The Bridge Church of the Nazarene
Sunday, April 11, 2021
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Locations & Times
The Bridge
1298 Kukila Pl, Honolulu, HI 96818, USA
Sunday 1:00 PM
Sermon Title: The Dial (Gen 12:1-20)
2 Parts of Genesis
* Gen 1-11 (Primeval History)
* Gen 12-50 (Patriarchal History)
* Gen 1-11 (Primeval History)
* Gen 12-50 (Patriarchal History)
Enuma Elish
•Babylonian Political & Military Propaganda; and,
•Tells the story of the creator god, Marduk, who created humanity amid battle and violence.
•Babylonian Political & Military Propaganda; and,
•Tells the story of the creator god, Marduk, who created humanity amid battle and violence.
Gen 12:1-20
12:1 Now Adonai said to Abram, “You yourself go, leave your country, and your relatives, and your father’s house, and go to the land that I will show you. 2 I will make of you a great nation. I will bless you and make your name great. You will be a blessing. 3 I will bless those who bless you, and the one who treats you with contempt I will curse. All the families of the earth will be blessed through you.” 4 So Abram went, as Adonai had told him. Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed from Haran. 5 Abram took Sarai his wife, Lot his brother’s son, all their possessions that they had gathered, and the people whom they had acquired in Haran, and they went to go into the land of Canaan. They entered into the land of Canaan. 6 Abram crossed the land to the place of Shechem, to the oak of Moreh. At that time, Canaanites were in the land. 7 Adonai appeared to Abram and said, “I will give this land to your offspring.” He built an altar there to Adonai, who had appeared to him. 8 He left from there to go to the mountain on the east of Bethel and pitched his tent, having Bethel on the west, and Ai on the east. There he built an altar to Adonai and called on Adonai’s name. 9 Abram traveled, still going on toward the South.
12:1 Now Adonai said to Abram, “You yourself go, leave your country, and your relatives, and your father’s house, and go to the land that I will show you. 2 I will make of you a great nation. I will bless you and make your name great. You will be a blessing. 3 I will bless those who bless you, and the one who treats you with contempt I will curse. All the families of the earth will be blessed through you.” 4 So Abram went, as Adonai had told him. Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed from Haran. 5 Abram took Sarai his wife, Lot his brother’s son, all their possessions that they had gathered, and the people whom they had acquired in Haran, and they went to go into the land of Canaan. They entered into the land of Canaan. 6 Abram crossed the land to the place of Shechem, to the oak of Moreh. At that time, Canaanites were in the land. 7 Adonai appeared to Abram and said, “I will give this land to your offspring.” He built an altar there to Adonai, who had appeared to him. 8 He left from there to go to the mountain on the east of Bethel and pitched his tent, having Bethel on the west, and Ai on the east. There he built an altar to Adonai and called on Adonai’s name. 9 Abram traveled, still going on toward the South.
The Bottom Line
Clarity requires connection.
Clarity requires connection.
Word of the Week
Theophany: A visible appearance by God to humans.
Theophany: A visible appearance by God to humans.
Noah & Abram
God spoke: 8:15 / 12:1a
“Go”: 8:16 / 12:1b
Went: 8:18 / 12:4
Built altar: 8:20 / 12:7
God blessed: 9:1 / 12:2
Covenant/Promise: 9:9 / 12:7
New era: 9:9 / 12:7
God spoke: 8:15 / 12:1a
“Go”: 8:16 / 12:1b
Went: 8:18 / 12:4
Built altar: 8:20 / 12:7
God blessed: 9:1 / 12:2
Covenant/Promise: 9:9 / 12:7
New era: 9:9 / 12:7
Gen 12:1-20
10 There was a famine in the land. Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there, for the famine was severe in the land. 11 When he had come near to enter Egypt, he said to Sarai his wife, “See now, I know that you are a beautiful woman to look at. 12 It will happen, when the Egyptians see you, that they will say, ‘This is his wife.’ They will kill me, but they will save you alive. 13 Please say that you are my sister, that it may be well with me for your sake, and that my life may survive because of you.” 14 When Abram had come into Egypt, Egyptians saw that the woman was very beautiful. 15 The princes of Pharaoh saw her, and praised her to Pharaoh; and the woman was taken into Pharaoh’s house. 16 He dealt well with Abram for her sake. He had sheep, cattle, male donkeys, male servants, female servants, female donkeys, and camels. 17 Adonai afflicted Pharaoh with great plagues, and his household, over the matter of Sarai, Abram’s wife. 18 Pharaoh called Abram and said, “What is this that you have done to me? Why didn’t you tell me that she was your wife? 19 Why did you say, ‘She is my sister,’ so that I took her to be my wife? So now here is your wife; take her, and go.” 20 Pharaoh commanded men concerning him, and they escorted him away with his wife and all that he had.
10 There was a famine in the land. Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there, for the famine was severe in the land. 11 When he had come near to enter Egypt, he said to Sarai his wife, “See now, I know that you are a beautiful woman to look at. 12 It will happen, when the Egyptians see you, that they will say, ‘This is his wife.’ They will kill me, but they will save you alive. 13 Please say that you are my sister, that it may be well with me for your sake, and that my life may survive because of you.” 14 When Abram had come into Egypt, Egyptians saw that the woman was very beautiful. 15 The princes of Pharaoh saw her, and praised her to Pharaoh; and the woman was taken into Pharaoh’s house. 16 He dealt well with Abram for her sake. He had sheep, cattle, male donkeys, male servants, female servants, female donkeys, and camels. 17 Adonai afflicted Pharaoh with great plagues, and his household, over the matter of Sarai, Abram’s wife. 18 Pharaoh called Abram and said, “What is this that you have done to me? Why didn’t you tell me that she was your wife? 19 Why did you say, ‘She is my sister,’ so that I took her to be my wife? So now here is your wife; take her, and go.” 20 Pharaoh commanded men concerning him, and they escorted him away with his wife and all that he had.