8. The Birth of Isaac (Genesis 20: 1 – 21: 22)

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Lesson #8

The Birth of Isaac

(20: 1 21: 22)


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1. This theophony illustrates the increasingintimacy between Abraham and God

1. Abraham acts as host

2. God speaks to Abraham face to face, sharing a

meal with him

3. Abraham boldly steps forward and questionsGods decision to destroy Sodom


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1. In the Flood story of Genesis 6-9

1. Humanity had become totally corrupt (All the thoughts of all peoplewere only evil all the time, Genesis 6: 5)

2. God destroys all life on earth, sparing only Noah and his sons

3. Humanity gains a second chance through Noahs sons

4. The narrative ends with the Tower of Babel

2. In the Destruction of Sodom story of Genesis 18-19

1. The people of the plain had become totally corrupt

2. God destroys all life in the cities on the plain, sparing only Lot andhis daughters

3. The people of the plain gain a second chance through Lotsdaughters

4. The narrative ends with the Moabites and Ammonites.


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A Prelude to Property(20: 1-18)

B The Birth of Isaac(21: 1-21)

AAcquisition of Property(21: 22-34)


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1. Abraham is a verywealthy man, a tribal warlord

with 318 armed retainers at his disposal

(Genesis 14: 14).2. Kadesh is the largest oasis in the Negeb.

3. Abraham settles midway between Kadesh and

Shur (the road to Egypt, the Via Maris) near Gerar.

1. Gerar is a royal Canaanite city that later becomes one

of five fortified Philistine cities controlling the Via

Maris, cities that David will ultimately control as he

forges Israel into a united monarchy).


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1. What are Abrahams motives for telling Abimelechthat Sarah is his sister? Are they the same motives hehad with Pharaoh in Egypt?

2. Why do Abraham and Sarah name their son Isaac?

3. How do Abraham and Sarah differ in their attitudes

toward Hagar?4. Why does Abraham send Hagar and Ishmael away . . .and what are the consequences?

5. What is the significance of the oath that Abraham andAbimelech take concerning the well that Abraham haddug in the Negeb?


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