{"id":930,"date":"2019-05-12T23:42:59","date_gmt":"2019-05-12T22:42:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pbthomas.com\/blog\/?p=930"},"modified":"2019-05-12T23:43:00","modified_gmt":"2019-05-12T22:43:00","slug":"gods-amazing-plan-of-salvation-from-creation-to-abraham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/pbthomas.com\/blog\/?p=930","title":{"rendered":"God’s Amazing Plan of Salvation – from Creation to Abraham"},"content":{"rendered":"

These are the headings for the first week of our “Big Picture” trip through the whole of the Old Testament.<\/p>\n

A The beginning of God\u2019s promises \u2013 Creation to the Patriarchs<\/p>\n

1.\tWhere it all began
\n1.1.\tCreation Genesis 1-2
\n1.2.\tGod created Adam and Eve in his image Genesis 1:27-30<\/p>\n

2.\tWhere it all went wrong
\n2.1.\tAdam and Eve disobey God Genesis 2:15-17, Genesis 3:1-13
\n2.2.\tThe seed of hope Genesis 3:15
\n2.3.\t(Cain and Abel Genesis 4:1-17)<\/p>\n

3.\tNoah and the Flood Genesis 6:1-9:17
\n3.1.\tGod\u2019s judgment on wickedness Genesis 6:11-13, 18, 22
\n3.2.\tBut God remembered Noah! Genesis 8:1
\n3.3.\t(The Tower of Babel Genesis 11:1-9)<\/p>\n

4.\tAbraham \u2013 Friend of God (James 2:23, Isaiah 41:8) (c.2000-1825 BC)
\n4.1.\tGod calls Abraham and Abraham obeys God Genesis 12:1-5
\n4.2.\t(Abraham meets Melchizedek Genesis 14:18-20)
\n4.3.\tGod\u2019s promises to Abraham many descendants and his own land Genesis 15:1, 5-7
\n4.4.\tGod \u201ccuts the covenant\u201d and swears his oath to Abraham Genesis 15:8-19
\n4.5.\tGod makes a covenant with Abraham Genesis 17:1-8
\n4.6.\tCircumcision as the sign of the covenant Genesis 17:9-14
\n4.7.\t(God promises a son to Sarah Genesis 17:15-22)
\n4.8.\t(Abraham shows hospitality and intercedes for Sodom Genesis 18)
\n4.9.\t(God destroys Sodom and Gomorrah Genesis 19)
\n4.10.\tAbraham and Sarah\u2019s miracle baby Isaac is born Genesis 21:1-7
\n4.11.\tGod test\u2019s Abraham\u2019s faith Genesis 22:1-14
\n4.12.\tGod repeats his promises to Abraham Genesis 22:15-18
\n4.13.\tGod blessed Abraham in every way Genesis 24:1; 25:5-7;
\n4.14.\tAbraham gives us an example of faith Hebrews 11:8-12
\n4.15.\tGod kept all his promises to Noah and to Abraham and he will keep his promises to us<\/p>\n

5.\tThe Patriarchs, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the ancestors of the Israelites
\n5.1.\tEsau sells his birthright to Jacob Genesis 25:19-34
\n5.2.\tGod repeats his promises to Isaac Genesis 26:2-5 (c.1900-1720 BC)
\n5.3.\tJacob steals Esau\u2019s blessing Genesis 27:1-41 (c.1800-1700 BC)
\n5.4.\tStairway to heaven: God repeats his promises to Jacob Genesis 28:10-15
\n5.5.\tJacob wrestles with God Genesis 32:22-32
\n5.6.\tThe story of Joseph Genesis 37-50<\/p>\n

God\u2019s Covenants with His People
\nThe word covenant appears 285 times in the Old Testament. A covenant is a solemn commitment, guaranteeing the promises or obligations of one or both of the parties in the covenant. God made wonderful promises to Abraham, to Moses and the Israelites and to David. These rest on God\u2019s \u201csteadfast love\u201d, which is also translated as \u201ccovenant faithfulness\u201d, \u201cloving-kindness\u201d or \u201cloyalty\u201d. God\u2019s steadfast love is mentioned 248 times in the Old Testament with 100 times just in Psalms. God\u2019s love never fails, even when the people are unfaithful to God. All those Old Testament promises are fulfilled in even more wonderful ways through Jesus who shares those amazing blessings with us, who put our trust in Him.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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