Abraham 2: His Children
Read Gen 17: 1 – 27
How was Abram supposed to walk before God (v. 1)?
What was Abram’s name changed to?
In this covenant with Abraham, what did God promise him (vs. 2 – 8)?
What did Abraham have to do in this covenant (vs. 9 – 14)?
Is there an example for us in this story today? What do we learn about following God from this story?
Read Gen 18: 1 – 15
Yesterday we saw how old Sarah was (see Gen 17:17). How did Sarah respond when the Lord said she would have a son (Gen 18:12)?
How would you respond if someone told you that a 90 year old lady would have her first child?
Is anything too hard for the Lord (18: 14)?
Read Gen. 21: 1 – 7 to see what happened.
Did the Lord do what He promised?
Isaac means “he laughs”. Why is this name appropriate?
Sarah said, “God has brought me laughter” (21:6). Do you believe that God could bring you laughter?
What characteristics of God do we learn about from this passage?
