Clumsy Theosis - Abraham: The Promise of a Great Nation, Great Name, and Worldwide Blessing

Abraham is the man of the hour during week four of our series on salvation history. And there are a lot of moving parts to his story: Before he was Abraham he was Abram. He was called out into the wilderness by God. He's responsible for the practice of circumcision. He sent his illegitimate son away. And was asked by God to slay his only-begotten (legitimate) son as a sacrifice. Are all these events random or do they fit together, and how? Richaél Lucero connects the dots to show the bigger picture at work.

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—Scriptures referenced:
-70 nations of the earth/Noah’s descendants. Genesis 10.
-Tower of Babel—how the nations lost God’s favor. Genesis 11.
-How they got back God’s favor. Through a descendant of Shem, Abram. Genesis 12.
-Threefold promise to Abraham. Genesis 12: 1-3.
“Now the Lord said to Abram, “Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you. And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you, and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and him who curses you I will curse; and by you all the families of the earth shall bless themselves.”
-First covenant with Abram—a great nation. Genesis 15 ritual called “covenant between the pieces.”
-Second covenant. Name changed from Abram to Abraham. Circumcision. Genesis 17.
-John 3:16. For God so loved the world, he gave his only-begotten Son.
-Third covenant. Binding of Isaac. The Calvary of the Old Testament. Genesis 22.

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