Homiletics Study
– Genesis 2020
Lesson 15 Passage:
Genesis 24
Content (List of Topics or Events)
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Abraham sends senior
servant to locate wife for Isaac from his country (Genesis 24:1-9) a. Abraham calls servant and request he find a
wife for Isaac from Abrahams people (1-2) b. Servant questions
parameters of search (5) c. Abraham tells of an
angel going before him (6-7) d. Abraham says that if a
woman will not come back, servant is released from oath (8-9) |
Abraham’s servant prays and
prayers immediately answered (Genesis 24:10-48) a. Servant travels to Nahor arriving near the well (10-11) b. Servant prays for
success with signs of chosen woman (12) c. Before prayers complete
Rebekah comes showing signs requested from servant. (13-21) d. Servant asks about
Rebekah’s family and if there is room for him to spend the night (22-25) e. Servant praises the Lord
for answered prayer (26-27) f. Rebekah tells her
brother Laban of encounter with Servant (28-31) g. Servant tells of Abraham,
his mission, encounter with Rebekah and answered prayer (32-48) |
Abraham servant returns
with Rebekah as Isaac’s wife (Genesis 24:49-67) a. Servant asks for a decision
on Rebekah (49) b. Laban and Bethuel
respond that this request is from the Lord; she can be Isaac’s wife (50-51) c. Servant hearing of
decision gives gifts to Rebekah, Laban and mother (52-54) d. Laban and Bethuel
request 10 day wait and servant’s desire for immediate departure (55-56) e. Rebekah, when asked,
desires to go and is blessed as she goes (57-61) f. Isaac while mediating
sees Rebekah and covers herself (62-65) g. Isaac takes Rebekah into
his mother’s tent and marries her. (66-67) |
Divisions (Main Blocks of Thought)
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Abraham sends senior
servant to locate wife for Isaac from his country |
Genesis 24:1-9 |
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Abraham’s servant prays and
prayers immediately answered |
Genesis 24:10-48 |
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Abraham servant returns
with Rebekah as Isaac’s wife |
Genesis 24:49-67 |
Subject
Sentence (Summarizes the contents of the Divisions – No more than 10
words)
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Abraham servant’s prayerful
spouse mission successfully brings Rebekah to Isaac. |
Aim (Main
Teaching Point of the Passage)
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CTATLT Godly prayer and
following God’s leading can result in successful outcomes; |
Specific
Application Questions
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1 |
In what ways are you
trusting in God’s direction? How can
you better allow God to direct your path? |
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2 |
How are you allowing God to
open doors for you? How do you take
time to thank Him for answered prayer? |
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3 |
Where are you delaying the
results God wants from you? |
Principles to Remember
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1 |
Faith requires Trust in the
Lord |
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2 |
Direction comes from the
Lord |
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3 |
Give thanks to the Lord for
His blessings |
Characteristic
of God
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Directs our path |
Theme
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Success in life comes from
allowing God to direct our path. |
God’s Word - What’s happening?
God’s Heart – What does God
care about?
Today’s World – How does this
connect to what is happening in my world today
