OLD TESTAMENT SURVEY
SAMUEL J. SCHULTZ
CLASS NOTES/LECTURES
BY: LLOYD AUSTIN
LECTURE 6 GENESIS
Chapter 17
NAMES:
EL SHADDAI—GOD ALMIGHTY
ABRAM – ABRAHAM
SARAI – SARAH
Anytime God reveals Himself by His name He revelas Himself
God calls Himself because He is going to perform a miracle
He changes Abraham to show faith at him becoming father of many nations.
Abraham (100 yrs old) and Sarah (90) have a son named Isaac
Chapters 18, 19
SODOM and GOMMORAH
Why is this story important?
(Chap 19)
Lot bears 2 sons: Moab and Ammon
They became the head of 2 nations
This is the “BEGINNING” of the 2 nations of the Moabites and the Ammonites
God did not allow the people of Israel to occupy the lands of the Moabites and Ammonites because they are kin.
Chapter 21
Circumcision becomes a sign of the covenant
Isaac is born
Chapter 22
The consecration of Isaac. When Abraham was called to offer Isaac as a sacrifice
1. It was common that people comonly sacrificed first child
2. There was no law, so he took God seriously. In his culture it was taken as a common demand of gods.
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