Bible Stories: Abraham

Genesis 12:1–9 KJV 1900

1 Now the Lord had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew thee: 2 And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: 3 And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed. 4 So Abram departed, as the Lord had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him: and Abram was seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran. 5 And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother’s son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came. 6 And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Sichem, unto the plain of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land. 7 And the Lord appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the Lord, who appeared unto him. 8 And he removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of Beth-el, and pitched his tent, having Beth-el on the west, and Hai on the east: and there he builded an altar unto the Lord, and called upon the name of the Lord. 9 And Abram journeyed, going on still toward the south.

I. A command to leave.

A. A hard trip journey.

1. Leave your family.

2. Leave your friends.

B. A dangerous journey.

C. A journey lead by God.

II. A promise of greatness.

A. A great nation. - A blessing

B. A great name. - you will be a blessing.

C. A Promise for the future.

1. Bless those who bless you.

2. Cure those who curse you.

3. Your family will be a blessing to all.

III. A leaving.

A. He was Seventy -five years old.

B. Took His wife.

C. Took His Nephew Lot.

IV. He built an altar.

a. He worshiped God.

B. He honored God.

C. He obeyed God.