Through the entire narrative of Abraham and Sarah (Genesis 12-25), we see a progression in God’s revelation to them of who he is and his relationship to them, and their maturity in their walk of faith. This is a survey of that journey.
Gen 12 – God says he will make them a nation, tells them to go to a land, and they leave.
Gen 13, 14 – Abram and his cousin Lot separate. Abram goes to Canaan. Lot goes to Sodom.
Gen 15 – God promises to give Abram land. Abram believes. God passes through Abram’s sacrifice.
Gen 16 – Abram impregnates Sarai’s servant Hagar to try to fulfill God’s promise on his own.
Gen 17 – God promises Abram a great family, changes his name to Abraham, changes Sarai’s name to Sarah, and commands Abram to circumcise all males in his house. Everyone male is circumcised, including Ishmael, the son of Hagar, Sarah’s servant.
Gen 18, 19 – Visitors tell Abraham and Sarah they will have a son. Sarah laughs in disbelief. Abraham intercedes on behalf of Sodom to not be destroyed. His family in Sodom is spared. Sodom is destroyed.
Gen 20 – Abraham lies about Sarah, allowing her to be taken in by a philistine king. When the king’s family becomes ill, Abraham intercedes for them, and they are healed.
Gen 21 – TWENTY-FIVE YEARS after God’s promise in Genesis 12, Isaac is born, the son of covenant. Abraham sends Hagar and Ishmael away. God keeps them safe and blesses them, as Abraham asked.
Gen 22 – God tells Abraham to sacrifice Isaac on Moriah. Abraham is obedient. God spares Isaac.
Gen 25 – Abraham dies. His sons Isaac and Ishmael bury him together in a cave near a Hittite’s field. One hundred years after God’s promise in Genesis 12. This is the only piece of land that Abraham ever owns.
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