Genesis 12: 1-9

Vs 1-3 - Promises that God makes to Abram (the Abrahamic Covenant)
A. I will make of thee a great nation
B. I will make thy name great
C. I will bless thee
D. You will be a blessing to others
E. God promises to guide Abram to a land that He will show him

The Abrahamic Covenant is the foundation for all the other covenants that God makes in the future.
It is the gospel of the Old Testament. Abram had faith in God’s promises and it was counted unto him for righteousness. Abram’s faith in God’s promises saved him from an eternity in hell, since God had not sent Jesus to earth to die for our sins yet.

vs. 4 - Abram had to obey and he did so even at the age of 75
God’s call means that we must follow
Sarai and Lot went with him, along with 318 trained soldiers/servants and all of his substance/possessions.

vs. 5 - God may call us to take a wife
Never take her for granted
Take her carefully, make sure she is a good, grounded believer.
Sarai was a blessing to Abram

vs. 6 - God calls us to worship Him in the way
God put enemies in Abram’s path to test him. Abram continued to worship at God at the different places

vs. 7 - God promises land
Abram is not the one who got to own the land of Canaan. Abram’s seed inhabited and conquered some of the land during the time of Joshua. Not all of the land, God promised, has ever been owned by the Jews.
Not until after the tribulation when Jesus comes to reign as king will the land be completely owned by the church.

The LORD talked with Abram. All capitalized letters of “LORD” means Jehovah. Our Savior is talking to Abram. It is significant that Jesus spoke with Abram, that Abram believed Him, and was saved.

vs. 8 - God calls us to worship Him repeatedly
We must never stop acknowledging who God is, thanking Him, and praising Him for his blessings and promises to us. Along with the fact that He sent Jesus to earth to die for our sins so that we can be saved.