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Bible Essentials

Genesis 15:1-20

God Promises Abram a Son

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Opening

  • Share life updates
  • Review highs and lows of the week
  • Share prayer requests and praises

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Icebreaker

  • What is the weirdest dream you’ve ever had that you still remember? Or the most repetitive dream?

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Genesis 15:1-20

  • Read the passage
  • What is the context for this passage?
    • After Abram and Lot separated, Lot settled in Sodom.
    • Sodom, along with all it’s people, including Lot, was captured by kings at war.
    • Abram rescued Lot, his possessions, and all the other people.
    • Abram had an encounter with Melchizedek, a priest of God Most High.

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Genesis 15:1-20

  • Read the passage again, in a different version if available.
  • Summarize the passage in your own words.

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What does the passage say about God?

  • God sometimes communicates to his people in a vision.
  • God in himself is a reward for his people.
  • God continued to repeat his promise to Abram.
  • God is the one who will take action to fulfill his promise.
  • God directs his people when they question him.

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What does the passage say about people?

  • Even with all his blessings, Abram still complained to God.
  • Abram had faith in God’s promise, and this made him righteous.
  • People often doubt God, even in the face of evidence.

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What does the passage say about God’s plan?

  • God’s plan is that his people will not be afraid.
  • God’s plan was to fulfill his promise.
  • God’s plan is that we can be certain about his promises.
  • God’s plan was that his people would be in slavery for 400 years.
  • God’s plan was that Abram would have a peaceful, long life.

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Discussion

  • How does the passage fit into the overarching story of the Bible?
    • The future that God foretold to Abram is fulfilled throughout the rest of the Old Testament.
    • God’s preservation and protection of Abram’s descendants brought about the birth of Jesus.
    • Jesus is the one who can truly free us from slavery to sin.

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Discussion

  • What else strikes you about this passage?
  • How does the passage affect how you view God? How you view yourself?
  • How does this passage affect how you will live your life?