A Walk in the Word Bible Study Series Excerpt. The book of Genesis.
This is an extra In His Word today as a sample of a study I have been working on off and on over the years. I am considering compiling it into a book. Check this portion out and see if it would be interesting to you, then leave a comment! Yes you can leave comments on my blog! I will read them all! I will respond as requested or required as well! Thanks for the input!
Bible Study questions for Chapters 15-20
Briefly go over chapter 14 and remember where we were when we last met.
Then read through chapter 15
Genesis Chapter 15:1-3 .
In Chapter 15 verses 1-3 we see that God (The Word of the
Lord) came to Abram in a vision, they talk of how the Lord God would protect him,
and give him descendants. Abram confronts the Lord God on His promises and
questions what is up with them. He basically he wants to know why it is taking
God so long. Maybe Abram is doubting
that God was really speaking to him, maybe he is just calling in His Promise
notes so to speak; either way Abram is not afraid to question God’s direction
and find out what God will do.
1. Who did Abram question?
2. What does this tell us about how we can communicate with God?
3. Where did he take him, and why?
4.
What did Abram do that counted him as righteous?
This chapter is one of the most important chapters in the Old Testament because
it shows us the “establishment of the Abrahamic covenant, a covenant that
ultimately is fulfilled in Jesus Christ. “In Verse 8 – Abram asked God how he
is to know that it is true that he will indeed inherit all that Yahweh has told
him he would. Note that God does not get
angry with Abram for looking for proof that it will be so, but that He gives
him instructions to follow to assure him of what the Lord God said would come
to pass.
5.
What instructions did He give Abram to follow?
6.
Also note that He gave him precise things to do,
not just “Go get a cow and cut it up”
but exact directions to follow. Does God deal in precise things today? Take a
few moments to think on this because it is a good example. This group of
scriptures show us that it is okay to ask God to show us how we will know what
we hear, or see, is true when He gives us a vision, or dream of what He plans
to do in our lives, etc. We can trust that God will not give us a hard time if
we ask in sincerity wanting proof that it is, certainly He and not just our
active imagination working overtime!