Notes:
- God tells Abram to leave his country.
- He promises to make him a great nation and bless him.
- Abram leaves, taking his wife Sarai, nephew Lot and possessions and then travels to Canaan.
- God says he will give the land to the offspring of Abram and Abram builds an alter.
- They travel to the hills east of Bethel, Negev and then down to Egypt because of a famine.
- Abram tells his beautiful wife to pretend to be his sister so that the Egyptians won't kill him and take her.
- The Pharaoh sees how beautiful Sarai is and treats Abram well for her sake, giving him livestock and servants.
- The Lord inflicts diseases on Pharaoh and his household.
- Because of this Pharaoh tells him to take his wife and go, then his men send Abram on his way with all that he had.
Side Notes:
- Abram left his home and all that he knew in order to obey God. Respect.
- Why an alter? In this time people built alters to pray and worship as well as remember Gods promises. Likewise, it is good for us to worship God and reflect often on His desires for our life. By worshiping God and putting Him in the center of my life I am more motivated to obey him.
- I find it interesting that God give Abram Caanan and then BAM he needs to go to Egypt for food. It would have been easy to look at that situation and question Gods plan. ëx: "Why did you bring me here and give me land only so that I would have to leave it?" But Abram never weakened in his faith.
- When Abram says that Sarai is his sister, it is actually true. She was his half sister. She was also his wife though, which he purposefully left out. This is a perfect way to see where God sits with half lies or omitting parts of truth. By doing this Abram is not trusting for Gods protection and gets himself into a world of hurt.
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