1 Peter 1:7: So that the tested genuineness of your faith—more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
James 1:2-4: Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
I. Vs. 10: Abram’s Faith is Tested by Famine
II. Vss. 11-13: Anticipating Potential Danger in Egypt:
Chapter 20:12 says: Besides, she is indeed my sister, the daughter of my father though not the daughter of my mother, and she became my wife.
III. Vss. 14-15: Sarai is Taken Into Pharaoh’s House
The Hebrew word for “commended” is “hallel.” Meaning “to praise.”
IV. Vss. 16-20: Abram is Rebuked And Leaves Egypt:
Donald Barnhouse said; “Faith is not a mushroom that grows overnight in damp soil; it is an oak tree that grows for a thousand years under the blast of the wind and rain.”
V. Vss. 13:1-4: Abram Returns to the Promised Land:
Revelation 2:4-5: But I have this against you, that you have abandoned the love you had at first. Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent, and do the works you did at first. If not, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place, unless you repent.
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