THE FAITH OF ABRAHAM
Hebrews 11:8-22
Key Verse: 11:8
1. Read verse 8. (Compare Ge 12:1-3, 7) What did God call Abraham to do? What did he promise? How did Abraham show his faith in God?
2. Read verses 9,10. How did his faith in God s promise affect his life in the Promised Land? What was his hope? What inheritance did he pass on to his descendants?
3. Read verses 11-12. To what promise does verse 11 refer? What did Abraham believe about God? How did God bless his faith? (12)
4. Read verses 13-16. What did Abraham and his descendants have in common? What could they see with the eyes of faith? How could they live victoriously as aliens and strangers? What does it mean that God was not ashamed to be called their God?
5. Read verses 17-19. How did God test Abraham? How did Abraham reveal his love for God? What did Abraham believe?
6. Read verse 20. (What characterized Isaac s faith? [Ge 26]) How did he bear God s blessing and pass his faith on to his descendants? Read verse 21. What did Jacob learn after his life of struggle? (Compare Ge 48:12-16)
7. Read verse 22. What was Joseph s sure hope? How did he plant hope in his people? (Compare Ge 50:24-26)
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