Abraham’s Background and Early Experiences (Gen 11:10 - 12:9) Abraham’s Background and Early Experiences (Gen 11:10 - 12:9) C. Abraham’s Call (12:1-9)

Abraham’sBackground and

Early Experiences(Gen 11:10 - 12:9)

C. Abraham’s Call (12:1-9)

A. Genealogy of Shem (11:10-26)

B. Genealogy of Terah (11:27-32)

Outline (11.1)

II. Original Meaning

III. Modern Application

I. Structure and Content

Death and Progeny (22:1-25:18)

Background and Early Experiences (11:10-12:9)

Covenant Relationship with God (15:1-17:27)

Later Contacts with Others (18:1-21:34)

Earlier Contacts with Others (12:10-14:24)

Structure of Abraham’s Life (11.2)


Background and Early Experiences (11:10-12:9) Background and Early Experiences (11:10-12:9)Life of Abraham (11:10-25:18)


Background & Early Experiences (11.2)

Shem’s Genealogy (11:10-26)

Terah’s Genealogy (11:27-32)

Abraham’s Migration (12:1-9)


Shem’s Genealogy (11:10-26)Shem’s Genealogy (11:10-26)

Structure of Shem’s Genealogy (11.3)


Gen 11:10-25This is the account of Shem. Two years after the flood, when Shem was 100 years old, he became the father of Arphaxad. 11 And after he became the father of Arphaxad, Shem lived 500 years and had other sons and daughters. 12 When Arphaxad had lived 35 years, he became the father of Shelah. 13 And after he became the father of Shelah, Arphaxad lived 403 years and had other sons and daughters. 14 When Shelah had lived 30 years, he became the father of Eber. 15 And after he became the father of Eber, Shelah lived 403 years and had other sons and daughters. 16 When Eber had lived 34 years, he became the father of Peleg. 17 And after he became the father of Peleg, Eber lived 430 years and had other sons and daughters. 18 When Peleg had lived 30 years,

he became the father of Reu. 19 And after he became the father of Reu, Peleg lived 209 years and had other sons and daughters. 20 When Reu had lived 32 years, he became the father of Serug. 21 And after he became the father of Serug,Reu lived 207 years and had other sons and daughters. 22 When Serug had lived 30 years, he became the father of Nahor. 23 And after he became the father of Nahor, Serug lived 200 years and had other sons and daughters. 24 When Nahor had lived 29 years, he became the father of Terah. 25 And after he became the father of Terah, Nahor lived 119 years and had other sons and daughters. 26 After Terah had lived 70 years, he became the father of Abram, Nahor and Haran.

•Linear Genealogy: One Person for Each Generation (except the last)

•Formulaic: Each Generation Same Pattern (except the first and last)

“And after he became the father of X, X lived X years and had other sons and daughters”

•Title: “the account of Shem” (11:10)

•Flattened, Stereotyped Characters, None Unique

Structure of Terah’s Genealogy (11.4)




Terah’s Genealogy (11:27-32)Terah’s Genealogy (11:27-32)Terah’s Genealogy (11:27-32)

Gen 11:27-32This is the account of Terah. Terah became the father of Abram, Nahor and Haran. And Haran became the father of Lot. 28 While his father Terah was still alive, Haran died in Ur of the Chaldeans, in the land of his birth. 29 Abram and Nahor both married. The name of Abram's wife was Sarai, and the name of Nahor's wife was Milcah; she was the daughter of Haran, the father of both Milcah and Iscah. 30 Now Sarai was barren; she had no children. 31 Terah took his son Abram, his grandson Lot son of Haran, and his daughter-in-law Sarai, the wife of his son Abram, and together they set out from Ur of the Chaldeans to go to Canaan. But when they came to Haran, they settled there. 32 Terah lived 205 years, and he died in Haran.

•Title: “the account of Terah” (11:27)

•Only Two Generations: Terah to Abraham

•Special Comments on Several Characters:

Structure of Terah’s Genealogy (11.4)

•11:28 Death of Haran to Anticipate Lot’s Involvement•11:29 Nahor and Wives to Explain Rebecca•11:30 Sarah was barren in Anticipation of Promise•11:31 Terah’s Travel in Anticipation of Abraham’s Role•11:32 Terah’s Death in Anticipation of Abraham’s Role


Structure of Abraham’s Migration (11.5)





Abraham’s Migration (12:1-9)Abraham’s Migration (12:1-9)

Gen 12:1-9


The LORD had said to Abram, "Leave your country, your people and your father's household and go to the land I will show you. 2 "I will make you into a great nation and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. 3 I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you." 4 So Abram left, as the LORD had told him; and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he set out from Haran. 5 He took his wife Sarai, his nephew Lot, all the possessions they had accumulated and the people they had acquired in Haran,

and they set out for the land of Canaan, and they arrived there. 6 Abram traveled through the land as far as the site of the great tree of Moreh at Shechem. At that time the Canaanites were in the land. 7 The LORD appeared to Abram and said, "To your offspring I will give this land." So he built an altar there to the LORD, who had appeared to him. 8 From there he went on toward the hills east of Bethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east. There he built an altar to the LORD and called on the name of the LORD. 9 Then Abram set out and continued toward the Negev.

ProblemAbraham’s Call to Canaan (12:1-3)

Turning Point Abraham’s Departure and Arrival at Canaan (12:4-5)

ResolutionAbraham’s Completes Call to Canaan (12:6-9)







Outline (11.6)




“Israel’s World”

Moses

“Abraham’s World”

Gen 11:10-12:9The way Abraham first received

God’s blessings reveals how Israel could receive God’s blessings in

Moses’ day.

Original Meaning 11:10-12:9 (11.7)




Abraham Inherited from His Faithful Lineage.


Abraham Overcame Failures of Previous Generation.


Abraham Responded Faithfully to the Call to Canaan.

Moses

Connections/Anticipations (11.8)

Israelites Must EmbraceTheir Faithful Heritage.

Israelites Must OvercomeFailures of Previous Generation.

Israelites Must Respond Faithfully to Call to Canaan.

Establishing

Modeling

Adumbrating

Comparison of Shem and Seth (11.9)


Seth Genealogy(5:1-31)

Shem Genealogy(11:10-26)

Similar Patterns[“when [x] was [x] years old”], [x] became the father of [x]”,

[x] “lived [so many] years,” “[x] lived [x] years” ]

Long LivesEveryone in Seth’s line lived many years; everyone in Shem’s line lived

between 148 and 600 years. (Ex 20:12)

Progeny“other sons and daughters”

(Deut 28:4)

Righteous Primeval Lineage Righteous Patriarchal Lineage

Beginning and Ending

Adam (5:1)Shem, Ham, Japheth (5:32)

Shem (11:10)Abram, Nahor, Haran (11:26)




Abraham was brought into covenant with

God because he belonged to a lineage that continued

the righteous lineage of Seth.

Moses

Meaning of 11:10-26 (11.10)

Israelites have beenbrought into covenant with God because

they belong to a lineagethat continues therighteous lineage

of Seth and Abraham.

Establishing

(Many moral and affectiveimplications derive from this

information.)

Observations Implications

Travels of Terah and Abraham (11.11)

Terah’s Genealogy (11:27-32)Call to

Canaan

FirstGeneration

Dies

YoungerGeneration

Suceeds

Call toCanaan First

GenerationDies

WillSecond

GenerationSuceed?

Abraham’sExperience

Israel’sExperience




Abraham overcame the failure of the

previous generation to enter Canaan.

Moses

Meaning of 11:10-26 (11.12)

Israelites mustovercome the failure

of the previousgeneration to enter Canaan.

Modeling

(Many informative and affectiveimplications derive from this

directive.)



Abraham’s Migration (12:1-9)Call toCanaan andBlessings

Upon Faithfulness

Throughout LandWhen

Canaanites There by Calling on Name

Call toCanaan andBlessings

Upon Faithfulness

Throughout LandWhen

Canaanites There by Calling on Name?

Abraham’sExperience

Israel’sExperience




Abraham was called to blessings for himself and others

upon condition of obedience.

Moses

Meaning of 12:1-9 (11.14)

Israelites are called to blessings for themselves and others

upon condition of obedience.

Adumbrating


Abraham went to Canaan despite the presence of threatening Canaanites.

Abraham traversed the entire land by calling on

Yahweh.

Israelites must go to Canaan despite the presence of threatening Canaanites.

Israelites must traversed the entire land by calling on

Yahweh.






Outline (11.15)




Application of 11:10-26 (11.16)


Our World

Applications

IJesus is the

connector to the

righteous lineage

ofAbraham.

CChurch must

embrace its

righteous lineage

for God’s blessings.

CThe

whole righteous lineage will be exalted when Christ

returns.




Abraham was brought

into covenant with God because he

belonged to a lineage that

continued the righteous

lineage of Seth.

Israelites have been

brought into covenant

with God because they belong to a

lineagethat continues therighteous lineage

of Seth and Abraham.

Abraham overcame the failure of the

previous generation to enter Canaan.


Observations

Israelites mustovercome the failure

of the previousgeneration to enter Canaan.

Implications

(Many informative and affective

implications derive from thisdirective.)

Our World

Applications

IJesus

overcame failures of the past.

CChurch must

overcame failures of the past.

CInvisible church

will completely overcome

past in

Christ’s return.






Our World

Applications




Abraham was called to blessings for

himself and others upon condition of

obedience.

Israelites are called to blessings for themselves and

others upon obedience.

Abraham went to Canaan despite the

presence of threatening Canaanites.

Abraham traversed the entire land by

calling on Yahweh.

Israelites must go to Canaan despite the

presence of threatening Canaanites.

Israelites must traverse entire land by calling on

Yahweh.

IJesus called to blessing

upon obedience,

CChurch called

to blessing upon

obedience..

CChurch

will receive conditional blessings.

Jesus went toward NH NE

despite enemies.

Church must go toward NH

NE despite enemies.

Church will overcome

all enemies..

Jesus depended on

God.

Church must depend on

God.

Church will utterly depend

on God.

Documents

Abraham’s Background and Early Experiences (Gen 11:10 - 12:9) Abraham’s Background and Early Experiences (Gen 11:10 - 12:9) C. Abraham’s Call (12:1-9)