Season 4 Episode 6 – Genesis 17: Cut Me Mick!
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Intro! - 1:12
Jasmine’s Tea! - 3:58
Aight So Boom! - 10:53
Unlike the covenant in chap. 15, which had no requirements, chap. 17 includes two demands: (1) to live uprightly before the Lord (v. 2) and (2) to practice circumcision faithfully (vv. 9–11). K. A. Mathews, Genesis 11:27–50:26, vol. 1B, The New American Commentary (Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 2005), 195.
Read Genesis 17 1-2 - 14:08
Abram is now 99 years old
The LORD appeared to him
The LORD proclaims his own name
God Almighty (El Shaddai) - The God of (who has/is) Majesty(ic) and Power(ful)
Command - walk blameless before me (who is this to Abram or Everyone)
So that I can
Make a covenant between Me and you
May multiply you greatly
Read Genesis 17 3-8 - 26:48
Abram fell on his face
God spoke to Abram
My covenant is (present tense) with you
The previously made covenant
Father of a multitude of nations
Because of that you get a name change
For I have made you a father of the multitude of nations (past tense)
I will make you exceedingly fruitful
I will make you into nations
Kings shall come from you
Another Covenant
I Will establish my covenant between Me, you and your offspring
This is an everlasting covenant, this is forever
Covenant to be God to you and your offspring (personal)
I will give the land of your sojourning
This is an everlasting possession
I will be their God
Read Genesis 17 9-14 - 39:44
God spoke to Abraham again
You (Abraham) shall keep my covenant, you and your offspring
The covenant of circumcision
Every male in your household (note only to males)
This is the sign e covenant between me and you
Happens at eight days old
Throughout generations
Born or brought (your family or foreigner)
Covenant in your flesh
If you don’t do it you have broken my covenant
He received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. The purpose was to make him the father of all who believe without being circumcised, so that righteousness would be counted to them as well, The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2016), Ro 4:11.
Read Genesis 17 15-16 - 1:00:05
Now onto Sarai
Name change also. Sarai to Sarah
I will bless her (the LORD’s doing)
I will give her a son (the Lord’s doing)
She shall become nations
Kings of people shall come from her
Read Genesis 17 17-21 - 1:03:02
Abram fell on his face again
Has some more stuff to say
Laughed
Said to himself - Born to a 100 year old
Said to himself - Birthed by a 90 year old
Says to the LORD - Can it be Ishmael
God’s response is:
Isaac
No, Sarah is going to be the mother
Name shall be Isaac
I will establish my everlasting covenant with him and his offspring
Ishmael
Ishmael has been blessed
Multiply him greatly
He will father 12 princes
Make him a great nation
Isaac will be born next year
Read Genesis 17 22-26 - 1:12:13
Abram did it
God went up from Abraham
Abraham got busy
Starts with Ishmael
All those born in his house
All those brought with his money
Abraham was 99
Ishmael was 13
Repeated
