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Lech Lecha“Go forth yourself”

The 3rd Torah Portion Reading3rd reading in the Book of Genesis

Genesis 12:1 – 17:27Isaiah 40:27 – 41:16

Matthew 1:1-17

Lech Lecha

Lech LechaThe Shadows of the Messiah

Selected Titles of Messiah

• Son of Abraham Matthew 1:1• Seed of Abraham Galatians 3:16• King of Righteousness Hebrews 7:2• King of Peace Hebrews 7:2• King of Jerusalem Hebrews 7:2• Priest in the Order of Melchizedek Hebrews 5:10• The Sojourner Genesis 15:13• The Torch Isaiah 62: 1

Son of Abraham

Before Abraham was Born

John 8:57-59 57 Then said the Jews unto him, Thou art not yet fifty years old, and hast thou seen Abraham? 58 Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am. 59 Then took they up stones to cast at him: but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by.

Son of Abraham

When Abraham was Born

Genesis 11:26-27 26 And Terah lived seventy years, and begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran. 27 Now these are the generations of Terah: Terah begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran begat Lot.

Call of Abraham

Genesis 12:1-3 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.

Call of Abraham

Genesis 11:31-32 And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran his son's son, and Sarai his daughter in law, his son Abram's wife; and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan; and they came unto Haran, and dwelt there. 32 And the days of Terah were two hundred and five years: and Terah died in Haran.

Abraham’s DisobedienceAbram did not fully obey he took his father (from thy father's house) and he took Lot his (kindred). Lot became the proverbial albatross around the neck of Abram.

Abram didn’t move out west he moved up north. M It would be about 25 years before Abram obeyed God.

Abraham’s DisobedienceHebrews 11:8 By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went.

Hebrews 8:12 For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more.

Hebrews 10:17 And their sins and iniquities will I remember no more.

Psalm 103:12 As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.

Son of AbrahamSeven Blessings Plus One

1. I will make you a great nation.2. I will bless you.3. I will make your name great.4. You shall be a blessing.5. I will bless those who bless you.6. The one who curses you I will curse.7. In you all the families of the earth will be blessed. (Genesis 12:2- 3)8. To your descendants I will give this land. (Genesis 12:7)

Son of Abraham

Seven Blessings Plus One

1.I will make you a great nation.

Genesis 12:2 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:

Son of Abraham

Seven Blessings Plus One

2.I will bless you.

Genesis 12:2 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:

Son of Abraham

Seven Blessings Plus One

3. I will make your name great.

Genesis 12:2 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:

Son of Abraham

Seven Blessings Plus One

4. You shall be a blessing.

Genesis 12:2 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:

Son of Abraham

Seven Blessings Plus One

5. I will bless those who bless you.

Genesis 12:3 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.

Son of Abraham

Seven Blessings Plus One

6. The one who curses you I will curse.

Genesis 12:3 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.

Son of Abraham

Seven Blessings Plus One

7. In you all the families of the earth will be blessed.

Genesis 12:3 And I will bless them that bless thee, and : and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.

Son of Abraham

Seven Blessings Plus One

8. To your descendants I will give this land.

Genesis 12:7 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.

Righteous Lot

Genesis 13:1 And Abram went up out of Egypt, he, and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the south.

2 Peter 2:7-8 7 And delivered just Lot, vexed with the filthy conversation of the wicked: 8

(For that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds;)

Righteous LotGenesis 14:12 And they took Lot, Abram's brother's son, who dwelt in Sodom, and his goods, and departed.

Genesis 14:13 And there came one that had escaped, and told Abram the Hebrew; for he dwelt in the plain of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol, and brother of Aner: and these were confederate with Abram.

Genesis 14:14 And when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he armed his trained servants, born in his own house, three hundred and eighteen, and pursued them unto Dan.

The Wars of the Lord

Genesis 14:16 16 And he brought back all the goods, and also brought again his brother Lot, and his goods, and the women also, and the people.

Melchizedek

Genesis 14:18

And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God.

Melchizedek and the Kingdom

Genesis 14:18 And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God.

Bread and Wine

• Law of First Mention – profound significance• Matt 26:26 Jesus identifies bread as His Body (Type)• Matt 26:28 Jesus identifies wine as His Blood (Type)• Gen 40:1-4 Baker and Wine Steward are put in jail with Joseph – dreams with three days etc. • Boaz offers bread and wine to Ruth (Ruth 2:14)• Ecc 9:7 eat bread with joy, drink wine with a merry heart• Isa 36:17 Israel is the “land of bread and vineyards”• Passover meal – bread and wine• Melchizedek and the patriarchs may have understood the doctrine of atonement

Was Melchizedek Yeshua?

Genesis 14:18 And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God.

Abraham’s Belief

Genesis 15:6 And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness.

The Torch

Genesis 15:17 And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold a smoking furnace, and a burning lamp that passed between those pieces.

Isaiah 62:1 For Zion's sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest, until the righteousness thereof go forth as brightness, and the salvation thereof as a lamp that burneth.

From Abram to Abraham

Genesis 17:5 Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee.

Genesis 17:15 And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be.

From Abram to Abraham

Abram to Abraham

Sarai to Sarah

Both names were changed by adding the ra.Ra is the short form of Ruch a cadasch or the Holy Spirit.

It is the ruch = the breath or wind

The Signature

Abraham and Ishmael are circumcised

The Signature