Genesis 15-16

 

Homiletics                                             Study – Genesis 2020

Lesson     10                                                     Passage: Genesis 15-16

Content (List of Topics or Events)

God’s Covenant and Promise to Abram (Genesis 15) a.  Abram receives word of the Lord in vision “shield and great reward” (1) b. Abram asks God “who will be my heir” (2-3) c. Word of the Lord tells Abram that heir will be his own blood and countless; he believed and credited righteous (4-6) d. God tells of promise of land and offering to Lord (8-11) e. Lord tells Abram tells of descendants and journey to promise land  (12-16) f. Blazing torch appeared; the Lord made a covenant with Abram (17-21)

Abram and Sarai’s Sinful Plan for Heir (Genesis 16:1-6) a. Sarai’s plan for heir with Hagar her slave (1-2a) b. Abram agreed and slept with Hagar and she conceived (2b-4a) c. Pregnant Hagar despised her mistress (4b) d. Sarai tells Abram of wrong she is suffering (5) e. Abram tells Sarai to do what is best, mistreats Hagar and she flees (6)

God See’s Hagar giving promise descendants. (Genesis 16:7-16) a. Angel of the Lord sees Hagar and asks where are you going (7-8a) b. Hagar replies that she is running away from Sarai (8b) c. Angel of the Lord sends her back, requesting submission, and with promise of numerous descendants (9-10) d. Angel of the Lord gives Ishmael as the name of her son and tells of his character (11-12) e. Hagar names the Lord “God who sees me” (13-14) f. Hagar bore her son Ishmael (15-16)

Divisions (Main Blocks of Thought)

God’s Covenant and Promise to Abram	Genesis 15
Abram and Sarai’s Sinful Plan for Heir	Genesis 16:1-6
God See’s Hagar giving promise descendants.	Genesis 16:7-16

Subject Sentence (Summarizes the contents of the Divisions – No more than 10 words)

God sees with Aramaic covenant and promised descendants to Hagar

Aim (Main Teaching Point of the Passage)

CTATLT God sees us in our distress and understands our need.

Specific Application Questions

1	What need do you need to turn over to the Lord? How do you want the Lord to comfort you in that need? Ask!
2	How are you planning to solve God’s problem? How could you be more dependent on Him for your solution? Wait!
3	Where are you running to and what are you running from? What do you need to do to trust more in the Lord? Obey!

Principles to Remember

1	God sees our need
2	God is in control
3	God has our answer

Characteristic of God

Our Life Companion – Only Trust Him

Theme

God see us in our need, has the answer and comforts us in our trouble.

 

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