In this episode of Words & Ways we'll be looking at the story of Abraham and God's promise in the book of Genesis.

Listen for yourself, with small groups, leadership teams, mentoring-discipling relationships and more.

Our hope is that the words and ways of Jesus transform your mind, fill your heart, and encourage your soul today and every day.

SHOW NOTES

Main Passage: Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18

Side Passages: Romans 4

DISCUSSION & REFLECTION QUESTIONS:

Some stories in the Old Testament (like this one) seem very strange because they happened in a very ancient world that had different traditions, practices, and cultures. How can you beware of not forcing ancient stories into the current world and culture?

What parts of this story feel strangest to you? How do you deal with that while still trusting the God who never changes?

Have you ever told God your deepest doubts and concerns? How did you do that? How did you sense him responding to you?

Why do you think God himself passed between the split carcasses when, according to ancient treaty tradition, Abram should have been the one to do that?

What do you learn about God from this story? How does that impact how you will seek and follow him?

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REFERENCES

For this season of Word & Ways, we’ve learned from many additional written resources, including the following:

The Bible Story Handbook: A Resource for Teaching 175 Stories from the Bible (John H. Walton and Kim W. Walton, Crossway, 2010)

The Drama of Scripture (Craig G. Bartholomew & Michael W. Goheen, Baker Academic, 2004, 2014)

The Epic of Eden: A Christian Entry into the Old Testament (Sandra Richter, IVP Academic, 2008)

How to Read Genesis (Tremper Longman, IVP Academic, 2005)

How to Read Exodus (Tremper Longman, IVP Academic, 2009)

The Lost World of … (series of books by John H. Walton, Tremper Longman, et. al, IVP Academic)

Reading Genesis Well: Navigating History, Poetry, Science, and Truth in Genesis 1-11 (C. John Collins, Zondervan, 2018)

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