A Bible lesson by Ivor Jefferies
1. What did God promise to Abraham?
Read Gen. 12:1-3, 15:5-7, 18-21.
2. What hindrances stood in the way of Abraham becoming a great nation and how did God deal each of these?
Read Gen. 11:30, 12:10-20, 16:1-4, 17:17, 18:9-14, 20:1-7, 22:1-2, 10-13.
3. In Genesis 15 God literally cut a covenant with Abraham. What does this ritual symbolize, and how is it fulfilled in the Lord Jesus Christ?
Read Gen. 15:9-11, Jer. 34:18-20, Isa. 53:8, Luke 22:19 (cf. John 19:33, 36).
4. Circumcision is called a sign and seal of the covenant (Gen. 17:10-14, Rom. 4:11). What does it symbolize and how is it fulfilled in Christ?
- Read Jos. 5:8-9, Jer. 4:4, Deut. 30:6, Col. 2:11.
- Read Gen. 3:15, 22:18, Matt. 1:1, Gal. 3:16.
- Read Gen. 34:24-25, Exo. 4:25-26, Luke 2:21, 24:46, Acts 20:28, Eph. 5:25.
5. Who are Abraham’s true children?
Read Luke 3:8, 13:28, 16:24, 19:9-10, John 8:33, 37-40, 44, Rom. 2:28-29, 9:6-8, Gal. 3:7-9, 14, 16, 29, 4:28, 6:16.
6. How does this apply to Jews today and to the children of believers?
Read Rom. 11:1-7, 23-29, Acts 2:38-41, 16:30-34, Gal. 3:26-29.