Genesis 15: 1-6

13th February 2011 Off By Derek Buckthorpe

Sermon References :

Genesis15v1t6

 

1: After this the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision. He said, ‘Do not be afraid Abram; I am your shield. Your reward will be very great.’

2: Abram replied, ‘Lord God, what can you give me, seeing that I am childless? The heir to my household is Eliezer of Damascus.

3: You have given me no children, and so my heir must be a slave born in my house’

4: The word of the Lord came to him: ‘This man will not be your heir; your heir will be a child of your own body’

5: He brought Abram outside and said, ‘Look up at the sky, and count the stars, if you can. So many will your descendents be.’

6: Abram put his faith in the Lord, who reckoned it to him as righteousness,