Abraham's Role In Genesis 1-11

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Abrahams covenant with God was that Abraham will be a father of a multitude of nations. God says he will be Abraham’s descendants only God and he will give them the land of Canaan. This covenant with God has many ties to Genesis 1-11 in many important ways. Abraham’s descendants had a significant role in the plan of God for human redemption. The fulfillment of this covenant can only be achieved through the divine power of God. Events in prior biblical stories frame the story behind why God chose to make a promise to Abraham. Circumstances exist or develop which threaten the fulfillment of the covenant. Abraham’s covenant with God was a physical covenant. “This is the covenant between me and you and your descendants after you that you must …show more content…

One obstacle is that Sarah was barren; this creates doubt among Abraham and Sarah that God’s plan will be fulfilled. Another obstacle is that Sarah was almost taken as a wife for the pharaoh. In order to fulfill the prophecy from God, Sarah says to Abraham, “The lord has kept me from bearing children. Have intercourse with my maid; perhaps I will have sons through her”. (Gen 16:2) If she was taken as a wife Abraham’s promised child would not be born. It is during these times that God strengthens his relationship with …show more content…

This time was with Noah. “Then God said to Noah to be fruitful and multiply the earth” (Gen 9:1). This is similar to what God said to Abraham. The sons of Noah caused the Tower of Babel in which they disrespected God. Their disrespect towards God caused God to punish them and start over. “The Lord came down to see the city and see the tower that the people had built. Then the Lord said: If now while they are one people and all have the same language they have started to do this nothing they presume to do will be out of their reach. Come, let us go down and there confuse their language, so that no one will understand the speech of another.” (Gen

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