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    A Walk Thru the Life of Abraham (Walk Thru the Bible Discussion Guides): Faith in God's Promises
    A Walk Thru the Life of Abraham (Walk Thru the Bible Discussion Guides): Faith in God's Promises
    A Walk Thru the Life of Abraham (Walk Thru the Bible Discussion Guides): Faith in God's Promises
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    A Walk Thru the Life of Abraham (Walk Thru the Bible Discussion Guides): Faith in God's Promises

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    Christians all over the world trust Walk Thru the Bible to help them deepen their spiritual lives through a greater understanding of God's Word. The Walk Thru the Bible small group Bible study series uncovers the richness of the Scriptures. Each guide explores a book of the Bible, a prominent Bible character, or an important biblical theme, offering rich insights and practical life application.

    These discussion guides are perfect for Bible study groups, Sunday schools, small groups, and individuals who want a deeper understanding of the Bible.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBaker Publishing Group
    Release dateJul 1, 2010
    ISBN9781441235503
    A Walk Thru the Life of Abraham (Walk Thru the Bible Discussion Guides): Faith in God's Promises

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      A Walk Thru the Life of Abraham (Walk Thru the Bible Discussion Guides) - Baker Publishing Group

      © 2010 by Walk Thru the Bible

      Published by Baker Books

      a division of Baker Publishing Group

      P.O. Box 6287, Grand Rapids, MI 49516-6287

      www.bakerbooks.com

      Ebook edition created 2011

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means—for example, electronic, photocopy, recording—without the prior written permission of the publisher. The only exception is brief quotations in printed reviews.

      ISBN 978-1-4412-3550-3

      Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is on file at the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

      Scripture is taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica, Inc.™ Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved worldwide. www.zondervan.com

      The internet addresses, email addresses, and phone numbers in this book are accurate at the time of publication. They are provided as a resource. Baker Publishing Group does not endorse them or vouch for their content or permanence.

      Contents

      Introduction

      Session 1 Chosen

      Session 2 Challenges

      Session 3 Faith and Action

      Session 4 Faith and Friendship

      Session 5 Fulfillment

      Session 6 An Epic Test

      Conclusion

      Leader’s Notes

      Bibliography

      Introduction

      It was a desperate attempt at some semblance of immortality. Long before a pharaoh died, the construction of his tomb would begin. Passages and compartments within the pyramid would be designed for maximum security to throw grave robbers off track. The mummification process would protect the king’s body and organs against decay for centuries to come. Helpful items—statues of laborers, scrolls of magic spells, boats for travel—would be placed in the inner chambers to assist the dead king in the afterlife. And the pyramid itself would stand practically forever as a monument to the king’s grandeur. It was as close to an eternal legacy as a human being could get.

      Most Egyptian pyramids had already been built long before Abraham was born. But the nomad from Ur ended up with a legacy far greater, far more lasting than anything the pharaohs ever dreamed of. How? Not by conquering kingdoms, building monuments, or exploring new lands, but by living a life of faith in response to a God who chose him from among masses of other men. Simply by entering a covenant with this God, the otherwise unremarkable sojourner and his descendants impacted billions of people throughout history. Abraham became the vehicle through whom God would reveal himself to humanity in specific, tangible ways.

      His story is a model for anyone who wants to leave a legacy and make a lasting difference in the world. The way to impact the history of an eternal kingdom is to enter into a covenant with the eternal God. And the only way to do that is by faith. Those who accept the revealed truth of God and live accordingly, regardless of what they see with their eyes, become a part of the family of the wandering Aramean named Abraham.

      Abraham

      As the story goes, a craftsman named Terah made idols. His oldest son, Abram, began having doubts about all the gods worshiped by the people of his culture. So one time when his father was out, Abram smashed all the idols in the family’s shop except the largest one, then put a stick in the hands of the one remaining statue. When his father came back, he was furious. But Abram blamed the vandalism on the standing idol, who had gotten angry at all the smaller statues. His father accused him of lying on the obvious grounds that idols can’t speak or move—to which Abram responded, Then why do you worship them?

      This rabbinic tale and others like it are fanciful attempts to explain why God chose this particular man out of multitudes of others in a polytheistic society. In truth, we have no information about anything that went on in Abraham’s life before God called him to leave home and go to a land of promise. We have no indication that Abraham was monotheistic before God spoke to him (see Josh. 24:2), or even that he was monotheistic for some time

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