God's Promises- Genesis 14:1-16

We learned about the initial promises of God to Abram back in 12:1-3. What we have seen, and will continue to observe as we work our way through Genesis, is how God fulfills His promises.

We have before us a testimony to the power and working of God, which can encourage us to rely on the promises of God. Furthermore, and perhaps more important, we have an example of how the Lord worked His promise. In this passage it seems that God’s promises are fulfilled in an unlikely way, with unlikely people.

There is much for us to learn, so let us look at God’s Promises here in the first half of Genesis chapter 14.

I. The Setting: An Epic Battle- 14:1-12

A. The people involved- 1-3

B. The reason for the rebellion- 4

C. The rousing defeat- 5-12

II. The Savior: A Fulfilled Promise- 14:13-16

A. The Savior works with unlikely people- 13

B. The Savior’s task seems impossible- 14-15

*Impossible because of the armies involved

*Impossible because of the enormity of the task

C. The Savior accomplishes what he intended- 16