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*Utawala** Baptist Church**11-02-07*
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*The Test of Faith*
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*Scripture Genesis 12:1-9*
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*REVIEW (12:1–4)*
/A./ /The covenant (*vv.
1–3*)./
God had called Abraham in Ur of the Chaldees (Acts 7:2–4), but he had lingered at Haran until the death of his father (11:27–32).
God demands total separation to Himself, even if death must accomplish it.
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/B./ /The compromise (*vv.
4–6*)./
“Lot went with him”—this was mistake number two.
Lot’s father, Haran, was dead (11:28), so Abraham took the young man under his protection, only to have him create serious problems.
Later, God had to separate Lot from Abraham before He could advance His plan for the patriarch’s life.
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/The confession (*vv.
7–9*)./
Obedience always leads to blessing.
After Abraham arrived in Canaan, the Lord appeared to Abraham to further assure him.
Abraham did not hesitate to confess his faith before the heathen in the land.
Wherever he went, he pitched his tent and built his altar.
(*See 13:3–4, 18.*)
*I Abraham’s Journey of Faith (12:4-9)*
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* *The tie with the old flesh finally broken Abram moves on!
Abram has some significant experiences along the way!
Don’t as well as we move through life?
*Genesis 12:6*
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* *We find Abram passes arrives in Sichem.
Sichem means shoulder.
Shoulder signifies strength or power.
In those times burdens were carried on the shoulder.
*Obedience to God will always bring us power.
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*If our Christian walk is lacking in power or is fruitless we need to ask ourselves “What in my life is displeasing to God?”*
The leave it behind like Abram.
From Sichem Abram arrives on the Plain of Moreh.
“Moreh” means even place or place of instruction.
After Abram’s victory at Haran God leads him to the place of instruction.
God realized Abram would need much instruction long journey and tests that still lied ahead.
The journey had only just begun!
*Genesis 12:6*
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The Canaanites were in the land….
They were watching
They knew Abram professed faith in Jehovah
They were watching to see if there was a flaw in his faith.
Just as the world watches us today!
*HOW BADLY WE NEED INSTRUCTION!*
How do we get that instruction?
*Green page!*
*WE LIKE ABRAM SHOULD WALK CAREFULLY BECAUSE THE CANAANITE IS STILL IN THE LAND!*
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Obedience brings joy and rewards!
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* *The LORD comes to strengthen His servant.
He renews His Covenant
He encourages!
God knows there are severe tests ahead!
God knows how weak His children were and ARE!
God gives His servant a time of rest before the next test!
What beautiful communion in *verse 8*!
Abram’s face was toward BETHEL and his back towards HAI!
Bethel means house of God while HAI means defeat!
Hai *Joshua 7*
Abram communes with God sacrificing, praying and fellowshipping!
What a model for us today!
*THE NEXT TEST!*
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* How long Abram dwelt there we are not told.*
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*II.* *Abraham’s Lapse of Faith (12:10–20)*
/A./ /The disappointment (*v.
10*)./
A famine in the place of God’s leading!
How could this be?
Why would God allow this to happen?
What a great disappointment this must have been to the pilgrims.
God was testing their faith, to see if they were trusting the land or the Lord.
This was a great test of Abram’s faith and unfortunately he failed it miserably!
Instead of trusting God and God’s supply Abram chose to rely instead on man!
*IF ABRAM HAD ONLY TRUSTED GOD!*
*GOD HAS PLACED ME HERE AND WE WILL STAY UNTIL HE TELLS ME WE SHOULD MOVE!*
God was able to supply manna to the entire nation of Israel.
God was able to feed Elijah by the brook!
God was able to fill the disciples’ nets with fish!
Could God not supply Abram’s needs?
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*Abram turns his back on Bethel and goes to Egypt!*
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/The deception *(vv.
11–13).*/
One sin leads to another: first Abraham trusted Egypt; now he trusted his wife’s lie to protect him.
*Genesis 20:13* makes it clear that Sarah was equally guilty with Abraham, and *20:12* indicates that the “lie” was really a half-truth, for she was his half-sister.
It seems that Abraham was more concerned for his own safety than the safety of his wife—or the safety of the promised seed.
*The saintliest and holiest believer is not immune to the flesh and temptation, but is all too prone to yield and submit to it when it appears that obedience to God may cost him too great a price.*
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*Behold Abram*
Behold poor Abram!
He resorts to lying when he could have been trusting.
He succumbs to fear when he could have been confident.
He makes excuses when he could have been resting.
But worse than that, he was even willing to give his wife, Sarai, to become an adulteress to save his own skin.
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/The discipline *(vv.
14–20).*/
What a shame that believing Abraham should be rebuked by an unbelieving king.
Until he knew the truth about Sarah, Pharaoh “bestowed favors” upon Abraham, but once God stepped in and exposed the lie, Pharaoh had to ask them to leave.
What a poor testimony the Christian is when he or she mingles with the world and compromises.
Someone has said, “Faith is living without scheming.”
Abraham and all his descendants have needed to learn that lesson!
Lot lived with the world and lost his testimony (19:12–14); and Peter sat by the enemy fire and denied his Lord.
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*III.*
*Abraham’s Return of Faith (13:1–4)*
Christians enmeshed in the world cannot be happy with themselves.
They must go back to the very place where they abandoned the Lord.
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