Genesis 12:1
1 Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee:
Why would God want to divide the family?
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Genesis 12:2
2 And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:
Why did God chose Abram and not someone else?
Was it important to be a great nation?
When you think of a great nation, do you think of them being a blessing?
What does it mean, "make of thee"?
How do you think Abram was to be a blessing?
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Genesis 12:3
3 And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
Any idea how all the families of the earth are blessed?
Are you blessed in Abram?
If all the families of the earth are blessed, can they still be cursed if they curse Abram?
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Genesis 12:4
4 So Abram departed, as the LORD had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him: and Abram was seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran.
Why did Lot go? Was he suppose to go?
Why did God wait until Abram was 75 years old?
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Genesis 12:5
5 And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came.
Who are "the souls that they had gotten in Haran"?
Were they suppose to go?
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Genesis 12:6
6 And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Sichem, unto the plain of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land.
Were the Canaanites descendannts of Ham?
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Genesis 12:7
7 And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the LORD, who appeared unto him.
Why would the LORD give Abram someone else's land? Wasn't there plenty more?
Was an altar always used for sacrifice or rather sometimes worship only?
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Genesis 12:8
8 And he removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, having Bethel on the west, and Hai on the east: and there he builded an altar unto the LORD, and called upon the name of the LORD.
What does it mean, "called upon the name of the LORD"? Didn't the LORD just talk with him?
Was something wrong with the last altar Abram built?
Why did Abram remove from thence?
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Genesis 12:9
9 And Abram journeyed, going on still toward the south.
Why was he going still toward the south? Didn't God already tell him what land would be his?
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Genesis 12:10
10 And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine was grievous in the land.
Do you think the famine was in the North where Abram just came from?
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Genesis 12:11
11 And it came to pass, when he was come near to enter into Egypt, that he said unto Sarai his wife, Behold now, I know that thou art a fair woman to look upon:
So, just how old was Sarai?
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Genesis 12:12
12 Therefore it shall come to pass, when the Egyptians shall see thee, that they shall say, This is his wife: and they will kill me, but they will save thee alive.
Do you think it was common practice to kill a man to get his wife?
Wasn't one of the specific commandments that God established is that a man who kills would also be killed?
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Genesis 12:13
13 Say, I pray thee, thou art my sister: that it may be well with me for thy sake; and my soul shall live because of thee.
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Genesis 12:14
14 And it came to pass, that, when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman that she was very fair.
Do you think that national body characteristics had set in yet, or do all the people still look pretty much the same?
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Genesis 12:15
15 The princes also of Pharaoh saw her, and commended her before Pharaoh: and the woman was taken into Pharaoh's house.
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Genesis 12:16
16 And he entreated Abram well for her sake: and he had sheep, and oxen, and he asses, and menservants, and maidservants, and she asses, and camels.
Do you think that Pharaoh gave Abram these things?
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Genesis 12:17
17 And the LORD plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai Abram's wife.
Does this sound fair?
What do you think God would do to Abram for lying (or at least being deceitful)?
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Genesis 12:18
18 And Pharaoh called Abram, and said, What is this that thou hast done unto me? why didst thou not tell me that she was thy wife?
Pharaoh, after being deceived and suffering from the plague, how well do you think he is handling the situtation?
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Genesis 12:19
19 Why saidst thou, She is my sister? so I might have taken her to me to wife: now therefore behold thy wife, take her, and go thy way.
Do you think God put plagues on all people who wanted someone elses wife?
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Genesis 12:20
20 And Pharaoh commanded his men concerning him: and they sent him away, and his wife, and all that he had.
Do you think they pushed them away or sent them with their blessing or a curse?
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