Week 6: Abraham, The Two Powers, Covenant
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Contents
- The life at a glance
- Ur and Haran
- The call
- Famine, Egypt, and Sarai taken
- Lot chooses the valley
- Melchizedek of Salem
- The stars, and the reckoning
- The covenant between the pieces
- Hagar, and the God who sees
- Circumcision, and two new names
- Interlude One — The covenant line
- Three visitors, and the plea for Sodom
- Fire from the LORD out of heaven
- Interlude Two — The Two Powers thread
- Gerar — the same failure again
- Isaac is born
- Hagar, heard a second time
- The test on Mount Moriah
- Sarah dies; a grave is bought
- A bride is found for Isaac
- Two sons at one grave
Sources & Further Reading
- Michael S. Heiser, The Unseen Realm.
- Todd Hampson, The Chronological Guide to Bible Prophecy.
- Joel Muddamalle, The Hidden Peace.
- John H. Walton, comparative ancient Near Eastern work.
- Augustine, De Trinitate.
- Alan F. Segal, Two Powers in Heaven (1977).
- Matthew Emadi, The Royal Priest (IVP Academic, 2022).
- O. Palmer Robertson, The Christ of the Covenants (P&R, 1980).
- Frank Moore Cross, Canaanite Myth and Hebrew Epic (1973).
- Companion handout: the Biblical Covenants Reference Guide.