Genesis 17. New Names for Abram & Sarai Covenant of Circumcision. Promise & conception of the Child of Promise Covenant with Isaac.

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1 Genesis 17 1 New Names for Abram & Sarai Covenant of Circumcision Promise & conception of the Child of Promise Covenant with Isaac

2 Genesis 17 Abram renamed Abraham 1& when Abram was ninety years (99) old & nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, & said unto him, I am the Almighty God; (El Shaddai) 2 walk before me, & be thou perfect (blameless without blemish). God talks to Abram directly 2& I will make my covenant between me & thee, & will multiply thee exceedingly. 3& Abram fell on his face: & God talked with him, saying,

3 Genesis 17 Abram renamed Abraham 3 4As for me,, my covenant is with thee, & thou shalt be a father of many nations. 5Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee. Why does God change Abram s name now?

4 Genesis 17 Abram renamed Abraham 6 & I will make thee exceeding fruitful, & I will make nations of thee, & kings shall come out of thee. Prophecy of who will come from Abraham & God s promises 4 God s covenant is the foundation for all of history from OT to NT times

5 Genesis 17 Abram renamed Abraham 6& I will make thee exceeding fruitful, & I will make nations of thee, & kings shall come out of thee. 7 & I will establish my covenant between me & thee & thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, & to thy seed after thee. ABRAHAM S SEED will be associated with THIS GOD ALONE 5 God s covenant is the foundation for all of history from OT to NT times

6 Genesis 17 Abram renamed Abraham 8 & I will give unto thee, & to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, 6 all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; & I will be their God. The Land Promised ABRAHAM S SEED will be associated with THIS GOD ALONE

7 Covenant of Circumcision (Lev 12:1-8; Joshua 5:1-9; Acts 15:1-4) Genesis 17 Blood Covenant? God requires? 7 9& God said unto Abraham, Thou shalt keep my covenant therefore, thou, & thy seed after thee in their generations. 10This [is] my covenant, which ye shall keep, He s specific! God states the covenant then explains the terms Who will it apply to What must be done to comply with it What time period it covers How it is transmitted from generation to generation How it can be broken

8 Covenant of Circumcision (Lev 12:1-8; Joshua 5:1-9; Acts 15:1-4) Genesis 17 Blood Covenant of Circumcision 8 9& God said unto Abraham, Thou shalt keep my covenant therefore, thou, & thy seed after thee in their generations. He s specific! 10This [is] my covenant, which ye shall keep, between me & you & thy seed after thee; Every man child among you shall be circumcised. God states the covenant then explains the terms Who will it apply to What must be done to comply with it What time period it covers How it is transmitted from generation to generation How it can be broken

9 Covenant of Circumcision (Lev 12:1-8; Joshua 5:1-9; Acts 15:1-4) Genesis 17 Blood Covenant of Circumcision 9 9& God said unto Abraham, Thou shalt keep my covenant therefore, thou, & thy seed after thee in their generations. Every covenant has a sign He s specific! 10c Every man child among you shall be circumcised. 11 & ye shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin; & it shall be a token (sign) of the covenant betwixt (between) me & you.

10 Genesis 17 Blood Covenant of Circumcision 10 9& God said unto Abraham,Thou shalt keep my covenant therefore, thou, & thy seed after thee in their generations. Why 8 days? slide 21ff 12 & he that is 8 days old shall be circumcised among you, every man child in your generations, he that is born in the house, or bought with money of any stranger, which [is] not of thy seed. Every male in the household free or bond, foreigner or Hebrew

11 Covenant of Circumcision (Lev 12:1-8; Joshua 5:1-9; Acts 15:1-4) Genesis 17 Blood Covenant of Circumcision 11 Everyone is included IF! 13He that is born in thy house, & he that is bought with thy money, must needs be circumcised: & my covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant. Who is excluded & why 14 & the uncircumcised man child whose flesh of his foreskin is not circumcised (does not have the sign of the covenant), that soul shall be cut off from his people; he hath broken my covenant.

12 Genesis 17 Blood Covenant of Circumcision 9& God said unto Abraham, Thou shalt keep my covenant therefore, thou, & thy seed after thee in their generations. 12 Hebrew people are distinctive from all other tribes, peoples & nations I am the Almighty God; (El Shaddai) Gen 17.1 Worship of This GOD Sign of Circumcision Later keeping Sabbath

13 Gen 17 Seed of Abram & Promise of Seed through Sarai God Changes Sarai s name to match His Promise God will fulfill what He has said He will do 13 15& God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah [shall] her name [be]. 16& I will bless her, & give thee a son also of her: yea, I will bless her, & she shall be [a mother] of nations; kings of people shall be of her.

14 Promise of Seed through Sarai God Changes Sarai s name to match His Promise God will fulfill what He has said He will do 14 The Hebrew letter heh is the breath of God 15& God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah [shall] her name [be]. 16& I will bless her, & give thee a son also of her: yea, I will bless her, & she shall be [a mother] of nations; kings of people shall be of her.

15 Prophecy of coming birth of Isaac Fulfilling God s promises 15 19& God said, Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed; & thou shalt call his name Isaac: & I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, [&] with his seed after him. Gen 17 17Then Abraham fell upon his face, & laughed, & said in his heart, Shall [a child] be born unto him that is an (100) hundred years old? & shall Sarah, that is (90) ninety years old, bear?

16 Prophecy of coming birth of Isaac Fulfilling God s promises 16 Gen 17.17Then Abraham fell upon his face, & laughed, & said in his heart, Shall [a child] be born unto him that is an (100) hundred years old? & shall Sarah, that is (90) ninety years old, bear? 19& God said, Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed; & thou shalt call his name Isaac: & I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, [&] with his seed after him.

17 God will continue the Covenant with Isaac Gen 17 Comparison of covenant with Isaac but not Ishmael Blessing but no covenant Blessing & Covenant 18& Abraham said unto God, O that Ishmael might live before thee! 20& as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold, I have blessed him, & will make him fruitful, & will multiply him exceedingly; twelve (12) princes shall he beget, & I will make him a great nation. 21But my covenant will I establish with Isaac, which Sarah shall bear unto thee at this set time in the next year & He left off talking with him, & God went up from Abraham.

18 Gen 17 God teaches a lesson Faith vs Unbelief & Flesh vs Spirit Man s ways vs God s ways 18 Ishmael vs. Isaac 2 sons of 2 different principles FLESH & SPIRIT Ishmael of the FLESH = UNBELIEF- man s ways The son of the bondwoman will not be heir Isaac of the PROMISE, in response to faith accomplished by God God s ways Ultimate Triumph of Faith in the offering of Isaac Gal

19 Genesis God's Covenant of Circumcision with Abraham 19 Who must obey! 23& Abraham took Ishmael his son, & all that were born in his house, & all that were bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham's house; & circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the selfsame day, as God had said unto him.

20 Genesis God's Covenant of Circumcision with Abraham 20 24& Abraham was ninety years old (99) & nine, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin. 25& Ishmael his son was thirteen years old (13), when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin. 26In the selfsame day was Abraham circumcised, & Ishmael his son. 27& all the men of his house, born in the house, & bought with money of the stranger, were circumcised with him.

21 Genesis 17 God's Covenant of Circumcision with Abraham Why 8 days? 21 Physical aspects of circumcision 12 & he that is 8 days old shall be circumcised among you, Abraham did not pick the 8th day after many centuries of trial-and-error experiments. Abraham nor anyone in his household from the ancient city of Ur in the Chaldees were circumcised. It was a day picked by the God the Creator!

22 Genesis 17 God's Covenant of Circumcision with Abraham Why 8 days? 22 Physical aspects of circumcision God s Science Moment! On the 8 th day, the amount of prothrombin (vit K) present is 110% of normal it is the only day in the male s life in which this occurs. If surgery is to be performed on an infant, day 8 is the perfect day to do it. Vitamin K & prothrombin levels are at their peak. Levels of prothrombin drop off quickly after 8 days. S.I. McMillen, M.D. None of These Diseases

23 Genesis God's Covenant of Circumcision with Abraham Why 8 days? 23 Physical aspects of circumcision God s health prescriptions are based on real medical facts. It s just that humans are discovering them well after God s instructions were issued.

24 Genesis OT significance not just covenant Spiritual meaning of circumcision 24 Deut 30.6 The LORD your God will (circumcise) change your heart & the hearts of all your descendants, so that you will love Him with all your heart & soul & so you may live! NLT Circumcision is the cutting away of the flesh-old man-old nature cutting off the "old life," in favor of the new which is in Christ (the Seed)

25 Genesis 17 NT to crucify cut away the flesh (sin man) cutting off the "old life," in favor of the new which is in Christ (the Seed) Spiritual meaning of circumcision 25 Phil 3.3 For we who worship by the Spirit of God are the ones who are truly circumcised. We rely on what Christ Jesus has done for us. We put no confidence in human effort (the flesh) NLT

26 Genesis Circumcision is the cutting away of the flesh-old man-old nature cutting off the "old life," in favor of the new which is in Christ (the Seed) Spiritual meaning of circumcision Colossians 2:10& ye are complete in Him (Jesus Christ), which (who) is the head of all principality & power: 11In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off** the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ: (**wholly putting away from oneself)

27 Genesis 17 Circumcision of the Heart Spiritual meaning of circumcision 27 Moses Deut God circumcised the hearts of His people so they might be devoted to Him Unbelief Jer 9.26, Ezek An uncircumcised heart was a heart of unbelief Paul Rom , circumcision of the heart evidence of salvation & fellowship with God

28 Genesis 17 Circumcision of the Heart 28 Spiritual meaning of circumcision Jeremiah 4. 3For thus saith the LORD to the men of Judah & Jerusalem, Break up your fallow ground, & sow not among thorns. 4 Circumcise yourselves to the LORD, & take away the foreskins of your heart, ye men of Judah & inhabitants of Jerusalem: lest my fury come forth like fire, & burn that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings. O.T. vs.4 God tells the men to circumcise their hearts

29 Genesis 17 Circumcision of the Heart Spiritual meaning of circumcision God begins lessons in the physical realm Then He shows the true spiritual meaning 29 God s lessons lead people to change their hearts, minds, intentions to line up with God Why does God do this? Start with the physical then go to the spiritual lesson? God starts with physical lessons to help his physical creatures understand the more important spiritual principle

30 Genesis 17 Circumcision of the Heart 30 Spiritual meaning of circumcision God s lessons lead people to change their hearts, minds, intentions to line up with God Rom 2.29 a true Jew is one whose heart is right with God. & true circumcision is not merely obeying the letter of the law; rather, it is a change of heart produced by God's Spirit. & a person with a changed heart seeks praise from God, not from people NLT God starts with physical lessons to help his physical creatures understand the more important spiritual principle

31 The oaks at Mamre 31 Genesis 18 Abraham's Celestial Visitors 1& the LORD appeared unto him in the plains (oaks) of Mamre: & he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day; 2& he lift up his eyes & looked, &, lo, three (3) men stood by him: & when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, & bowed himself toward the ground,

32 32 Genesis 18 Abraham's Celestial Visitors Abraham's welcome 3& said, My Lord, if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant: 4Let a little water, I pray you, be fetched, & wash your feet, & rest yourselves under the tree:

33 Genesis 18 Abraham's Celestial Visitors 33 5& I will fetch a morsel of bread, & comfort ye your hearts; after that ye shall pass on: for therefore are ye come to your servant. & they said, So do, as thou hast said. 6& Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, & said, Make ready quickly three (3) measures of fine meal, knead it, & make cakes upon the hearth.

34 34 Abraham's Celestial Visitors Genesis 18 7& Abraham ran unto the herd, & fetched a calf tender & good, & gave it unto a young man; & he hastened to dress it. 8& he took butter, & milk, & the calf which he had dressed, & set it before them; & he stood by them under the tree, & they did eat.

35 Abraham's Celestial Visitors Genesis 18 Unusual Visitors Unusual Response 35 Abraham is in a hurry vs.2 Hurried to the tent vs.6 Ran to the herd vs.7 The servant hurried vs.7 Abraham bowed low vs.2 He served but didn t eat vs.6 They sat Abraham stood vs.8

36 Genesis The visitors inquire of Sarah by name 9 Where is Sarah, your wife? the visitors asked. She s inside the tent, Abraham replied. 10Then one of them said, I will return to you about this time next year, and your wife, Sarah, will have a son! They know her name! Sarah was listening to this conversation from the tent. 11Abraham & Sarah were both very old by this time, & Sarah was long past the age of having children. 12So she laughed silently to herself & said, How could a worn-out woman like me enjoy such pleasure, especially when my master my husband is also so old? NLT

37 13Then the LORD (Yahweh) said to Abraham, Why did Sarah laugh? Why did she say, Can an old woman like me have a baby? 14Is anything too hard for the LORD? I will return about this time next year, & Sarah will have a son. 15Sarah was afraid, so she denied it, saying, I didn t laugh. But the LORD said, No, you did laugh. NLT Genesis 18 The LORD prophecies 37 Sarah denies laughing

38 Genesis The LORD Yahweh is having a conversation! Then a prophecy about Abraham! 16& the men rose up from thence, & looked toward Sodom: & Abraham went with them to bring them on the way. 17& the LORD said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do; 18Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great & mighty nation, & all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him? 19For I know him, that he will command his children & his household after him, & they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice & judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.

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