Study #3 - Abraham

Where are we going in this Genesis series:

• Study 1 - The Creation & Fall (Genesis 1-5)
• Study 2 - The Flood (Genesis 6-11)
• Study 3 - Abraham (Genesis 12-23)
  
• Study 4 - Isaac
• Study 5 - Jacob
• Study 6 - Israel & Joseph
  

Focus Verse

[Genesis 12:2 KJV] 2 And I will make of thee [Abraham] a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:

Thought Questions

1. In Genesis 12, who approaches who - God to Abraham or Abraham to God? What does this say about the nature of creation and salvation?  Genesis 12:1-2 (Genesis 12:7, Genesis 13:16, Micah 7:20)
   
2. During Abram & Sarah's journey to the promised land, what does the famine in Egypt reveal in Abram?  Genesis 12:10-12 (Isaiah 57:11, Jeremiah 17:5)
   
3. Abram's nephew, Lot, obviously made a poor choice in choosing to live in Sodom & Gomorrah.  What can we learn about the value of environment in our life? Genesis 13:11-12 (1 Corinthians 15:33, Proverbs 29:3)
   
4. After delivering his family from the enemies that captured them, what purpose would Abram giving a tenth of his increase to Melchizedek serve if he was already blessed by God? Genesis 14:18-20 (Psalm 68:19, Hebrews 7:4, Psalm 22:25)
   
5. We know some of Abraham's weaknesses, but while Abraham was offering sacrifice to God, what does Genesis 15:6 reveal about the greatest weakness that became his greatest strength? Genesis 15:6 (Romans 4:6, Galatians 3:6, James 2:23)
   
6. What valueable lessons can we learn as husbands and wives from Sarah's Hagar solution and Abraham's Ishmael conception?  Genesis 16:2-4 (Genesis 16:5, Matthew 7:26, Proverbs 14:1, Proverbs 14:7 )
   
7. How did God deal with Hagar in the middle of the Abraham-Sarah fiasco? Genesis 16:9-10 (Genesis 17:20, Genesis 21:13)
   
8. Though painful, what was the benefit of circumcision in relation to the promise of God to Abraham? Genesis 17:9-10 (Genesis 17:24-26, Deuteronomy 7:9, Nehemiah 1:5, 2 Kings 17:38, Deuteronomy 4:23)
   
9. What was Sarah's reaction to the news from visit of the Lord and his angels in Genesis 18? What was the Lord's response? Genesis 18:11-12 (Genesis 18:13-14, Luke 1:37, Ephesians 3:20)
   
10. Why did God destroy Sodom and Gomorrah? Genesis 18:20 (Genesis 19:13, Genesis 13:13, Isaiah 3:9, Romans 1:27)
    
11. While Lot's family was spared from the destructio of Sodom and Gomorrah, what lessons can we learn from his wife and his daughters? Genesis 19:26 (Genesis 19:31-32, Luke 17:31-32, Hebrews 10:38, Habakkuk 2:15, Proverbs 23:31 )
    
12. When Abimelech asked Abraham why he lied to him, what was Abraham's response? Genesis 20:11 (