Genesis 12-25 Study Guide

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Genesis 12-25:18– The beginning of the ancestral history starts with Abram and the promise of land, offspring, and blessing that YHWH bestows upon him. YHWH makes a formal covenant with Abram in which only YHWH passes through the blood, meaning that YHWH bears all responsibility for fulfilling His promises. However, maybe Abram did not necessarily trust YHWH to keep his promise because he allows Sarai to convince him to have sex with Hagar in order to have children (this is how Ishmael came to be born). It is not until Genesis 21 that Sarai (now Sarah and Abram now Abraham) is able to conceive. YHWH displays his faithfulness and mercy by continuing to be with Ishmael, who is Abraham’s son, but not one who inherits the covenant; he also

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