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#13. Genesis 12-15 | Promises That Don't Depend On Our Performance · Dwelling Place: The Bible for Moms

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  right
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  from
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  that
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  wouldn't
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  Today
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  our
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  is
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  from
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  Genesis
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  chapter
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  12
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  through
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  15,
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  God
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  is
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  going
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  to
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  issue
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  a
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  promise
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  that
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  has
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  had
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  the
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  potential
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  to
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  bless
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  every
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  family
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  in
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  history
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  including
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  yours
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  and
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  mine.
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  I
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  am
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  going
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  to
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  read
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  all
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  of
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  chapter
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  12
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  now,
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  the
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  Lord
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  said
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  to
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  Abram,
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  go
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  from
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  your
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  country
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  and
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  your
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  kindred
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  and
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  your
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  father's
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  house
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  to
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  the
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  land
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  that
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  I
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  will
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  show
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  you
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  and
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  I
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  will
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  make
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  of
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  you
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  a
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  great
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  nation
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  and
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  I
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  will
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  bless
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  you
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  and
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  make
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  your
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  name
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  great
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  so
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  that
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  you
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  will
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  be
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  a
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  blessing.
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  I
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  will
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  bless
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  those
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  who
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  bless
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  you
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  and
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  him
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  who
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  dishonors
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  you.
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  I
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  will
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  curse
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  and
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  in
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  you
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  all
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  the
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  families
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  of
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  the
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  Earth
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  shall
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  be
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  blessed.
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  So
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  Abram
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  went
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  as
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  the
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  Lord
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  had
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  told
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  him,
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  and
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  lot
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  went
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  with
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  him.
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  Abram
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  was
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  75
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  years
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  old
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  when
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  he
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  departed
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  from
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  Haran.
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  And
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  Abram
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  took
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  Sarah,
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  his
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  wife,
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  and
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  lot
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  his
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  brother's
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  son,
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  and
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  all
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  their
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  possessions
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  that
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  they
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  had
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  gathered
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  and
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  the
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  people
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  that
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  they
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  had
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  acquired
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  in
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  Haran,
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  and
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  they
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  set
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  out
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  to
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  go
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  to
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  the
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  land
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  in
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  Canaan.
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  When
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  they
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  came
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  to
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  the
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  land
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  of
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  Canaan,
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  Abram
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  passed
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  through
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  the
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  land
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  to
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  the
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  place
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  of
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  Shaham,
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  to
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  the
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  Oak
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  of
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  Mora.
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  At
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  that
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  time,
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  the
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  Canaanites
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  were
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  in
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  the
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  land.
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  Then
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  the
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  Lord
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  appeared
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  to
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  Abraham
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  and
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  said
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  to
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  your
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  offspring,
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  I
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  will
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  give
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  this
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  land.
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  So
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  he
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  built
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  there
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  an
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  altar
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  to
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  the
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  Lord
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  who
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  had
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  appeared
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  to
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  him.
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  From
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  there,
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  he
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  moved
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  to
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  the
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  hill
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  country
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  on
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  the
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  east
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  of
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  Bethel
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  and
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  pitched
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  his
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  tent
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  with
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  Bethel
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  on
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  the
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  west,
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  an
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  AI
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  on
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  the
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  east.
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  And
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  there
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  he
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  built
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  an
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  altar
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  to
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  the
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  Lord
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  and
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  called
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  upon
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  the
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  name
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  of
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  the
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  Lord
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  and
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  Abram
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  journeyed
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  on
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  still
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  going
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  toward
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  the
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  ne.
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  Now
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  there
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  was
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  a
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  famine
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  in
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  the
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  land.
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  So
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  Abram
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  went
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  down
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  to
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  Egypt
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  to
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  sojourn
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  there
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  for
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  the
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  famine
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  was
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  severe
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  in
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  the
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  land.
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  When
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  he
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  was
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  about
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  to
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  enter
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  Egypt,
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  he
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  said
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  to
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  Sarah,
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  I
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  his
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  wife,
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  I
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  know
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  that
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  you
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  are
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  a
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  woman,
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  beautiful
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  in
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  appearance,
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  and
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  when
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  the
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  Egyptians
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  see
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  you,
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  they
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  will
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  say,
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  this
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  is
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  his
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  wife.
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  Then
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  they
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  will
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  kill
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  me,
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  but
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  they
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  will
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  let
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  you
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  live.
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  Say
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  you
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  are
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  my
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  sister,
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  that
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  it
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  may
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  go
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  well
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  with
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  me
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  because
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  of
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  you,
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  and
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  that
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  my
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  life
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  may
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  be
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  spared
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  for
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  your
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  sake.
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  When
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  Abram
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  entered
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  Egypt,
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  the
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  Egyptians
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  saw
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  that
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  the
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  woman
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  was
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  very
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  beautiful,
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  and
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  when
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  the
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  princes
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  of
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  Pharaoh
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  saw
• 2:12
  her,
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  they
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  praised
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  her
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  to
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  Pharaoh
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  and
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  the
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  woman
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  was
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  taken
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  into
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  Pharaoh's
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  house.
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  And
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  for
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  her
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  sake,
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  he
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  dealt
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  well
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  with
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  Abram
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  and
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  he
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  had
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  sheep
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  oxen,
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  male
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  donkeys,
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  male
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  servants,
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  female
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  servants,
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  female
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  donkeys,
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  and
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  camels.
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  But
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  the
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  Lord
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  afflicted
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  Pharaoh
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  and
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  his
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  house
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  with
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  great
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  PLAs
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  because
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  of
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  Sarah
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  Abram's
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  wife.
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  So
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  Pharaoh
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  called
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  Abram
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  and
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  said,
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  what
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  is
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  this
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  that
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  you
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  have
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  done
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  to
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  me?
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  Why
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  did
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  you
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  tell
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  me
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  that
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  she
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  was
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  your
• 2:37
  wife?
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  Why
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  did
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  you
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  say
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  she
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  is
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  my
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  sister?
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  So
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  that
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  I
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  took
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  her
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  for
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  my
• 2:42
  wife?
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  Now
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  then
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  here
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  is
• 2:43
  your
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  wife.
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  Take
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  her
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  and
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  go.
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  And
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  Pharaoh
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  gave
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  men
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  orders
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  concerning
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  him,
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  and
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  they
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  sent
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  him
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  away
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  with
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  his
• 2:49
  wife
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  and
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  all
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  that
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  he
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  had.
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  In
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  this
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  chapter,
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  God
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  made
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  a
• 2:52
  promise
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  that
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  we
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  will
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  see
• 2:53
  fulfilled
• 2:54
  throughout
• 2:54
  the
• 2:54
  rest
• 2:54
  of
• 2:54
  the
• 2:55
  Bible.
• 2:55
  This
• 2:55
  is
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  known
• 2:56
  as
• 2:56
  the
• 2:56
  Abrahamic
• 2:57
  Covenant,
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  and
• 2:58
  then
• 2:58
  in
• 2:58
  chapter
• 2:59
  15,
• 2:59
  he's
• 2:59
  going
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  to
• 3:00
  confirm
• 3:00
  it
• 3:00
  to
• 3:00
  Abram.
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  He
• 3:01
  will
• 3:01
  later
• 3:02
  renew
• 3:02
  it
• 3:02
  to
• 3:02
  Isaac
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  and
• 3:03
  to
• 3:03
  Jacob,
• 3:03
  and
• 3:04
  it
• 3:04
  is
• 3:04
  an
• 3:04
  everlasting
• 3:05
  covenant.
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  There
• 3:06
  are
• 3:06
  four
• 3:07
  key
• 3:07
  elements
• 3:07
  to
• 3:08
  this
• 3:08
  promise.
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  Number
• 3:09
  one,
• 3:10
  there's
• 3:10
  a
• 3:10
  seed
• 3:10
  that's
• 3:11
  promised
• 3:11
  to
• 3:11
  come.
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  Do
• 3:12
  you
• 3:12
  remember
• 3:12
  in
• 3:13
  the
• 3:13
  garden
• 3:13
  when
• 3:13
  God
• 3:14
  promised
• 3:14
  that
• 3:14
  Eve's
• 3:15
  seed
• 3:16
  would
• 3:16
  crush
• 3:16
  Satan's
• 3:17
  head?
• 3:17
  Well,
• 3:18
  here
• 3:18
  we
• 3:18
  have
• 3:18
  another
• 3:19
  promise
• 3:19
  of
• 3:19
  that
• 3:19
  seed,
• 3:20
  which
• 3:20
  is
• 3:20
  Jesus.
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  Next,
• 3:22
  there's
• 3:22
  a
• 3:22
  promise
• 3:23
  of
• 3:23
  land.
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  Third,
• 3:24
  a
• 3:24
  promise
• 3:25
  that
• 3:25
  the
• 3:25
  Lord
• 3:25
  will
• 3:25
  make
• 3:26
  Abraham's
• 3:26
  descendants
• 3:27
  into
• 3:27
  a
• 3:27
  nation.
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  And
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  finally,
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  it's
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  a
• 3:29
  promise
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  of
• 3:29
  divine
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  blessing
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  and
• 3:30
  protection.
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  I
• 3:31
  think
• 3:31
  it's
• 3:31
  difficult
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  for
• 3:32
  us
• 3:32
  to
• 3:32
  grasp
• 3:32
  how
• 3:33
  monumental
• 3:33
  of
• 3:34
  a
• 3:34
  promise
• 3:34
  this
• 3:34
  was
• 3:35
  for
• 3:35
  a
• 3:35
  man
• 3:35
  that
• 3:36
  didn't
• 3:36
  have
• 3:36
  a
• 3:36
  single
• 3:37
  child
• 3:37
  yet
• 3:38
  saying
• 3:38
  that
• 3:38
  all
• 3:39
  nations
• 3:39
  on
• 3:39
  Earth
• 3:40
  will
• 3:40
  be
• 3:40
  blessed
• 3:40
  by
• 3:40
  him.
• 3:41
  This
• 3:41
  would
• 3:41
  be
• 3:41
  impossible
• 3:42
  for
• 3:42
  anyone
• 3:43
  except
• 3:43
  the
• 3:43
  God
• 3:44
  of
• 3:44
  the
• 3:44
  Bible.
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  God
• 3:45
  had
• 3:45
  called
• 3:45
  Abram
• 3:46
  to
• 3:46
  leave
• 3:46
  everything
• 3:46
  he
• 3:47
  had
• 3:47
  and
• 3:47
  Abra
• 3:48
  obeys
• 3:48
  fully.
• 3:49
  He
• 3:49
  didn't
• 3:49
  hedge
• 3:49
  his
• 3:50
  bets
• 3:50
  and
• 3:50
  leave
• 3:51
  things
• 3:51
  behind
• 3:51
  in
• 3:51
  case
• 3:52
  it
• 3:52
  didn't
• 3:52
  work
• 3:52
  out.
• 3:53
  He
• 3:53
  took
• 3:53
  it
• 3:53
  all.
• 3:54
  And
• 3:54
  when
• 3:54
  God
• 3:54
  appears
• 3:55
  to
• 3:55
  him,
• 3:55
  he
• 3:56
  builds
• 3:56
  an
• 3:56
  altar.
• 3:57
  He's
• 3:57
  quick
• 3:57
  to
• 3:57
  worship.
• 3:58
  Beest,
• 3:59
  we
• 3:59
  think
• 3:59
  that
• 3:59
  this
• 3:59
  promise
• 4:00
  was
• 4:00
  made
• 4:00
  because
• 4:01
  of
• 4:01
  Abram's
• 4:01
  righteousness.
• 4:02
  God
• 4:02
  intentionally
• 4:03
  allowed
• 4:03
  us
• 4:03
  to
• 4:04
  see
• 4:04
  this
• 4:04
  next
• 4:04
  story
• 4:05
  right
• 4:05
  here,
• 4:06
  so
• 4:06
  we
• 4:06
  can
• 4:06
  see
• 4:07
  that
• 4:07
  Abram
• 4:07
  is
• 4:07
  a
• 4:08
  sinner
• 4:08
  just
• 4:08
  like
• 4:09
  us.
• 4:09
  This
• 4:10
  is
• 4:10
  an
• 4:10
  unconditional
• 4:11
  promise
• 4:11
  and
• 4:11
  it's
• 4:11
  not
• 4:12
  made
• 4:12
  because
• 4:13
  of
• 4:13
  Abram's
• 4:13
  righteousness.
• 4:14
  In
• 4:14
  spite
• 4:15
  of
• 4:15
  this
• 4:15
  incredible
• 4:16
  promise,
• 4:16
  he
• 4:17
  still
• 4:17
  thinks
• 4:17
  he
• 4:17
  needs
• 4:18
  to
• 4:18
  protect
• 4:18
  himself
• 4:19
  and
• 4:19
  he
• 4:19
  puts
• 4:19
  his
• 4:20
  wife
• 4:20
  in
• 4:20
  danger
• 4:20
  because
• 4:21
  of
• 4:21
  it.
• 4:21
  But
• 4:21
  God
• 4:22
  shows
• 4:22
  up
• 4:22
  on
• 4:23
  her
• 4:23
  behalf.
• 4:24
  And
• 4:24
  this
• 4:24
  is
• 4:24
  the
• 4:24
  moment
• 4:25
  that
• 4:25
  I
• 4:25
  said
• 4:25
  I
• 4:25
  wouldn't
• 4:25
  listen
• 4:26
  to
• 4:26
  this
• 4:26
  with
• 4:26
  children
• 4:26
  around
• 4:27
  My
• 4:27
  Moody
• 4:27
  commentary
• 4:28
  says
• 4:28
  that
• 4:28
  some
• 4:29
  translations
• 4:29
  try
• 4:30
  to
• 4:30
  soften
• 4:30
  this,
• 4:31
  but
• 4:31
  really
• 4:31
  in
• 4:32
  the
• 4:32
  Hebrew,
• 4:32
  there's
• 4:32
  little
• 4:33
  debate
• 4:33
  about
• 4:34
  what
• 4:34
  is
• 4:34
  meant
• 4:34
  when
• 4:34
  Pharaoh
• 4:35
  says,
• 4:35
  I
• 4:35
  took
• 4:35
  her
• 4:36
  as
• 4:36
  my
• 4:36
  wife.
• 4:37
  I
• 4:37
  can
• 4:37
  remember
• 4:37
  grieving
• 4:38
  the
• 4:38
  first
• 4:38
  time
• 4:39
  I
• 4:39
  came
• 4:39
  across
• 4:39
  this,
• 4:40
  as
• 4:40
  I
• 4:40
  wondered,
• 4:41
  how
• 4:41
  could
• 4:41
  the
• 4:41
  Lord
• 4:41
  have
• 4:42
  let
• 4:42
  this
• 4:42
  happen?
• 4:43
  And
• 4:43
  I
• 4:43
  don't
• 4:43
  know
• 4:43
  that
• 4:43
  we
• 4:43
  have
• 4:44
  a
• 4:44
  hundred
• 4:44
  percent
• 4:44
  clarity
• 4:45
  about
• 4:45
  how
• 4:45
  far
• 4:46
  the
• 4:46
  Lord
• 4:46
  allowed
• 4:46
  it
• 4:46
  to
• 4:47
  go
• 4:47
  before
• 4:47
  he
• 4:47
  intervened.
• 4:48
  But
• 4:48
  we
• 4:48
  know
• 4:49
  that
• 4:49
  even
• 4:49
  when
• 4:50
  Abram
• 4:50
  failed
• 4:50
  Sarah,
• 4:51
  that
• 4:51
  God
• 4:51
  showed
• 4:52
  up
• 4:52
  mightily
• 4:52
  on
• 4:52
  her
• 4:53
  behalf
• 4:53
  I've
• 4:54
  always
• 4:54
  found
• 4:54
  one
• 4:54
  Peter
• 4:55
  three,
• 4:55
  six
• 4:55
  as
• 4:56
  an
• 4:56
  incredible
• 4:56
  challenge
• 4:57
  because
• 4:57
  it
• 4:57
  tells
• 4:58
  us
• 4:58
  that
• 4:58
  Sarah
• 4:59
  obeyed
• 4:59
  Abraham
• 5:00
  calling
• 5:01
  him
• 5:01
  Lord,
• 5:01
  and
• 5:02
  you
• 5:02
  are
• 5:02
  her
• 5:02
  children.
• 5:03
  If
• 5:03
  you
• 5:03
  do
• 5:03
  good
• 5:04
  and
• 5:04
  do
• 5:04
  not
• 5:05
  fear
• 5:05
  anything
• 5:06
  that
• 5:06
  is
• 5:06
  frightening.
• 5:06
  This
• 5:07
  is
• 5:07
  a
• 5:07
  verse
• 5:07
  I've
• 5:07
  prayed
• 5:07
  for
• 5:08
  myself
• 5:08
  many
• 5:08
  times
• 5:09
  thinking,
• 5:09
  God,
• 5:10
  it's
• 5:10
  really
• 5:10
  hard
• 5:11
  to
• 5:11
  submit
• 5:11
  in
• 5:11
  this
• 5:11
  area.
• 5:12
  But
• 5:12
  help
• 5:13
  me
• 5:13
  to
• 5:13
  not
• 5:13
  fear
• 5:13
  because
• 5:14
  I
• 5:14
  trust
• 5:14
  in
• 5:14
  you,
• 5:15
  that
• 5:15
  phrase,
• 5:16
  do
• 5:16
  not
• 5:16
  fear
• 5:16
  anything
• 5:17
  that
• 5:17
  is
• 5:17
  frightening
• 5:18
  has
• 5:18
  really
• 5:18
  stuck
• 5:18
  with
• 5:19
  me.
• 5:19
  Isn't
• 5:19
  it
• 5:19
  interesting
• 5:20
  how
• 5:20
  Pharaoh
• 5:21
  has
• 5:21
  more
• 5:21
  respect
• 5:22
  and
• 5:22
  honor
• 5:23
  for
• 5:23
  their
• 5:23
  marriage
• 5:23
  than
• 5:23
  Abram
• 5:24
  did.
• 5:24
  this
• 5:24
  story
• 5:25
  is
• 5:25
  given
• 5:25
  to
• 5:25
  us,
• 5:26
  to
• 5:26
  clearly
• 5:26
  communicate
• 5:27
  that
• 5:27
  God's
• 5:28
  promises
• 5:28
  are
• 5:29
  not
• 5:29
  dependent
• 5:29
  upon
• 5:30
  our
• 5:30
  perfection
• 5:31
  just
• 5:31
  this
• 5:31
  week,
• 5:32
  another
• 5:32
  story
• 5:32
  was
• 5:33
  brought
• 5:33
  to
• 5:33
  light
• 5:33
  of
• 5:33
  a
• 5:34
  man
• 5:34
  who
• 5:34
  served
• 5:34
  in
• 5:34
  public
• 5:35
  ministry
• 5:35
  for
• 5:35
  decades
• 5:36
  speaking
• 5:37
  and
• 5:37
  writing
• 5:37
  to
• 5:38
  the
• 5:38
  church,
• 5:38
  but
• 5:39
  he
• 5:39
  completely
• 5:39
  failed
• 5:40
  when
• 5:40
  it
• 5:40
  came
• 5:40
  to
• 5:40
  serving
• 5:41
  his
• 5:41
  wife.
• 5:41
  These
• 5:42
  stories
• 5:42
  can
• 5:42
  be
• 5:42
  so
• 5:43
  disillusioning,
• 5:44
  but
• 5:44
  they
• 5:44
  serve
• 5:44
  as
• 5:45
  continual
• 5:45
  reminders
• 5:46
  that
• 5:46
  we
• 5:46
  look
• 5:46
  to
• 5:46
  Jesus
• 5:47
  alone
• 5:47
  only
• 5:48
  Jesus
• 5:48
  Christ
• 5:49
  and
• 5:49
  his
• 5:49
  righteousness
• 5:50
  will
• 5:50
  stand.
• 5:51
  Fill
• 5:51
  your
• 5:51
  life
• 5:52
  with
• 5:52
  Godly
• 5:53
  people
• 5:53
  that
• 5:53
  you
• 5:53
  respect
• 5:54
  and
• 5:54
  look
• 5:54
  up
• 5:54
  to,
• 5:54
  but
• 5:55
  make
• 5:55
  sure
• 5:55
  that
• 5:55
  your
• 5:55
  hope
• 5:56
  is
• 5:56
  only
• 5:57
  in
• 5:57
  the
• 5:57
  perfection
• 5:58
  of
• 5:58
  our
• 5:58
  savior.
• 5:59
  It
• 5:59
  can
• 5:59
  be
• 5:59
  confusing
• 6:00
  to
• 6:00
  see
• 6:00
  these
• 6:00
  stories
• 6:01
  where
• 6:01
  someone
• 6:01
  acts
• 6:01
  so
• 6:02
  righteously
• 6:02
  at
• 6:02
  the
• 6:02
  beginning
• 6:03
  and
• 6:03
  by
• 6:03
  the
• 6:03
  end
• 6:04
  you're
• 6:04
  in
• 6:04
  shock
• 6:05
  at
• 6:05
  the
• 6:05
  sin
• 6:05
  they're
• 6:05
  capable
• 6:06
  of.
• 6:06
  But
• 6:06
  sometimes
• 6:07
  I
• 6:07
  feel
• 6:07
  that
• 6:07
  way
• 6:07
  in
• 6:07
  my
• 6:08
  own
• 6:08
  heart
• 6:08
  too,
• 6:09
  as
• 6:09
  I'm
• 6:09
  reading
• 6:09
  my
• 6:09
  Bible
• 6:10
  one
• 6:10
  moment,
• 6:10
  so
• 6:11
  captivated
• 6:11
  by
• 6:11
  the
• 6:12
  Lord's
• 6:12
  goodness,
• 6:12
  willing
• 6:13
  to
• 6:13
  do
• 6:13
  anything
• 6:14
  for
• 6:14
  him,
• 6:14
  and
• 6:15
  then
• 6:15
  I
• 6:15
  can
• 6:15
  close
• 6:15
  it
• 6:15
  and
• 6:16
  walk
• 6:16
  away
• 6:16
  and
• 6:17
  be
• 6:17
  completely
• 6:17
  irritated
• 6:18
  that
• 6:19
  somehow
• 6:19
  I'm
• 6:19
  the
• 6:20
  only
• 6:20
  one
• 6:20
  that
• 6:20
  can
• 6:20
  put
• 6:20
  the
• 6:21
  shoes
• 6:21
  on
• 6:21
  the
• 6:21
  rack
• 6:22
  or
• 6:22
  close
• 6:22
  the
• 6:22
  pantry
• 6:23
  door
• 6:23
  or
• 6:23
  wipe
• 6:23
  the
• 6:23
  counters.
• 6:24
  I'm
• 6:24
  thankful
• 6:25
  that
• 6:25
  we
• 6:25
  serve
• 6:25
  a
• 6:26
  God
• 6:26
  that's
• 6:26
  patient
• 6:26
  with
• 6:27
  us
• 6:27
  in
• 6:27
  our
• 6:28
  sanctification.
• 6:29
  Perhaps
• 6:30
  it's
• 6:30
  this
• 6:30
  moral
• 6:30
  failing
• 6:31
  that
• 6:31
  leads
• 6:31
  Abram
• 6:32
  to
• 6:32
  act
• 6:32
  honorably
• 6:33
  in
• 6:33
  the
• 6:33
  next
• 6:33
  chapter
• 6:34
  by
• 6:34
  allowing
• 6:34
  lot
• 6:35
  to
• 6:35
  select
• 6:35
  the
• 6:35
  land
• 6:36
  first.
• 6:36
  And
• 6:36
  lot
• 6:37
  selects
• 6:37
  the
• 6:37
  more
• 6:37
  fertile
• 6:38
  land.
• 6:39
  but
• 6:39
  spiritually
• 6:40
  it's
• 6:40
  going
• 6:40
  to
• 6:40
  be
• 6:40
  a
• 6:41
  stumbling
• 6:41
  block
• 6:41
  to
• 6:41
  him.
• 6:42
  and
• 6:42
  in
• 6:42
  chapter
• 6:42
  14,
• 6:43
  we
• 6:43
  see
• 6:43
  the
• 6:43
  conquest
• 6:44
  of
• 6:44
  five
• 6:45
  Canaanite
• 6:45
  kings
• 6:46
  by
• 6:46
  the
• 6:46
  four
• 6:46
  kings
• 6:46
  of
• 6:47
  the
• 6:47
  East.
• 6:47
  And
• 6:47
  if
• 6:48
  you
• 6:48
  have
• 6:48
  time
• 6:48
  to
• 6:48
  dig
• 6:49
  deeper,
• 6:49
  the
• 6:49
  topic
• 6:50
  of
• 6:50
  melek
• 6:51
  is
• 6:51
  fascinating.
• 6:52
  you'll
• 6:52
  find
• 6:52
  a
• 6:53
  lot
• 6:53
  in
• 6:53
  the
• 6:53
  book
• 6:53
  of
• 6:53
  Hebrews,
• 6:54
  His
• 6:54
  name
• 6:54
  means
• 6:55
  priest
• 6:55
  of
• 6:55
  righteousness,
• 6:56
  and
• 6:56
  he's
• 6:56
  the
• 6:56
  king
• 6:56
  of
• 6:57
  Salem,
• 6:57
  which
• 6:57
  means
• 6:58
  king
• 6:58
  of
• 6:58
  peace.
• 6:59
  He
• 6:59
  was
• 6:59
  the
• 6:59
  priest
• 6:59
  of
• 7:00
  God
• 7:00
  most
• 7:00
  high,
• 7:00
  which
• 7:01
  certainly
• 7:01
  refers
• 7:02
  to
• 7:02
  the
• 7:02
  God
• 7:02
  of
• 7:02
  the
• 7:02
  Bible.
• 7:03
  And
• 7:03
  finally,
• 7:03
  we
• 7:03
  come
• 7:04
  to
• 7:04
  chapter
• 7:04
  15
• 7:05
  where
• 7:05
  God
• 7:05
  ratifies
• 7:06
  his
• 7:06
  covenant
• 7:06
  with
• 7:07
  Abram,
• 7:07
  and
• 7:07
  that
• 7:08
  means
• 7:08
  he
• 7:08
  makes
• 7:08
  it
• 7:09
  absolutely
• 7:09
  official.
• 7:10
  He
• 7:10
  always
• 7:10
  knew
• 7:11
  he
• 7:11
  was
• 7:11
  gonna
• 7:11
  follow
• 7:11
  through
• 7:12
  with
• 7:12
  his
• 7:12
  word,
• 7:12
  but
• 7:12
  he's
• 7:13
  making
• 7:13
  sure
• 7:13
  that
• 7:14
  Abram
• 7:14
  knows
• 7:14
  this
• 7:15
  is
• 7:15
  exactly
• 7:15
  what
• 7:15
  he's
• 7:16
  going
• 7:16
  to
• 7:16
  do.
• 7:16
  I
• 7:16
  love
• 7:17
  the
• 7:17
  opening
• 7:17
  verses.
• 7:18
  The
• 7:18
  word
• 7:19
  of
• 7:19
  the
• 7:19
  Lord
• 7:19
  came
• 7:19
  to
• 7:20
  Abram
• 7:20
  in
• 7:20
  a
• 7:20
  vision,
• 7:21
  fear
• 7:21
  not
• 7:21
  Abram.
• 7:22
  I
• 7:22
  am
• 7:22
  your
• 7:22
  shield.
• 7:23
  Your
• 7:23
  reward
• 7:24
  shall
• 7:24
  be
• 7:24
  very
• 7:25
  great.
• 7:25
  Those
• 7:26
  opening
• 7:26
  words,
• 7:26
  fear
• 7:27
  not
• 7:27
  tell
• 7:28
  me
• 7:28
  that
• 7:28
  perhaps
• 7:29
  this
• 7:29
  was
• 7:29
  an
• 7:29
  ongoing
• 7:30
  struggle
• 7:30
  for
• 7:30
  Abram,
• 7:31
  and
• 7:31
  I
• 7:31
  can
• 7:32
  relate
• 7:32
  to
• 7:32
  that.
• 7:33
  And
• 7:33
  then
• 7:33
  Abram
• 7:33
  asks
• 7:34
  him,
• 7:34
  what
• 7:34
  are
• 7:34
  you
• 7:34
  gonna
• 7:34
  give
• 7:35
  me?
• 7:35
  I
• 7:35
  don't
• 7:36
  even
• 7:36
  have
• 7:36
  a
• 7:36
  child.
• 7:37
  One
• 7:37
  of
• 7:37
  my
• 7:37
  servants
• 7:38
  is
• 7:38
  gonna
• 7:39
  be
• 7:39
  the
• 7:39
  heir
• 7:40
  to
• 7:40
  everything
• 7:40
  that
• 7:41
  I
• 7:41
  have.
• 7:41
  And
• 7:41
  God
• 7:42
  tells
• 7:42
  him,
• 7:42
  this
• 7:43
  man
• 7:43
  shall
• 7:43
  not
• 7:43
  be
• 7:44
  your
• 7:44
  heir.
• 7:44
  Your
• 7:44
  very
• 7:45
  own
• 7:45
  son
• 7:45
  shall
• 7:46
  be
• 7:46
  your
• 7:46
  heir.
• 7:46
  And
• 7:47
  then
• 7:47
  God
• 7:47
  brought
• 7:47
  him
• 7:47
  outside
• 7:48
  and
• 7:48
  said,
• 7:48
  look
• 7:48
  toward
• 7:49
  heaven
• 7:49
  and
• 7:49
  number
• 7:50
  the
• 7:50
  stars
• 7:50
  if
• 7:50
  you
• 7:50
  are
• 7:51
  able
• 7:51
  to
• 7:51
  number
• 7:51
  them.
• 7:52
  Then
• 7:52
  he
• 7:52
  said
• 7:52
  to
• 7:52
  him,
• 7:52
  so
• 7:53
  shall
• 7:53
  your
• 7:53
  offspring
• 7:54
  be.
• 7:54
  And
• 7:54
  scripture
• 7:55
  tells
• 7:55
  us,
• 7:55
  Abram
• 7:55
  believed
• 7:56
  the
• 7:56
  Lord
• 7:56
  and
• 7:56
  it
• 7:57
  was
• 7:57
  counted
• 7:57
  to
• 7:57
  him
• 7:57
  as
• 7:57
  righteousness.
• 7:58
  Then
• 7:59
  God
• 7:59
  asked
• 7:59
  him
• 7:59
  to
• 8:00
  bring
• 8:00
  several
• 8:00
  animals
• 8:01
  as
• 8:01
  the
• 8:02
  sun
• 8:02
  was
• 8:02
  going
• 8:02
  down,
• 8:03
  a
• 8:03
  deep
• 8:03
  sleep
• 8:03
  fell
• 8:03
  upon
• 8:04
  Abram.
• 8:04
  You
• 8:05
  might
• 8:05
  think
• 8:05
  it's
• 8:05
  a
• 8:06
  completely
• 8:06
  miserable
• 8:07
  process
• 8:07
  to
• 8:07
  sign
• 8:08
  the
• 8:08
  amount
• 8:08
  of
• 8:08
  paperwork
• 8:09
  required
• 8:09
  to
• 8:09
  buy
• 8:09
  a
• 8:09
  home
• 8:10
  or
• 8:10
  a
• 8:10
  vehicle.
• 8:11
  And
• 8:11
  if
• 8:11
  you've
• 8:11
  done
• 8:11
  that
• 8:11
  with
• 8:11
  children
• 8:12
  running
• 8:12
  around
• 8:13
  one
• 8:13
  of
• 8:13
  those
• 8:13
  tiny
• 8:13
  offices,
• 8:14
  it
• 8:14
  is,
• 8:15
  but
• 8:15
  this
• 8:15
  is
• 8:15
  a
• 8:15
  much
• 8:16
  more
• 8:16
  gruesome
• 8:16
  process.
• 8:17
  This
• 8:17
  is
• 8:17
  how
• 8:18
  an
• 8:18
  ancient
• 8:18
  covenant
• 8:18
  was
• 8:19
  made.
• 8:19
  It
• 8:19
  was
• 8:19
  a
• 8:19
  promise
• 8:20
  between
• 8:20
  the
• 8:20
  two
• 8:20
  parties
• 8:21
  that
• 8:21
  they
• 8:22
  would've
• 8:22
  cut
• 8:22
  these
• 8:22
  animals
• 8:23
  in
• 8:23
  half
• 8:23
  so
• 8:24
  that
• 8:24
  the
• 8:24
  pledging
• 8:24
  parties
• 8:25
  could
• 8:25
  walk
• 8:25
  between
• 8:25
  them.
• 8:26
  And
• 8:26
  what
• 8:26
  they're
• 8:27
  saying
• 8:27
  is,
• 8:27
  let
• 8:28
  this
• 8:28
  happen
• 8:28
  to
• 8:28
  me.
• 8:29
  If
• 8:29
  I
• 8:29
  break
• 8:29
  my
• 8:30
  word.
• 8:30
  It's
• 8:30
  a
• 8:30
  pretty
• 8:31
  vivid
• 8:31
  image.
• 8:32
  And
• 8:32
  it
• 8:32
  would
• 8:32
  certainly
• 8:33
  impress
• 8:33
  upon
• 8:33
  them
• 8:34
  the
• 8:34
  seriousness
• 8:35
  of
• 8:35
  the
• 8:35
  promise
• 8:35
  they're
• 8:35
  making.
• 8:36
  What's
• 8:36
  so
• 8:36
  significant
• 8:37
  here
• 8:38
  is
• 8:38
  that
• 8:38
  God
• 8:38
  has
• 8:39
  Abraham
• 8:39
  fall
• 8:39
  asleep
• 8:40
  while
• 8:40
  God
• 8:40
  himself
• 8:41
  walks
• 8:42
  between
• 8:42
  the
• 8:42
  animals.
• 8:43
  This
• 8:43
  Abrahamic
• 8:44
  covenant
• 8:44
  is
• 8:45
  completely
• 8:45
  unconditional.
• 8:47
  God
• 8:47
  himself
• 8:47
  will
• 8:48
  bring
• 8:48
  it
• 8:48
  to
• 8:48
  fulfillment,
• 8:49
  and
• 8:49
  he
• 8:49
  wasn't
• 8:49
  going
• 8:49
  to
• 8:50
  require
• 8:50
  anything
• 8:51
  from
• 8:51
  Abraham.
• 8:52
  The
• 8:52
  same
• 8:52
  thing
• 8:52
  is
• 8:52
  true
• 8:52
  for
• 8:53
  us
• 8:53
  when
• 8:53
  we
• 8:53
  look
• 8:53
  to
• 8:53
  the
• 8:53
  sacrifice
• 8:54
  of
• 8:54
  Jesus.
• 8:55
  All
• 8:55
  we
• 8:55
  have
• 8:55
  to
• 8:55
  do
• 8:56
  is
• 8:56
  acknowledge
• 8:56
  that
• 8:57
  the
• 8:57
  sacrifice
• 8:57
  that
• 8:58
  Jesus
• 8:58
  made
• 8:58
  on
• 8:58
  the
• 8:58
  cross
• 8:59
  for
• 8:59
  us
• 8:59
  is
• 8:59
  sufficient.
• 9:00
  The
• 9:01
  Lord
• 9:01
  doesn't
• 9:01
  require
• 9:02
  us
• 9:02
  to
• 9:02
  do
• 9:02
  anything
• 9:03
  to
• 9:03
  earn
• 9:03
  our
• 9:04
  salvation.
• 9:04
  And
• 9:05
  when
• 9:05
  we
• 9:05
  hear
• 9:05
  that,
• 9:05
  I
• 9:05
  hope
• 9:06
  that
• 9:06
  just
• 9:06
  like
• 9:07
  Abram,
• 9:07
  we
• 9:08
  are
• 9:08
  quick
• 9:08
  to
• 9:08
  worship
• 9:09
  Lord,
• 9:10
  as
• 9:10
  we
• 9:10
  look
• 9:10
  at
• 9:10
  the
• 9:10
  life.
• 9:11
  Of
• 9:11
  Abram,
• 9:11
  we
• 9:12
  see
• 9:12
  such
• 9:12
  incredible
• 9:13
  faith
• 9:13
  at
• 9:13
  times
• 9:14
  and
• 9:14
  also
• 9:14
  such
• 9:15
  fear
• 9:15
  and
• 9:15
  failure.
• 9:16
  We
• 9:16
  thank
• 9:16
  you
• 9:16
  that
• 9:17
  many
• 9:17
  of
• 9:17
  your
• 9:17
  promises
• 9:18
  to
• 9:18
  us
• 9:18
  are
• 9:18
  unconditional
• 9:20
  but
• 9:20
  we're
• 9:20
  also
• 9:20
  convicted.
• 9:21
  At
• 9:21
  our
• 9:21
  capability
• 9:22
  to
• 9:23
  act
• 9:23
  in
• 9:23
  righteousness
• 9:24
  one
• 9:24
  moment,
• 9:24
  and
• 9:24
  then
• 9:25
  turn
• 9:25
  around
• 9:25
  and
• 9:25
  be
• 9:26
  impatient
• 9:26
  or
• 9:26
  to
• 9:26
  be
• 9:27
  envious
• 9:27
  of
• 9:27
  another
• 9:28
  situation
• 9:28
  or
• 9:28
  to
• 9:29
  covet
• 9:29
  things
• 9:29
  we
• 9:29
  don't
• 9:30
  have.
• 9:30
  I
• 9:30
  pray
• 9:31
  that
• 9:31
  we
• 9:31
  would
• 9:31
  do
• 9:31
  good
• 9:32
  and
• 9:32
  not
• 9:33
  fear
• 9:33
  because
• 9:34
  we
• 9:34
  trust
• 9:34
  in
• 9:34
  you.
• 9:35
  I
• 9:35
  pray
• 9:35
  that
• 9:36
  our
• 9:36
  children
• 9:36
  would
• 9:36
  be
• 9:36
  people
• 9:37
  that
• 9:37
  would
• 9:37
  walk
• 9:37
  in
• 9:37
  integrity,
• 9:38
  we
• 9:39
  pray
• 9:39
  that
• 9:39
  they
• 9:39
  would
• 9:39
  be
• 9:39
  wholehearted
• 9:40
  worshipers
• 9:41
  of
• 9:41
  you,
• 9:42
  that
• 9:42
  they
• 9:42
  would
• 9:42
  recognize
• 9:43
  that
• 9:43
  you're
• 9:43
  the
• 9:43
  God
• 9:44
  of
• 9:44
  the
• 9:44
  promise
• 9:44
  and
• 9:45
  that
• 9:45
  you
• 9:45
  long
• 9:45
  to
• 9:45
  bless
• 9:46
  all
• 9:46
  the
• 9:46
  peoples
• 9:47
  of
• 9:47
  the
• 9:47
  earth
• 9:47
  and
• 9:48
  that
• 9:48
  they
• 9:48
  would
• 9:48
  choose
• 9:49
  to
• 9:49
  make
• 9:49
  you
• 9:49
  their
• 9:49
  dwelling
• 9:50
  place.
• 9:50
  And
• 9:51
  Jesus
• 9:51
  mighty
• 9:51
  name
• 9:51
  we
• 9:52
  pray.
• 9:52
  Amen.