Bible Text: Genesis 17:1-11 | Genesis

“Covenant People”

C1 – Six days of creation and after each day God looked and judged, “It is good”

Key line:  1:1, “In the beginning God created the heaves and the earth.”

K.L. 1:27, He created humans in his image, male and female

C2 – Adam and Eve and the garden of Eden

Key line 2:7, “Then the LORD God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature.”

C3 – The Fall and the Curse

Key line 3:7, “Then the eyes of both were opened, and they knew that they were naked.  And they sewed fig leaves”

C4 – Cain and Abel

C6-9 – Noah

Key line 6:11, “Now the earth was corrupt in God’s sight, and the earth was filled with violence.”

Key line 8:20-22, God’s covenant w/Noah and creation

C11 – The Tower at Babel

C12 – The call of Abram

Key line 12:2-3 [compare with 11:4]

C15 – The promise of offspring

Key line 15:6, “And he believed the Lord and he counted it to him as righteous

C16 – The Hagar Initiative

C18 – Abraham intercedes for Sodom

Key line 18:32, “For the sake of ten I will not destroy it.”

C22 – Father-Son Campfire at Mt. Moriah

Key line 22:7-8, “God will provide for himself the lamb for the burnt sacrifice.”

C25 – Trouble with the Twins

Jacob steals birthright and blessing from Esau

C28 – Jacob’s Dream

Key line 28:15, “Behold, I am with you and will keep you”

C32:22-31 – The Pugilist

Key line 32:16, “I will not let you go unless you bless me”

C37 – Joseph’s dream and the brothers’ sale

C45 – Joseph reveals his identity

Key line 45:5, “For God sent me before you to preserve life”

Conclusion:  Covenant people

Romans 9:8, “This means that it is not the children of flesh who are the children of god, but the children of the promise are counted as offspring.”