Abram moved into Canaan

Summary of Genesis 12:4-9

4 So Abram went, as the Lord had told him; and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he set out from Harran. 5 He took his wife Sarai, his nephew Lot, all the possessions they had accumulated and the people they had acquired in Harran, and they set out for the land of Canaan, and they arrived there.

6 Abram traveled through the land as far as the site of the great tree of Moreh at Shechem. At that time the Canaanites were in the land. 7 The Lord appeared to Abram and said, “To your offspring I will give this land.” So he built an altar there to the Lord, who had appeared to him.

8 From there he went on toward the hills east of Bethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east. There he built an altar to the Lord and called on the name of the Lord.

9 Then Abram set out and continued toward the Negev.

Abram heard God’s instructions and went along this journey (So Abram went, as the Lord had told him). Lot and Sarai went along with him. Abram also brought many things along with him, all the possessions they had accumulated and the people they had acquired in Harran.

God appeared to Abram and told him that his offsprings will claim the land from the Canaanites. Abram responded by building an altar and worship God.

Abram continued his journey and sought God by building an altar. His faith and trust in God are growing as he continues to move from place to place as God leads.

Questions

What do you notice about Abram’s obedience to God? In Hebrews 11:8, it says, By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, even though he did not know where he was going.. Abram went as the Lord had told him to. In Hebrews 11:10, For he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God.. Abram put his faith and trust in God.

How do Abram’s actions demonstrate his faith in God? Abram worship and sought God demonstrates his faith in God. He worshiped and trusted in God as he continues his journey.

What promises are you waiting on God to fulfill? How do you demonstrate your faith while waiting? God will take care of my parents and their needs. I’m to cling to him and pray for them.