The Beginning of Salvation History
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Genesis 12:1-3
Genesis 12-50 is the story of four men called the Patriarchs:
1. Abraham (12-23).
2. Isaac (24-26).
3. Jacob (27-36).
4. Joseph (37-50).
Three key words in Genesis 12:1-3 help us understand the rest of the Bible:
1. God will reveal Himself in the land of Canaan (v. 1, vv. 4-7). … Land is important in salvatio history. Places in the Bible are important. That’s why so many Bibles have maps in them. Canaan would later become Israel.
2. God will reveal Himself through one nation, the descendants of Abram (v. 2; Psalm 147:19-20). … Abram (Abraham) was promised that his descendents would be a great nation. He and his wife were past child-bearing age and had no children, but God proomised them a child. … God revealed Himself through only one nation, Israel, and no other nation.
3.God will bless the world through this one nation in this one place (v. 3; Matthew 1:1-2).
How does thus apply to your life?
God has a plan for your life. He has been working thousands of years to bless you through Jesus.
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