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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”)