Lesson 15
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Passage Genesis 16-17
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Content (List of Topics or Events)
Man’s answer to
God’s Covenant - Promise (Hagar and Ishmael) (Genesis 16)
a. Sarai’s child
answer - Hagar (1-4a)
b. Sarai mistreats Hagar (4b-6)
c. Angel of the Lord intercedes, describes son and “sees”
Hagar’s distress (7-15)
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God confirms covenant
with circumcision identification (Household of God) (Genesis 17:1-16; 23-27)
a. Name change to
identify Abraham as father of nations (1-8)
b. Covenant requirement
circumcision (9-14)
c. Name change to
Sarah as mother of nations (15-16)
d. Commitment
identification with covenant circumcision (23-27)
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God’s Covenant Son - Answer (Isaac from Sarah) (Genesis 17:17-22)
a. Covenant Son Isaac foretold (19)
b. Blessing to Ishmael (20)
c. Time set for covenant son’s birth (21-22)
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Divisions (Main Blocks of Thought)
Division
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Scripture
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Man’s answer to
God’s Covenant - Promise (Hagar and Ishmael)
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Genesis 16
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God confirms
covenant with circumcision identification (Household of God)
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Genesis 17:1-16;
23-27
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God’s Covenant Son - Answer (Isaac from Sarah)
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Genesis 17:17-22
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Subject Sentence (Summarizes the contents of the Divisions – No
more than 10 words)
Human action is Ishmael, but identification with covenant
yields Isaac blessing
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Aim (Main Teaching Point of the Passage)
To Learn that being blameless in God’s eyes requires first
identification with His covenant and walking with Him.
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Specific Application Questions
1. In
what ways are we intervening in God’s plans and setting our own direction?
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2. How
do we identify ourselves with God; how are we involved in our church?
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3. What
specific blessings, are you accepting through involvement in His work?
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Principles to Remember
God has a perfect plan for us.
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We should stick out as God’s own; an attractive ambassador
of Christ
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There is blessing and joy in serving Jesus
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