamb (AKJV, Genesis 22:8).

The writer gives many details in it. We learn a lot about Abraham from it. We learn how Abraham’s servants trusted him and his God. And the servants respected Abraham and his God. God himself had led Abraham to Canaan. And God promised to give Canaan to Abraham’s *descendants. Abraham lived in Canaan because he trusted God’s promises. So, Abraham wanted Isaac to trust God’s promises too. This mattered more than even the choice of Isaac’s wife. The servant was very clever to make this test. It would show whether the woman was kind to strangers and animals. And it would show whether she was willing to work. Camels need a lot of water! The servant told all the facts to Rebekah’s family. But he did not force them to allow the marriage. Here we read, ‘I will continue to search.’ The *Hebrew text means ‘I will know which way to turn.’ In other words, the servant would know then that he had to continue his journey. He would know that he could not go home yet. He would not have found the right woman to become Isaac’s wife. Rebekah’s family would probably never see her again. So, they *blessed her as she left. They hoped that she would have many children and grandchildren. And they hoped that her *descendants would overcome their enemies. The servant now considered Isaac his master instead of Abraham. He called Isaac ‘my master’. Rebekah covered her face to show that she was modest. A bride usually covered her face when the bridegroom was present. She would only uncover her face after their first night together. So, Isaac married Rebekah. Although they had not met before their marriage, they loved each other deeply. It seems that Sarah, Isaac’s mother, had died recently. Rebekah comforted Isaac. the Holy Spirit will bring Mr or Mrs right into your life in his time and in his way and when he does it'll be awesome you'll know it instantaneously

About 500 years after the death of Abraham, his descendants through Isaac were living in Egypt as slaves. Genesis 37 to 50 tells the story of how this came about. The 10 oldest sons of Abraham's grandson Jacob disliked their younger brother Joseph so much that they found a way to sell him to traders who in turn sold him to an Egyptian officer as a slave. In his new land, Joseph went through a series of ups and downs and eventually became the prime minister of Egypt, the highest official under the king. God enabled Joseph to foresee an approaching time of famine, and used him to store up food and then distribute it during the famine. His political position made it possible for him to settle his father's family in Egypt's most fertile territory. Here they prospered for many years. However, the time came when the leaders of Egypt began to view the rapidly growing Israelite community as a threat. As a result, they made slaves of the Israelites, treating them with ever-increasing harshness. Finally, desperate because the descendants of Jacob continued to multiply, they issued an order that all their male babies be destroyed at birth. The first 12 chapters of Exodus tell the story of how the Lord responded to the cries of His people. He miraculously provided Moses to be their leader, sent 10 plagues on the Egyptians, helped the Israelites celebrate their first Passover, and led them out of the land of bondage. It appears that as they left for Canaan, they had no

Ultimately, while I disagree with critics who define the relationship between God and Abraham as spiteful or argumentative, I would agree that Abraham’s side of the covenant is mentally appalling, but I also argue that it must to be that way. God is already an omnipotent being capable of speaking reality into existence, and Abraham is just a man with flaws attempting to take on the characteristics of a more civilized and virtuous

She became Isaac’s wife and conceived twins, favoring Jacob and thus aided him in getting his father’s blessing

Abraham’s response to God’s promises were obedience (4-6) and confirmation (v. 7). In Genesis 15 the writer states that the Lord took upon Himself alone the responsibility for fulfilling the covenant. Genesis 17 adds the revelation that the covenant would be everlasting. One cannot research the Covenant and not about the narrative of Abram’s life.

(Note that Israelites did not bring a human sacrifice.) It was really a challenge for Abraham to do this feat but he chose to fulfill God’s wishes until the Angel of the Lord .stopped the patriarch at the moment he "took the knife to slay his son"! Now God knew that Abraham does not seek anything "to keep for himself" and that he is actually afraid of God. That is, he venerates him as an almighty Lord, trusts Him wholeheartedly and is willing to obey Him

In the passage of Genesis 13:14-17, God promises Abram all the land he can see from all directions, moreover, He promises the land will be the land of all his descendants (Tullock & McEntire, 2012). He makes the same promise to Abram in the passage of Genesis 15:17-21, in this passage God names the cities that will be encompassed as part of the land is he giving to Abram. In the passage of Genesis 17:1-21, God changes Abram’s name to Abraham as well as his wife’s name from Sarai to Sarah. Additionally, God again promises Abraham descendants as well as land. There had not been a child born from Abraham and Sarah to this point, he was one hundred years old and she was ninety.

After God informs him that Sarah is really Abraham’s wife, Abimelech confronts Abraham. In response, Abraham seeks to justify his actions; He even blames God (20:13) but, even given Abraham’s intricate rationalization of his behavior. We need to listen to how God may be speaking to us through them, including words such as these: “You have done things that ought not be done; what were you thinking of that you did these

Abraham’s seriousness and dedication in regards to his covenant with God control tense actions and events between Abraham and Isaac. Abraham is compelled in his actions by his understanding and faith that his belief in God will reap benefits. Without hesitation, he considers doing everything that God tells him to do. Abraham’s willingness and sacrifice of Isaac show the great power that God has over Abraham. Abraham’s desire for God’s approval and blessings compel him toward grave actions without the concrete command from God. Abraham merely implies God’s intentions from the limited conversations held between Abraham, God, and the angel.

Three years into his reign, God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem (v. 22-23). They dealt treacherously with him so that the blood of Gideon’s sons might be avenged (v. 24). They set a trap for Abimelech in the top of the mountains so that they could rob him and kill him, but Abimelech found out

The lack of Abram's verbal acquiescence, however, may be interpreted in a different light. Although he leaves his home and moves into the land of Egypt, in apparent acceptance of the promise, once there, he sells his wife Sarai into prostitution out of fear that he will be killed (Gen. 12:11-15). God promised Abram previously that He would protect him: "I will bless them that bless thee and curse those that curse thee" (Gen. 12:3 ). Yet, Abraham fears for his life and exploits Sarai. If Abraham was blindly and fully obedient, as the traditional view assumes, why does he doubt God's promise of protection and consequently bring shame upon Sarai? The text depicts an Abraham who is struggling with personal doubt and who decides to take matters into his own hands rather than trust the possible promises of a God unseen.

Abram leaves his home and family, and departs into the "strange land" of Canaan, showing an extreme obedience to God and understanding of his duty to father this great race. Throughout Genesis, Abraham builds altars to God and sacrifices animals. In Genesis 22:2, God tells Abraham, "Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains". The next day, Abraham sets off for Moriah "and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood. And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son." After God stops the sacrifice, he tells Abraham, "Now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me."