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Genesis 15

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Genesis 15 . 1

1 After these events, the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision: "Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your very great reward."IPTitus 3:7CGenesis 15:1-18TOSKGenesis 15:1

Genesis 15 . 2

2 But Abram replied, "O Lord GOD, what can You give me, since I remain childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?"IPTitus 3:7CGenesis 15:1-18TOSKGenesis 15:2

Genesis 15 . 3

3 Abram continued, "Behold, You have given me no offspring, so a servant in my household will be my heir."IPTitus 3:7CGenesis 15:1-18TOSKGenesis 15:3

Genesis 15 . 4

4 Then the word of the LORD came to Abram, saying, "This one will not be your heir, but one who comes from your own body will be your heir."IPTitus 3:7CGenesis 15:1-18TOSKGenesis 15:4

Genesis 15 . 5

5 And the LORD took him outside and said, "Now look to the heavens and count the stars, if you are able." Then He told him, "So shall your offspring be."IPTitus 3:7CGenesis 15:1-18TOSKGenesis 15:5

Genesis 15 . 6

6 Abram believed the LORD, and it was credited to him as righteousness.IPNehemiah 9:7-8 Psalm 106:29-31 Hebrews 11:8-19CGenesis 15:1-18TOSKGenesis 15:6TTAbraham (Father of Faith) Spiritual Adultery (Covenant Faithfulness and Idolatry) Wilderness Testing (Faith Through Trial) Two Covenants (Law and Promise)LTLaw and RighteousnessATNAbraham Believed God

Genesis 15 . 7

7 The LORD also told him, "I am the LORD, who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land to possess."IPActs 20:32 Acts 7:5CGenesis 15:1-18TOSKGenesis 15:7

Genesis 15 . 8

8 But Abram replied, "Lord GOD, how can I know that I will possess it?"CGenesis 15:1-18TOSKGenesis 15:8

Genesis 15 . 9

9 And the LORD said to him, "Bring Me a heifer, a goat, and a ram, each three years old, along with a turtledove and a young pigeon."CGenesis 15:1-18TOSKGenesis 15:9

Genesis 15 . 10

10 So Abram brought all these to Him, split each of them down the middle, and laid the halves opposite each other. The birds, however, he did not cut in half.CGenesis 15:1-18TOSKGenesis 15:10

Genesis 15 . 11

11 And the birds of prey descended on the carcasses, but Abram drove them away.CGenesis 15:1-18TOSKGenesis 15:11

Genesis 15 . 12

12 As the sun was setting, Abram fell into a deep sleep, and suddenly great terror and darkness overwhelmed him.CGenesis 15:1-18TOSKGenesis 15:12

Genesis 15 . 13

13 Then the LORD said to Abram, "Know for certain that your descendants will be strangers in a land that is not their own, and they will be enslaved and mistreated four hundred years.IPActs 7:6-7CGenesis 15:1-18TOSKGenesis 15:13

Genesis 15 . 14

14 But I will judge the nation they serve as slaves, and afterward they will depart with many possessions.IPActs 7:6-7CGenesis 15:1-18TOSKGenesis 15:14

Genesis 15 . 15

15 You, however, will go to your fathers in peace and be buried at a ripe old age.CGenesis 15:1-18TOSKGenesis 15:15

Genesis 15 . 16

16 In the fourth generation your descendants will return here, for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete."IP1 Thessalonians 2:16CGenesis 15:1-18TOSKGenesis 15:16

Genesis 15 . 17

17 When the sun had set and darkness had fallen, behold, a smoking firepot and a flaming torch appeared and passed between the halves of the carcasses.CGenesis 15:1-18TOSKGenesis 15:17