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PAH CRESCENDO!

Genesis 25: 5 –11; James 2: 23; Luke 19: 28 –38

and II Corinthians 2: 14

Abraham, Finally at Rest! Genesis 25: 5 –11

•V5 Abraham left everything he owned to Isaac

•V6 While he lived, he gave gifts to his other children

and sent them east of where Isaac lived (Beer

Lahai Roi)

•V7 & 8 At 175 years old, Abraham died – ‘a good old

age, an old man, and full of years’

•V9 -11 Isaac and Ishmael buried Abraham in the Cave of

Machpelah in Hebron –with Sarah. And the Lord blessed

Isaac…

Abraham’s Life Summarized:

•At 75 years old, God called Abraham to leave his homeland

•God’s Covenant with Abraham: 1) you will be a great

nation; 2) you will be a blessing and all who bless you, I will

bless & who curses you, I will curse; and 3) ALL the people of

the earth will be blessed through you.

•Abraham and Lot separate, Abraham rescues Lot, meets

and tithes to Melchizedek.

•Sarah gives Hagar to Abraham –Ishmael is born –Abraham

is now 86 years old –circumcision established –a sign of the

covenant between God and Abraham (now 99 years old).

•God promises he and Sarah will give birth to Isaac –he is

100 years old when Isaac is born

•God allows Abraham to negotiate on behalf of Sodom and

Gomorrah

•Abraham is asked to sacrifice Isaac on Mt. Moriah –

Jehovah Jireh = The Lord Provides (ram)

•Abraham sends his faithful servant to his brother (Nahor) to

select a wife for Isaac – Rebekah is chosen as Isaac’s wife

•Dies at 175 years old and is buried with Sarah

That’s it? That’s ALL!?!

“For it was not through the law that Abraham and his

descendants were promised that he would be the

heir of the world, but through the righteousness that

comes by faith.” Romans 4:13

“You see that his (Abraham’s) faith and actions were

working together, and his faith made complete by

what he did…he was called ‘God’s friend’…”

James 2: 22 - 23

Here it is:

“This is the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah, the

son of David, the son of Abraham…”

Matthew 1: 1

TODAY WE CELEBRATE THE

TRIUMPHAL ENTRY…

Recorded in:

•Matthew 21: 1 –11; Mark 11: 1 –11;

Luke 19: 28 –38; and John 12: 12 –16.

•Zech 9: 9, “See, your king comes to you,

righteous and victorious, lowly and riding

on a donkey, on a colt…”

•The crowd shouted “Hosannah” not

“Hallelujah” (“Save us!” not “Praise You”)