THE
PROMISE
Genesis
12:1-3
The promise God made to Abraham was one of
the most significant events of Bible history. As we examine it, we learn much
about God, ourselves, and our salvation.
GOD AND ABRAHAM
1. Genesis 12:1-3.
a. Promises for the nation
b. The promise of salvation.
2. The Promise through Abraham’s own child (Gen.
15:1-21).
3. The Promise through both Abraham and Sarah’s
child (Gen. 18:9-18).
4. The Promise through the child to be
sacrificed (Gen. 22:1-18).
5. Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (Gen. 26:1-4;
28:10-14; Ex. 3:13-15; 6:1-9).
DAVID’S SPECIAL PLACE
1. A King to reign forever (II Samuel 7:12-19).
2. David and Abraham are keys to the Promise
(Matt. 1:1).
3. The true king (Gen.49:10; Ezek. 21:25-27; Lk.
1:30-33).
4. The new kingdom (Acts 2:29-30; 13:22-23).
THE
PROMISE AND THE INHERITANCE (Acts 2:29-39).
1. The Promise (Acts 3:25).
2. In Christ
(Gal. 3:16; Gen. 22:17-18; Acts
3. Tied to our inheritance in Christ (Gal.
3:13-19; Rom. 4:13-16; 8:15-17; 9:8).
4. Relationship of the “gift of the Holy
Spirit,” the Promise, and the inheritance (Acts 2:38-39; Rom. 8:16-17; Gal.
3:14, 18-19; Rom. 4:13-16; Eph. 1:13-14; I Cor. 2:12; Gal. 4:4-7).
God’s promise to Abraham and
the additional aspects relating to David involve two parts of what God
promised. In these two concerns we see both temporal and eternal matters
working together. The nation of Israel would be the temporal facilitation for
God’s eternal spiritual promise. The greatness of the gift of the Promise is
seen in our great inheritance in Jesus. Through the gift of the Holy Spirit,
God revealed the plan and the blessings.
Edwin
9/24/00
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