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6: The Roots of Abraham – Teaching Plan

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Key Thought: Abraham, suspended between a lost past and a future he can’t see, is reassured by God, and exemplifies faith. He is one of the most mentioned figure from the Old Testament. May 7, 2022 1. Have a volunteer read Genesis 12:1-5. Ask class members to share a short thought on what the most important … Continue reading –>

Inside Story: A Dream Marriage

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A Dream Marriage By Yulia Bondarenko The day Ruth took her first step toward becoming a missionary was when she gave her life to Jesus and was baptized while in the seventh grade in the U.S. In the eighth grade, she was asked to clean her Seventh-day Adventist church. She knew nothing about cleaning churches, … Continue reading –>

Friday: Further Thought ~ The Roots of Abraham

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Further Thought: Read Ellen G. White, “Abraham in Canaan,” Pages 134-136, in Patriarchs and Prophets. “Christ’s church is to be a blessing, and its members are to be blessed as they bless others. The object of God in choosing a people before all the world was not only that He might adopt them as His sons and … Continue reading –>

Leaving Home

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Now the Lord had said to Abram: “Get out of your country, From your family And from your father’s house, To a land that I will show you. Genesis 12:1 NKJV Some people can’t wait to get away from home. As soon as they turn 18 they marry or join the army and get stationed … Continue reading –>

Thursday: The Tithe of Melchizedek

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Read Genesis 14:18-24 and Hebrews 7:1-10. Who was Melchizedek? Why did Abram give his tithe to this priest who seems to appear out of nowhere? The sudden appearance of the mysterious Melchizedek is not out of place. After Abram has been thanked by the Canaanite kings, he now thanks this priest, a thankfulness revealed by his paying his … Continue reading –>

Wednesday: The Babel Coalition

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Read Genesis 14:1-17. What is significant about this war taking place just after the gift of the Promised Land? What does this story teach us about Abram? This is the first war narrated in the Scriptures (Genesis 14:2). The coalition of four armies from Mesopotamia and Persia against the other coalition of five Canaanite armies, including the … Continue reading –>

Tuesday: Abraham and Lot

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Read Genesis 13:1-18. What does this story teach us about the importance of character? Abram returns to where he was before, as if his trip to Egypt were a mere unfortunate detour. God’s history with Abram starts again, where it had stopped since his first trip to the Promised Land. Abram’s first station is Bethel (Genesis 13:3), … Continue reading –>

Monday: The Temptation of Egypt

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Read Genesis 12:10-20. Why did Abram leave the Promised Land to go to Egypt? How did the pharaoh behave in comparison to Abram? Ironically, Abram, who had just arrived in the Promised Land, decides to leave it for Egypt because “there was a famine in the land” (Genesis 12:10, NKJV). Evidence of people from Canaan going into … Continue reading –>

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