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JANUARY 6
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be circumcised will be cut off from the covenant
family for breaking the covenant.”
Sarai Is Named Sarah • GENESIS 17:15-27
Then God said to Abraham, “Regarding Sarai,
your wife—her name will no longer be Sarai.
From now on her name will be Sarah.* 16And I
will bless her and give you a son from her! Yes,
I will bless her richly, and she will become the
mother of many nations. Kings of nations will
be among her descendants.”
17 Then Abraham bowed down to the ground,
but he laughed to himself in disbelief. “How could
I become a father at the age of 100?” he thought.
“And how can Sarah have a baby when she is
ninety years old?” 18 So Abraham said to God,
“May Ishmael live under your special blessing!”
19 But God replied, “No—Sarah, your wife, will
give birth to a son for you. You will name him
Isaac,* and I will confirm my covenant with him
and his descendants as an everlasting covenant.
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As for Ishmael, I will bless him also, just as you
have asked. I will make him extremely fruitful
and multiply his descendants. He will become
the father of twelve princes, and I will make him
a great nation. 21 But my covenant will be confirmed with Isaac, who will be born to you and
Sarah about this time next year.” 22 When God
had finished speaking, he left Abraham.
23 On that very day Abraham took his son, Ishmael, and every male in his household, including those born there and those he had bought.
Then he circumcised them, cutting off their
foreskins, just as God had told him. 24Abraham
was ninety-nine years old when he was circumcised, 25 and Ishmael, his son, was thirteen.
26 Both Abraham and his son, Ishmael, were circumcised on that same day, 27 along with all the
other men and boys of the household, whether
they were born there or bought as servants. All
were circumcised with him.
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D A I LY D I S C O V E R Y
• How does Abram struggle with
God’s promises, and what do his
struggles teach us about those
whom God calls? How does God
answer Abram’s struggles, and
what does this response teach
us about God?
Day 6 •
• How does the story of Hagar
reveal both Abram’s and
Sarai’s unbelief? What are
the relational consequences
of Abram’s and Sarai’s
choice?
• How long does it take Abraham
to obey the command regarding
circumcision? Why do believers
sometimes delay obeying God?
JANUARY 6
God would certainly act on His promises, but Abraham and Sarah would have to continue waiting. The
Lord’s announcement of judgment on Sodom (where Abraham’s nephew Lot lives) provides Abraham
an opportunity to practice intercession, and God rescues Lot in answer to Abraham’s prayer. The story of
Sodom and Gomorrah demonstrates to the Israelites the danger of living among the wicked, God’s certain
judgment of evil, and the origins of the Moabites and Ammonites.
Abraham struggles to trust God while living as a foreigner in Gerar. He deceives Abimelech regarding
Sarah’s relationship to him, and she is taken to Abimelech’s palace. God interrupts Abimelech’s intentions
and rescues Sarah. Abraham then prays that God would do for Abimelech and his family what He has yet to
do for Abraham and Sarah— give them children. Soon afterward, the Lord opens Sarah’s womb, and Sarah
gives birth to Isaac.
God shows Abraham—and the later Israelites— His faithfulness to fulfill His promises despite Abraham’s
sins.
DIVIDED
KINGDOM
17:15 Sarai and Sarah both mean “princess”; the change in spelling
may reflect the difference in dialect between Ur and Canaan.
17:19 Isaac means “he laughs.”
KINGDOM
EXODUS
PATRIARCH
PATRIARCH
CREATION
1 The Lord appeared again to Abraham near the
oak grove belonging to Mamre. One day Abraham was sitting at the entrance to his tent during the hottest part of the day. 2 He looked up and
noticed three men standing nearby. When he
saw them, he ran to meet them and welcomed
them, bowing low to the ground.
3 “My lord,” he said, “if it pleases you, stop here
for a while. 4 Rest in the shade of this tree while
water is brought to wash your feet. 5And since
JUDGES
2067 or 1901 BC
CONQUEST
A Son Promised to Sarah • GENESIS 18:1-15 /
