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Genesis 12:1-3
Excerpted from: The World (Part 1)

As we finish chapter 11, it is immediately followed by the calling and separation of Abram in Genesis 12.

I want you to see verse 3 in relation to chapter 11, verses 1-9. All the nations are put under a curse because of what they did at Babel and so they are away from the blessings of God. But God has not forgotten His purpose, and now we see in chapter 12 that He is going to separate one man away from the families and nations of earth, and through him all of the nations of earth will be blessed.

You can see a pattern developing that helps the church to understand its unique position in relation to God and the world. The pattern here is going to be repeated in the church. So we look at the Old Testament and what do we see? One family being separated out from the nations of the world; being a blessing to all the families of the world that are now being cursed.

Now, you might not be aware of it, but that blessing is so important, that it is repeated five times within the book of Genesis alone. If something is repeated that often, God wants us to get something—there is something important here. We will only look at two of them. Turn to Genesis 22, and see why there needs to be this blessing. This is being repeated to Abraham:

That is in the past tense. It is directly tied to Abraham’s obedience. Then in chapter 26, we find that it is spoken to Isaac,

The nations of Genesis 10 and 11 are going to be blessed because of Abraham’s obedience. This includes every nation on the earth.

That puts a bit of a responsibility on the world—on the Gentiles. This was repeated in Genesis 27, only this time it was spoken to Jacob.

What that original promise to Abraham contained, then, were two conditions: (1) Israel had to be faithful, and (2) the nations had to respond by blessing God's covenant people.

Genesis 12:2-3
Excerpted from: Passover: An Extraordinary Peace Offering

This is what we see in the Exodus Passover. Israel's sins were mercifully overlooked because of God's faithfulness and covenant loyalty to Abraham (Genesis 12:2-3; 15:13-16; Exodus 2:23-25; 6:4-6). The Passover represents the beginning of Israel's relationship with God. It demonstrates God's profound grace in initiating fellowship with a sinful nation, and delivering those who believed Him at least enough to follow the Passover instructions.

Death by Debt
The Sabbath Committed to the Hebrews

Articles
Countdown to Pentecost 2001
Divine Protection Today?
Israel: Past
Leadership and Covenants (Part Eleven): Signs
Peter's Trumpets Message—on Pentecost
Searching for Israel (Part One): The Promises to the Faithful
Searching for Israel (Part One): The Promises to the Faithful  (2)
Searching for Israel (Part Three): The Old Covenant
Servant of God, Act II: God's Gift of Faith
Stephen and the New Deal
The Beast and Babylon (Part Three): Who Is the Woman?
The Christian Fight (Part Six)
What Is Your Lentil Soup?
Why Israel? (Part One)
Why Was Jesus Not Crucified as Passover Began? (Part Two)

Bible Studies
Basic Doctrines: The Reward of the Saved
God's Master Plan

Essays
A Pattern of Persecution
The Overlooked Work (Part Two)

Sermons
Is America a Christian Nation? (Part Two)
Taking Your Priestly Responsibilities Seriously!
The Certainty of God's Promises
Are You Living an Abundant Life?
His Eye is on the Sparrow (Part Four)
Refuge! Refuge! (Part One)
Refuge! Refuge! (Part Two)
Leadership and Covenants (Part Sixteen)
Leadership and Covenants (Part Sixteen)
Leadership and Covenants (Part Seventeen)
Leadership and Covenants (Part Seventeen)
Leadership and Covenants (Part Nineteen)
Leadership and the Covenants (Part Twenty)
Teaching the Good News of the Promise
Is America a Christian Nation? Summary (Part Two)
The Doctrine of Israel (Part One): Origins
The Doctrine of Israel (Part Eleven): Genesis 49 and Deuteronomy 33
Five Easily-Neglected Doctrines
The Foolishness of Bias
The Faith of Israel
Assurance (Part Two): Of the Path to Glory
Blessings We Could Have Had
The Purpose of Israel
Wandering or Pilgrimage?
Teaching Us To Think (Part Three): Proving God's Will
God's Workmanship (Part 4)
Faith, Government, and the Calendar (Part 4)
Sanctification and Holiness (Part 5)
Deuteronomy (Part 2)
Belief with Obedience
Abraham (Part One)
Abraham (Part Two)
Abraham (Part Four)
The Promise and the Kingdom
Strategies for Escaping Babylon (Part One)
Where Is the Beast? (Part 3)
Where Is the Beast? (Part 10)
Strengthening the Family
The 'Rest' of Hebrews 4
Developing Spiritual Wanderlust
Faith and the Christian Fight (Part 6)
The Priesthood of God (Part 1)
The Faithfulness of God (Part 1)
The Priesthood of God (Part 8)
The Priesthood of God (Part 9)
Imagining the Garden of Eden (Part 2)

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