Genesis 17:1-27 Questions by Stephen Ricker
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God Calls Abram, "Abraham"
Questions for Study 13

Genesis 17:1-27
Memory Verses: 17:1-2

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I. Walk Before Me and Be Blameless (1-8)

1. How old was Abram when he set out from Haran? (12:4) How old was Abram when Ishmael was born? (16:16) How old was Abram and Ishmael in 17:1? What do you think Abram's life had been like during those silent years?

2. When was the last time that the LORD had appeared to Abram? Briefly tell what God promised Abram at that time. About how many years have passed since that promise? (15:1) How might of Abram thought about that promise as time went on?

3. How did God refer to himself when he appeared to Abram? (17:1) Why and what did it mean to Abram? Why did God tell Abram to walk before him and be blameless?

4. What covenant was God referring to in verse 2? (15:18) What does it mean to confirm a covenant? How did Abram respond? How does this show how Abram was spiritually at this time?

5. How are God's promises in 2-8 like and different from earlier promises (12:2-3; 13:14-17; 15)? What was the significance in the change of Abram's name to Abraham? What is an everlasting covenant? What does it mean, "I will be their God?"

II. The Covenant Sealed By Circumcision (9-27)

6. What did God tell Abraham to do as a sign and seal of the everlasting covenant? (9-14) Was Abraham to do anything like this when God had appeared to him in earlier times?

7. What did God say about Sarai? (15-16) What is the significance of changing Sarai's name to Sarah? What had God established for the first time? Why did Abraham needed to be told this? Should he have?

8. What was Abraham's response? Why? What specific promise did God give Abraham concerning his family? Why did God chose to give the spiritual blessing to Isaac instead of Ishmael?

9. How did Abraham demonstrate his belief in God and in God's promise? Why might this have been difficult for him? What kind of faith does God want his people to have?