Blessing I Will Bless You

Text: Genesis 22
27 May 2018

TRACING THE ABRAHAMIC COVENANT

1. The Call of Abram   (Genesis 1)

a) Promises given
b) Faith relationship with God commenced

2. The Covenant given   (Genesis 15)

a) Covenant given
b) Worship sealed and established the Abrahamic Covenant

3. The Covenant Explained   (Genesis 17)

a) Call to walk before God
b) Sign of the Circumcision given
c) Obedience of Abraham

THE TESTING OF ABRAHAM

1. God asking Abraham to offer his son   (Genesis 22:1-2)

a) Difficult task
b) A tough Test

2. Obedience of Abraham

a) Immediate
b) Total
c) Faith established
“God will provide a lamb”   Genesis 22:8

THE SPARING OF ISAAC

(Genesis 22:11-19)

1. Commendation of Abraham

a) Now I know that you fear God
b) Since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from Me

2. God did provide a lamb

a) A ram caught in a ticket
b) This was offered up as a burnt offering

BLESSINGS PRONOUNCED

1. By Myself I have sworn

2. Because you have done this thing

3. You have not withheld your son, your only son

4. Blessing I will bless you

5. Multiplying I will multiply you

6. Descendants

a) As the stars of heaven… As the sand on the seashore
b) They shall possess the gates of their enemies
c) In your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed
Because you have obeyed My voice

THE SEED OF ABRAHAM

(Galatians 3:15-29)

1. Christ is the Seed of Abraham   (Galatians 3:16)

2. All sons of God through faith   (Galatians 3:26)

3. Abraham’s seed and heirs according to the promise   (Galatians 3:29)