Genesis 12: 1-13 Study Guide

|Scripture |Addressed to: |Circumstance of Reiterated Promise. |“Ingredients” of Promise |Development in Genesis |Change in content/Emphasis |
|Genesis 12:1-3, “ 1 The LORD had |Abraham |God’s initial calling of Abraham to |He would move from current land of |God’s initial call. |God’s initial call and God encourage|
|said to Abram, “Leave your country, | |follow. |Haran to the land of Canaan. This | |Abraham to follow where God leads. |
|your people and your father’s | |
|move also included an inheritance of| | |
|household and go to the land I will | | |land and God’s blessing. | | |
|show you. | | | | | |
| 2 “I will make you into a great | | | | | |
|nation and I will bless you; I will | | | | | |
|make your name great, and you will | | | | | |
|be a blessing.
3 I will bless those | | | | | |
|who bless you, and whoever curses | | | | | |
|you I will curse;
and all peoples on| | | | | |
|earth will be blessed through you.”| | | | | |
|Genesis 12:7, “ 7 The LORD appeared |Abraham |Abraham was overlooking the land of |God will give the land of Canaan to |Abraham and company arrived in |God showed Abraham the land and |
|to Abram and said, “To your | |the Canaanites |Abraham’s offspring, and Abraham |Canaan from Haran, and were |identified that his descendants |
|offspring[a] I will give this land.”| | |built an altar. |overlooking the land of Canaan. |would inherit it. |
|So he built an altar there to the | | | | | |
|LORD, who had appeared to him. | | | | | |
|Genesis 13:14-16, “ 14 The LORD said|Abraham |God’s promise of specified land and |God would give the land surrounding |Abraham and Lot just divided lands. |God showed the land agains and |
|to Abram after Lot had parted from | |numerous descendants. |Abraham to his descendants who will | |explained the Abraham’s descendants |
|him, “Lift up your eyes from where | | |be as numerous as the dust. | |would be like the dust. |
|you are and look north and south, | | | | | |
|east and west. 15 All the land that | | | | | |
|you see I will give to you and your | | | | | |
|offspring[a] forever. 16 I will make| | | | | |
|your offspring like the dust of the | | | | | |
|earth, so that if anyone could count| | | | | |
|the dust, then your offspring could | | | | | |
|be counted. | | | | | |
|Gen. 15:1, “ After this, the word of|Abraham |God’s promise of protecting and |God will protect Abraham |Abraham is opposing the King of |God reassuring Abraham that He is |
|the LORD came to Abram in a vision: | |rewarding Abraham | |Sodom |protector and will provide and award|
| “Do not be afraid, Abram. 
 I | | | | | |
|am your shield,[a] 
 your very | | | | | |
|great reward.[b]” | | | | | |
|Gen. 15:4-5, “ 4 Then the word of |Abraham |God’s promise of an heir and |Abraham must trust that God will |Abraham had just rejected the King |God is promising Abraham an heir and|
|the LORD came to him: “This man will| |numerous descendants |provide an heir |of Sodom |reiterating the multitude of his |
|not be your heir, but a son coming | | | | |descendants. |
|from your own body will be your | | | | | |
|heir.” 5 He took him outside and | | | | | |
|said, “Look up at the heavens and | | | | | |
|count the stars—if indeed you can | | | | | |
|count them.” Then he said to him, | | | | | |
|“So shall your offspring be.” | | | | | |
|Gen.
15:8-19, “But Abram said, ‘O |Abraham |God promising the land to Abraham’s |Abraham’s descendants must first be |Abraham questioned God how he would |God is explaining how Abraham’s |
|Sovereign Lord, how can I know that | |descendants |slave before they will inherit the |take possession of land |descendents will be slave before
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|I will gain possession of it?’ So | | |promised land. | |inheriting the promised land. |
|the Lord said to him, ‘Bring me a | | | | | |
|heifer, a goat and a ram, each three| | | | | |
|years old, along with a dove and a | | | | | |
|young pigeon… On that day the Lord | | | | | |
|made a covenant with Abram and said,| | | | | |
|‘To you descendants I give this | | | | | |
|land…” | | | | | |
|Gen. 17:1-2, “ 1 When Abram was |Abraham |God confirming the covenant |The covenant would take place on |Abraham had previously attempted to |God reaffirms the greatness of |
|ninety-nine years old, the LORD | | |God’s terms |provide is own heir |Abraham’s descendants |
|appeared to him and said, “I am God | | | | | |
|Almighty[a]; walk before me and be | | | | | |
|blameless. 2 I will confirm my | | | | | |
|covenant between me and you and will| | | | | |
|greatly increase your numbers.” | | | | | |
|Gen. 17:3-8, “ 3 Abram fell |Abraham |God promising Abraham he will be the|God’s covenant and the possession of|Abraham had previously attempted to |God explains that Abraham will be |
|facedown, and God said to him, 4 “As| |father of many great nations |Canaan will be everlasting |provide is own heir |the father of many great nations and|
|for me, this is my covenant with | | | | |the land of Canaan will be an |
|you: You will be the father of many | | | | |everlasting possession |
|nations. 5 No longer will you be | | | | | |
|called Abram[b]; your name will be | | | | | |
|Abraham,[c] for I have made you a | | | | | |
|father of many nations. 6 I will | | | | | |
|make you very fruitful; I will make | | | | | |
|nations of you, and kings will come | | | | | |
|from you. 7 I will establish my | | | | | |
|covenant as an everlasting covenant | | | | | |
|between me and you and your | | | | | |
|descendants after you for the | | | | | |
|generations to come, to be your God | | | | | |
|and the God of your descendants | | | | | |
|after you. 8 The whole land of | | | | | |
|Canaan, where you are now an alien, | | | | | |
|I will give as an everlasting | | | | | |
|possession to you and your | | | | | |
|descendants after you; and I will be| | | | | |
|their God.” | | | | | |
|Gen. 17:10-11, “ This is my covenant|Abraham |Circumcision will signify the |The male descendants of Abraham must|Abraham had previously attempted to |The covenant now includes |
|with you and your descendants after | |covenant |be identified with circumcision |provide is own heir |circumcision |
|you, the covenant you are to keep: | | | | | |
|Every male among you shall be | | | | | |
|circumcised. 11 You are to undergo | | | | | |
|circumcision, and it will be the | | | | | |
|sign of the covenant between me and | | | | | |
|you. | | | | | |
|Gen. 17:15-16, “ 15 God also said to|Abraham |Sarah will provide a son |Sarah will provide a heir of Abraham|God reveals to Abraham that Sarah |God reveals to Abraham that Sarah |
|Abraham, “As for Sarai your wife, | | | |will provide his heir |will provide his heir |
|you are no longer to call her Sarai;| | | | | |
|her name will be Sarah. 16 I will | | | | | |
|bless her and will surely give you a| | | | | |
|son by her. I will bless her so that| | | | | |
|she will be the mother of nations; | | | | | |
|kings of peoples will come from | | | | | |
|her.” | | | | | |
|Gen. 17:19, “ 19 Then God said, |Abraham |God providing an heir |They must name the son Isaac |Isaac will be Abraham’s Heir |Abraham’s son Isaac will be his heir|
|“Yes, but your wife Sarah will bear | | | | |and carry the covenant. |
|you a son, and you will call him | | | | | |
|Isaac.[d] I will establish my | | | | | |
|covenant with him as an everlasting | | | | | |
|covenant for his descendants after | | | | | |
|him. | | | | | |
|Gen. 18:10, “ Then the LORD[c] said,|Abraham |God promising when the Isaac would |Isaac will be born in a year |In the midst of doubt, Sarah will |Sarah will provide a heir in one |
|“I will surely return to you about | |be born | |provide an heir of Abraham |year |
|this time next year, and Sarah your | | | | | |
|wife will have a son.” | | | | | |
|Gen. 20:3-7, “ 3 But God came to |Abraham |Abraham and Sarah’s marriage in |Sarah must be the wife of only |King Abimelech innocently attempted |God assuring the Isaac is without a |
|Abimelech in a dream one night and | |danger |Abraham |to take Sarah as his wife. |doubt Abrahams. |
|said to him, “You are as good as | | | | | |
|dead because of the woman you have | | | | | |
|taken; she is a married woman... 7 | | | | | |
|Now return the man’s wife.” | | | | | |
|Gen. 21:2, “ 2 Sarah became pregnant|Sarah |God provided Abrahams heir |Sarah bore Isaac |Sarah bore Isaac in the midst of old|Abraham finally received an heir to |
|and bore a son to Abraham in his old| | | |age |carry on the covenant |
|age, at the very time God had | | | | | |
|promised him.” | | | | | |
|Gen. 22:2-14, “ 2 Then God said, |Abraham |God is testing Abraham’s faith and |Abraham is asked to sacrifice Isaac |Abraham is asked to sacrifice is |Abraham was tested and considered |
|“Take your son, your only son, | |commitment to the covenant | |only son, and only heir |faithful |
|Isaac, whom you love, and go to the | | | | | |
|region of Moriah. Sacrifice him | | | | | |
|there as a burnt offering on one of | | | | | |
|the mountains I will tell you | | | | | |
|about.” | | | | | |
|Gen. 22:15-18, “ 15 The angel of |Abraham |Abraham is blessed because of his |Abraham was obedient to God’s test |Abraham was faithful to God’s |Abraham’s descendants are further |
|the LORD called to Abraham from | |faithful ness | |command and God prevent the |blessed because of his obedience |
|heaven a second time 16 and said, “I| | | |sacrifice of Isaac | |
|swear by myself, declares the LORD, | | | | | |
|that because you have done this and | | | | | |
|have not withheld your son, your | | | | | |
|only son, 17 I will surely bless you| | | | | |
|and make your descendants as | | | | | |
|numerous as the stars in the sky and| | | | | |
|as the sand on the seashore. Your | | | | | |
|descendants will take possession of | | | | | |
|the cities of their enemies, 18 and | | | | | |
|through your offspring[b] all | | | | | |
|nations on earth will be blessed, | | | | | |
|because you have obeyed me.” | | | | | |
|Gen. 24:15-66 |Abraham’s Chief Servant |God provides a wife for Isaac |Abraham’s chief servant finds |Abraham instructed his servant to go|God provided a wife for Isaac, which|
| | | |Isaac’s wife and brings her home |find a wife |will continue the descendants of |
| | | | | |Abraham |
|Gen. 25: 21, “ 21 Isaac prayed to |Isaac and Rebekah |Rebekah was barren, yet God |Isaac prayed for Rebekah’s fertility|Isaac was now carrying the covenant |God provided Isaac and Rebekah a |
|the LORD on behalf of his wife, | |continued the descendants of Abraham|and she then became pregnant |and need an heir, but Rebekah was |son. |
|because she was barren. The LORD | | | |barren | |
|answered his prayer, and his wife | | | | | |
|Rebekah became pregnant. | | | | | |
|Gen. 26:2-3, “ 2 The LORD appeared |Isaac |Isaac instructed to stay in Gerar |Isaac must avoid Egypt and stay in |A famine had struck and God |God reiterated the covenant and told|
|to Isaac and said, “Do not go down | | |Gerar |instructed Isaac to stay where He |Isaac he would be blessed like his |
|to Egypt; live in the land where I | | | |instructed |father was blessed. |
|tell you to live. 3 Stay in this | | | | | |
|land for a while, and I will be with| | | | | |
|you and will bless you. For to you | | | | | |
|and your descendants I will give all| | | | | |
|these lands and will confirm the | | | | | |
|oath I swore to your father Abraham.| | | | | |
|Gen. 26:12-13, “ 12 Isaac planted |Isaac |God fulfilled his promise of |Isaac was planting crop and God |Isaac was gaining wealth and power |God demonstrated his blessing upon |
|crops in that land and the same year| |blessing Isaac |blessed is product and wealth |in a new land |Isaac |
|reaped a hundredfold, because the | | | | | |
|LORD blessed him. 13 The man became | | | | | |
|rich, and his wealth continued to | | | | | |
|grow until he became very wealthy.” | | | | | |
|Gen. 26:24, “ 24 That night the LORD|Isaac |God continues to bless Isaac |Isaac will be blessed and his |Isaac obtained his own land and gave|God confirms His blessing of Isaac |
|appeared to him and said, “I am the | | |descendants will increase |thanks and praise to God |on behalf of Abraham |
|God of your father Abraham. Do not | | | | | |
|be afraid, for I am with you; I will| | | | | |
|bless you and will increase the | | | | | |
|number of your descendants for the | | | | | |
|sake of my servant Abraham.” | | | | | |
|Gen. 27: 30, “ After Isaac finished |Jacob |Isaac’s blessing went to Jacob |The covenant was now part of Jacob’s|Jacob deceived Isaac in order to |Isaac blesses Jacob and he will |
|blessing him and Jacob had scarcely | |instead of Esau |responsibility |receive Esau’s blessing |continue the covenant |
|left his father’s presence, his | | | | | |
|brother Esau came in from hunting.” | | | | | |
|Gen. 28:12-15, “ 12 He had a dream |Jacob |God blesses Jacob |Jacob would continue the work of |Jacob is fleeing Esau and God |God blesses Jacob and reiterates the|
|in which he saw a stairway[d] | | |Abraham and Isaac |reveals Himself in a dream |promise of the covenant to Jacob. |
|resting on the earth, with its top | | | | | |
|reaching to heaven, and the angels | | | | | |
|of God were ascending and descending| | | | | |
|on it. 13 There above it[e] stood | | | | | |
|the LORD, and he said: “I am the | | | | | |
|LORD, the God of your father Abraham| | | | | |
|and the God of Isaac. I will give | | | | | |
|you and your descendants the land on| | | | | |
|which you are lying. 14 Your | | | | | |
|descendants will be like the dust of| | | | | |
|the earth, and you will spread out | | | | | |
|to the west and to the east, to the | | | | | |
|north and to the south. All peoples | | | | | |
|on earth will be blessed through you| | | | | |
|and your offspring. 15 I am with you| | | | | |
|and will watch over you wherever you| | | | | |
|go, and I will bring you back to | | | | | |
|this land. I will not leave you | | | | | |
|until I have done what I have | | | | | |
|promised you.” | | | | | |
|Gen. 29: 31, “ 31 When the LORD saw |Leah |God is provided Leah and Jacob |Leah continues the descendants of |Jacob now as two wives, Leah and |God continues to bless Jacob with |
|that Leah was not loved, he opened | |children |Abraham through offspring with Jacob|Rachel. |descendants |
|her womb, but Rachel was barren. | | | | | |
|Gen. 29:19-24 |Leah, Rachel, and Jacob |The descendants of Jacob increase |Leah and Rachel both produce |Jacobs descendants are multiplying |God continues to bless Jacob with |
| | | |offspring of Jacob | |descendants, including the birth of |
| | | | | |Joseph |
|Gen. 31:3, “ 3 Then the LORD said to|Jacob |God continues to protect Jacob |Jacob and his descendants are in |Laban and his son have become |God continues to direct and protect |
|Jacob, “Go back to the land of your | | |danger/hostility with Laban and |hostile with Jacob |Jacob and his descendant. |
|fathers and to your relatives, and I| | |sons. | | |
|will be with you.” | | | | | |
|Gen. 31: 14-18, “ 14 Then Rachel and|Jacob |God calls Jacob to return to |God’s continued promise of blessing |Jacob, Leah, Rachel, and descendants|God is leading Jacob to the land of |
|Leah replied, “Do we still have any | |father’s land |and protection |leave the area with Laban. |his fathers. |
|share in the inheritance of our | | | | | |
|father’s estate? 15 Does he not | | | | | |
|regard us as foreigners? Not only | | | | | |
|has he sold us, but he has used up | | | | | |
|what was paid for us. 16 Surely all | | | | | |
|the wealth that God took away from | | | | | |
|our father belongs to us and our | | | | | |
|children. So do whatever God has | | | | | |
|told you.” 17 Then Jacob put his | | | | | |
|children and his wives on camels, 18| | | | | |
|and he drove all his livestock ahead| | | | | |
|of him, along with all the goods he | | | | | |
|had accumulated in Paddan Aram,[a] | | | | | |
|to go to his father Isaac in the | | | | | |
|land of Canaan. | | | | | |
|Gen. 32:22-28, “24 So Jacob was left |Jacob |God is having a personal encounter |Jacob’s blessing seems questionable |Jacob and God wrestled and God |This is the beginning of the nation |
|alone, and a man wrestled with him | |with Jacob | |change Jacob’s name to Israel |of Israel. |
|till daybreak. 25 When the man saw | | | | | |
|that he could not overpower him, he | | | | | |
|touched the socket of Jacob’s hip so | | | | | |
|that his hip was wrenched as he | | | | | |
|wrestled with the man. 26 Then the | | | | | |
|man said, “Let me go, for it is | | | | | |
|daybreak.” | | | | | |
| But Jacob replied, “I will not let| | | | | |
|you go unless you bless me.” | | | | | |
| 27 The man asked him, “What is your | | | | | |
|name?” | | | | | |
| “Jacob,” he answered. | | | | | |
| 28 Then the man said, “Your name | | | | | |
|will no longer be Jacob, but | | | | | |
|Israel,[e] because you have struggled| | | | | |
|with God and with men and have | | | | | |
|overcome.” | | | | | |
|Gen. 35:5, “Then they set out, and |Jacob |God continues to protect Jacob and |Jacob’s descendants are in danger |Jacob’s sons killed the Shechemites |God continued to protect Jacob and |
|the terror of God fell upon the towns| |descendants | |and threatened their safety |his descendants and prevented any |
|all around them so that no one | | | | |opposition. |
|pursued them. | | | | | |
|Gen. 35:11-12, “11 And God said to |Jacob |God’s continued blessing upon the |Jacob’s descendants are blessed |Jacob returns to Bethel |God commands Jacob to be fruitful |
|him, “I am God Almighty[f]; be | |descendants and the inheritance of | | |and reaffirms His promise, |
|fruitful and increase in number. A | |land | | | |
|nation and a community of nations | | | | | |
|will come from you, and kings will | | | | | |
|come from your body. 12 The land I | | | | | |
|gave to Abraham and Isaac I also give| | | | | |
|to you, and I will give this land to | | | | | |
|your descendants after you.” | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
|Gen. 35:16, “16 Then they moved on |Jacob |The completion of Israel |God gives Jacob 12 sons |Rachel dies giving birth to Benjamin|Jacob’s 12 sons mark the 12 tribes |
|from Bethel. While they were still | | | | |of Israel. |
|some distance from Ephrath, Rachel | | | | | |
|began to give birth and had great | | | | | |
|difficulty. | | | | | |
|Gen. 37:1, “1 Jacob lived in the land| | |Jacob lives in father’s land | |Jacob lives in Canaan |
|where his father had stayed, the land| | | | | |
|of Canaan.” | | | | | |
|Gen. 39:23, “the LORD was with Joseph|Joseph |God providing success for the nation| |Joseph finds success and advances |Joseph’s success will later save the|
|and gave him success in whatever he | |of Israel | |himself in the land of Egypt |Israel nation |
|did.” | | | | | |
|Gen. 41:41-43, “ 41 So Pharaoh said |Joseph |God advancing Joseph |Joseph’s success and authority will |Joseph is given authority of the |Joseph’s authority allows him to |
|to Joseph, “I hereby put you in | | |provide survival for Israel |land of Egypt |save the nation of Israel. |
|charge of the whole land of Egypt.” | | | | | |
|42 Then Pharaoh took his signet ring | | | | | |
|from his finger and put it on | | | | | |
|Joseph’s finger. He dressed him in | | | | | |
|robes of fine linen and put a gold | | | | | |
|chain around his neck. 43 He had him | | | | | |
|ride in a chariot as his | | | | | |
|second-in-command,[c] and men shouted| | | | | |
|before him, “Make way[d]!” Thus he | | | | | |
|put him in charge of the whole land | | | | | |
|of Egypt. | | | | | |
|Gen. 45:8-11, “ 8 “So then, it was |Joseph and Israel |God providing survival through |Joseph’s success and authority will |Joseph reveals himself to his |Joseph confirms God’s blessing upon |
|not you who sent me here, but God. He| |Joseph |provide survival for Israel |brothers and instructs them to move |his live for the survival of Israel.|
|made me father to Pharaoh, lord of | | | |to Goshen | |
|his entire household and ruler of all| | | | | |
|Egypt. 9 Now hurry back to my father | | | | | |
|and say to him, ‘This is what your | | | | | |
|son Joseph says: God has made me lord| | | | | |
|of all Egypt. Come down to me; don’t | | | | | |
|delay. 10 You shall live in the | | | | | |
|region of Goshen and be near me—you, | | | | | |
|your children and grandchildren, your| | | | | |
|flocks and herds, and all you have. | | | | | |
|11 I will provide for you there, | | | | | |
|because five years of famine are | | | | | |
|still to come. Otherwise you and your| | | | | |
|household and all who belong to you | | | | | |
|will become destitute.’ | | | | | |
|Gen. 46:2-4, “ 2 And God spoke to |Jacob |God instructs Jacob to move to Egypt|God continues to provide for Israel |Israel moves to Egypt so Joseph can |God continues to bless and provide |
|Israel in a vision at night and said,| | | |provide |for Abraham’s decendants |
|“Jacob! Jacob!” “Here I am,” he | | | | | |
|replied.3 “I am God, the God of your | | | | | |
|father,” he said. “Do not be afraid | | | | | |
|to go down to Egypt, for I will make | | | | | |
|you into a great nation there. 4 I | | | | | |
|will go down to Egypt with you, and I| | | | | |
|will surely bring you back again. And| | | | | |
|Joseph’s own hand will close your | | | | | |
|eyes.” | | | | | |
|Gen. 47:27, “27 Now the Israelites |Nation of Israel | |The growth of descendants | |Israel continues to multiply |
|settled in Egypt in the region of | | | | | |
|Goshen. They acquired property there | | | | | |
|and were fruitful and increased | | | | | |
|greatly in number. | | | | | |
|Gen. 48:21, “21 Then Israel said to |Joseph |God continues to bless His children |Jacob/Israel blesses Joseph |Jacob blesses Israel at his death |The covenant is now passed to Joseph|
|Joseph, “I am about to die, but God | | | | | |
|will be with you[d] and take you[e] | | | | | |
|back to the land of your[f] fathers. | | | | | |
|22 And to you, as one who is over | | | | | |
|your brothers, I give the ridge of | | | | | |
|land[g] I took from the Amorites with| | | | | |
|my sword and my bow.” | | | | | |
|Gen. 49:28, “ 28 All these are the |Nation of Israel |God continues to bless His children |The nation of Israel is blessed |Jacob organized the 12 tribes of |The tribes of Israel are solidified.|
|twelve tribes of Israel, and this is | | | |Israel | |
|what their father said to them when | | | | | |
|he blessed them, giving each the | | | | | |
|blessing appropriate to him. | | | | | |
|Gen. 50: 24-25,” 24 Then Joseph said |Joseph’s brothers |Hope for the promised land continues|Joseph passes responsibility to his |Joseph is reaching his death |The nation of Israel continues to |
|to his brothers, “I am about to die. | | |brothers and the sons of Israel | |honor the covenant God made with |
|But God will surely come to your aid | | | | |Abraham. |
|and take you up out of this land to | | | | | |
|the land he promised on oath to | | | | | |
|Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.” 25 And | | | | | |
|Joseph made the sons of Israel swear | | | | | |
|an oath and said, “God will surely | | | | | |
|come to your aid, and then you must | | | | | |
|carry my bones up from this place.” | | | | | |
| | | | | | |