Week 2, Journal 1: Genesis 12:1-9
The chosen passage begins with God calling Abram and Sarai, who were later called (Abraham and Sarah) to leave Haram, their home country to become the parents of a new generation and new country. God’s message to Abraham, “Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will show thee” (Genesis 12:1) preceded seven blessings as listed in verse three (3). Some of the blessings included “I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing.” In addition, the greatest of all blessings, the guarantee, which superseded all the blessings, was that of his lineage, the Savior and Redeemer of the world should …show more content…
Hebrews 11: 8 states, “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”. Abram's absolute obedience to God is the kind of faith that God requires from each man and woman. A practical application is that individuals need to rely upon the divine promise, without the least outward assurance of its fulfillment, to “seek first the kingdom of God and other things will be added”. Like Abram, who could not explain the leadings of God; individuals might not realized their expectations, but need to hold fast to God’s …show more content…
His obedience to God secured him the Grace of God. By acknowledging the presence of God at all times, Joseph could say, “How then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?” (Genesis 39: 9). This was Joseph’s response to Potiphar’s wife who desired to commit adultery with him. Joseph’s faith in God helped him to resist the temptation of Satan. The Bible says, “ Draw near to God and He will draw near to you” (James 4:8), “Submit yourselves, then to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you” (James 4: 7). Indeed, Joseph submitted to God, resisted the devil, and he was successful. Due to the grace that was bestowed upon Joseph, he was allowed to leave the Egyptian prison and became the prime minister of the country, “prison to palace”. Lessons learned from Joseph’s examples are applicable to everyone today. We all need to understand that by trusting God, He will see us through our trials and tribulations. God is in the midst of all
The chosen passage begins with God calling Abram and Sarai, who were later called (Abraham and Sarah) to leave Haram, their home country to become the parents of a new generation and new country. God’s message to Abraham, “Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will show thee” (Genesis 12:1) preceded seven blessings as listed in verse three (3). Some of the blessings included “I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing.” In addition, the greatest of all blessings, the guarantee, which superseded all the blessings, was that of his lineage, the Savior and Redeemer of the world should …show more content…
Hebrews 11: 8 states, “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”. Abram's absolute obedience to God is the kind of faith that God requires from each man and woman. A practical application is that individuals need to rely upon the divine promise, without the least outward assurance of its fulfillment, to “seek first the kingdom of God and other things will be added”. Like Abram, who could not explain the leadings of God; individuals might not realized their expectations, but need to hold fast to God’s …show more content…
His obedience to God secured him the Grace of God. By acknowledging the presence of God at all times, Joseph could say, “How then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?” (Genesis 39: 9). This was Joseph’s response to Potiphar’s wife who desired to commit adultery with him. Joseph’s faith in God helped him to resist the temptation of Satan. The Bible says, “ Draw near to God and He will draw near to you” (James 4:8), “Submit yourselves, then to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you” (James 4: 7). Indeed, Joseph submitted to God, resisted the devil, and he was successful. Due to the grace that was bestowed upon Joseph, he was allowed to leave the Egyptian prison and became the prime minister of the country, “prison to palace”. Lessons learned from Joseph’s examples are applicable to everyone today. We all need to understand that by trusting God, He will see us through our trials and tribulations. God is in the midst of all