THE COVENANT WITH ABRAHAM

NOAH FALLS

• Noah was saved from the flood
• Genesis 9: Noah "falls"
• Noah becomes drunk and naked in his tent
• Ham sees him and makes fun of him.
• Shem and Japheth cover his nakedness.

NOAH FALLS

• Noah wakes up, and feels violated.
• He curses Ham's son Canaan.

THEMES OF THE STORY

• Consumption of fruit (grapes=wine)
• Nakedness
• Shame
• Curse

THEMES OF THE STORY

• These are themes of Adam and Eves story
• This is the fall of the new Adam.
• Noah gives in.
• This starts a chain of events
• The flood has not solved the problem os humanity.

THE PROBLEM?

• The "bad people" were washed away by the flood
• The "good people" were saved.
• But there is no clear line between two groups.
• It runs between every person
• Sin has infected every human. Even Noah. (See Rom 3:23)

IT'S ALL DOWNHILL FROM THERE

• It only took us one chapter
• Things went from Noah, to the tower of babble.
• Rebellion of humanity & Gods response
• First: the flood.
• Second: language confusion

THE TOWER OF BABBLE

• Humanity decided the wanted to build a tower
• One that goes all the way up to the heavens.
• The people were scattered about the world
• Speaking different languages.
• Gods relationship with humanity is broken.

A NEW HOPE

• God chooses one man to bring back the blessing
• Abram (soon to be Abraham) was not chosen for his own sake.
• He will bless all the rest of the human family
• Gen 12: "In you, Abram, all the families of the earth will be blessed.

A COVENANT

• Abraham is to become the father of nations
• His descendants will be many.
• Even though Abram is not perfect.

ABRAM IN EGYPT

• In Egypt, Abram told his wife to pretend to be his sister
• Pharoh saw her, and married her
• This made Abram rich
• God cursed the Pharaoh, and he sent the two away

ABRAHAM A SON?

• God promises Abram, now Abraham a son
• His wife is barren.
• Abraham, doubting God, has a son with his servant
• This leads to many issues.

THE NEW COVENANT

• God made a covenant with Abraham
• He promised that Abraham would father many nations
• His children would be countless as the stars
• Abraham would be the one who would pull the world out of darkness