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What was Hagar's response when the Angel of the LORD asked where she was coming from?
What was Hagar's response when the Angel of the LORD asked where she was coming from?
- I am looking for my son.
- I am searching for water.
- I am fleeing from my mistress Sarai. (correct)
- I am going to my homeland.
What was the name of Hagar's son as instructed by the Angel of the LORD?
What was the name of Hagar's son as instructed by the Angel of the LORD?
- Jacob
- Isaac
- Ishmael (correct)
- Esau
What was the prophecy given to Hagar regarding her son Ishmael?
What was the prophecy given to Hagar regarding her son Ishmael?
- He shall be a wild man. (correct)
- He will bring peace to all nations.
- He will settle in Egypt.
- He would become a king.
How did Hagar perceive the encounter with the LORD?
How did Hagar perceive the encounter with the LORD?
At what age did Abram become the father of Ishmael?
At what age did Abram become the father of Ishmael?
What did the LORD promise Abram regarding his future descendants?
What did the LORD promise Abram regarding his future descendants?
What was Abram instructed to do by the LORD?
What was Abram instructed to do by the LORD?
Why did Abram tell Sarai to claim she was his sister in Egypt?
Why did Abram tell Sarai to claim she was his sister in Egypt?
What did Abram do upon arriving in Canaan?
What did Abram do upon arriving in Canaan?
What was the main reason for Abram traveling to Egypt?
What was the main reason for Abram traveling to Egypt?
What effect did the LORD's intervention have on Pharaoh's household?
What effect did the LORD's intervention have on Pharaoh's household?
At what age did Abram depart from Haran?
At what age did Abram depart from Haran?
Who accompanied Abram on his journey to Canaan?
Who accompanied Abram on his journey to Canaan?
What did Pharaoh command after learning that Abram's wife was actually his wife?
What did Pharaoh command after learning that Abram's wife was actually his wife?
What was Abram's initial concern when God promised him descendants?
What was Abram's initial concern when God promised him descendants?
What symbol did the LORD use to signify the covenant with Abram?
What symbol did the LORD use to signify the covenant with Abram?
How did Abram respond to God’s call for him to leave Ur of the Chaldeans?
How did Abram respond to God’s call for him to leave Ur of the Chaldeans?
What was the cause of strife between Abram and Lot’s herdsmen?
What was the cause of strife between Abram and Lot’s herdsmen?
What did Lot choose when he separated from Abram?
What did Lot choose when he separated from Abram?
Why did Sarai give Hagar to Abram?
Why did Sarai give Hagar to Abram?
What was the promise God made to Abram regarding his descendants?
What was the promise God made to Abram regarding his descendants?
What was Abram's wealth primarily composed of?
What was Abram's wealth primarily composed of?
What was the fate of Abram's descendants, as told to him by God?
What was the fate of Abram's descendants, as told to him by God?
What did Abram do at the altar he created after returning to Bethel?
What did Abram do at the altar he created after returning to Bethel?
How did Sarai feel towards Hagar after she conceived?
How did Sarai feel towards Hagar after she conceived?
When did God declare the covenant with Abram?
When did God declare the covenant with Abram?
What did God require from Abram as a sign of the covenant?
What did God require from Abram as a sign of the covenant?
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Study Notes
Promises to Abram
- God commands Abram to leave his country, family, and father's house for a promised land.
- Promises Abraham:
- Great nation and blessings
- His name to be made great
- Through him all families on Earth will be blessed.
- Abram departs at age 75, taking Sarai (his wife) and Lot (his nephew) to Canaan.
Abram's Journey in Canaan
- Abram explores Canaan, stops at Shechem, and builds an altar where God promises land to his descendants.
- Moves to a mountain east of Bethel, pitches a tent, and builds another altar.
- Abram continues southward during a famine, leading to his move to Egypt.
Abram in Egypt
- Abram fears for his life due to Sarai's beauty, asks her to claim she is his sister.
- Sarai taken to Pharaoh's house; Pharaoh treats Abram well, giving him livestock and servants.
- God afflicts Pharaoh's household with plagues, prompting Pharaoh to return Sarai to Abram and send them away.
God's Covenant with Abram
- God reassures Abram, promising descendants and land.
- Abram expresses concerns about his childlessness; God promises that an heir will come from him.
- Abram’s descendants will be as numerous as the stars.
- God establishes a covenant, outlining the land from Egypt to the Euphrates and listing the nations that inhabit it.
Abram Inherits Canaan
- Abram returns to Canaan with Sarai and Lot, who are both wealthy.
- Conflict arises between their herdsmen due to insufficient land for their livestock.
- Abram seeks peace by allowing Lot to choose land first; Lot selects the well-watered plain of Jordan.
God's Promises Renewed
- After Lot's departure, God reaffirms His promise of land and numerous descendants to Abram.
- Abram moves to Hebron and builds an altar to the Lord.
Sarai and Hagar
- Sarai, childless, proposes her maid Hagar as a surrogate for Abram.
- Hagar conceives and begins to despise Sarai, leading to conflicts.
- Sarai mistreats Hagar, who flees but is met by an angel instructing her to return and promising her numerous descendants through her son Ishmael.
Ishmael's Birth
- Hagar names God as "You-Are-the-God-Who-Sees" after her encounter.
- Ishmael is born when Abram is 86 years old, signaling the initiation of a significant lineage.
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