Genesis 12: 10-20
Canaan currently in a horrible famine.
Abram went to Egypt to get food, and took Sarai with him.
Questions to ponder:
1. Did Abram disobey God by leaving Canaan, the land God promised him?
2. Did Abram realize that where he was before he went to Egypt, was the Promised Land?
3. How much of the Abrahamic Covenant was complete by the time Abram died? None.
A thought:
God said He would show the Promised Land to Abram. There was never a condition where Abram could not step out of the land. Also, Abram did build an altar, in Bethel, to worship God. We do not know if Abram talked to God about the famine at that time.
Abram exercised faith by leaving the Promised Land.
Abram would have exercised faith by staying in the land during a famine
Abram had fear with each option he had.
Abram still trusted and believed God’s promises to him and future generations with the Abrahamic Covenant. Abram’s faith in God was counted unto him for righteousness.