Friend of God Study Guide
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'Abraham believed God, and God counted him as righteous because of his faith. He was even called the friend of God.' (James 2.23)
Abraham is the only character in the Bible to be described as a 'friend of God', and John C. Lennox shows us why. Throughout the Bible, Abraham is seen as a pivotal figure in God's plan of salvation, and, in Friend of God, Professor Lennox helps us to see through the mists of the past to the real flesh-and-blood man with all his strengths and weaknesses.
This study guide to Friend of God is packed with thought-provoking suggestions for private reflection or group discussion, drawing out the many ways in which the story of Abraham can teach us how to live faithfully in a world of religious doubt and scepticism today.
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How to use this guide xi Introduction 1 Why Abraham matters 3 2 Abraham - a historical figure? 8 3 Structure and thought flow in the book of Genesis 11 Part 1 GENESIS 10.1-11.32 1 The city that reached for the sky 19 2 From Shem to Abram 25 Part 2 GENESIS 12.1-15.21 3 The call of Abram 33 4 From Haran to Canaan 37 5 From Canaan to Egypt 42 6 Abram and Lot 49 7 Abram and Melchizedek 55 8 Justification by faith 62 9 God's covenant with Abram 68 10 The new covenant 71
GENESIS 16.1-19.38 11 A surrogate son 81 12 The covenant of circumcision 88 13 The judgement of Sodom 93 Part 4 GENESIS 20.1-22.19 14 Sarah and Hagar 101 15 God tests Abraham 109 16 Applying the Moriah experience 115 Part 5 GENESIS 22.20-25.11 17 Lessons from the life of Sarah 119 18 A bride for the promised seed 123 19 The last days of Abraham - and beyond 128 Notes 131
