Genesis 30

 

 

THE SEED AND OFFSPRING OF UNBELIEF

( Gen. 21:9-21 )

Introduction

  1) The result of unbelief and faith appeared in Old Testament( Heb.11).

  2) The result of unbelief appeared in New Testament.

  3) The reason why the work of God disappear now.

 

1. The start of eternal regret of Abraham and Ishmael ( 21:9-11)

  1) Fighting

  2) Conflict

  3) Worry

  4) Division

 

2. God will fulfill His will with people of the covenant. (21:12-13)

  1) The importance of the covenant – Isa.40:8, Ex.3:14-15, Isa.22:22-23, Ecc.12:11

  2) The importance of people of the covenant

    (1) The success of Abraham.

    (2) The failure of Abraham.

    3) People of Unbelief (21:12-13)

  4) The Word of God emphasize the importance of the gospel.

     (1) Life (2) Seed (3) Covenant

      - Eternal covenant of God

      - Power of the gospel

      - Content of the gospel

 

3. When we discard unbelief the power of god will work.(21:14-21)

  1) Environment

  2) Condition

  3) Acknowledgement of people

  4) Test

  5) Public opinion

  6) Greed

 

Conclusion: God made the children of unbelief prosper

  1) Ishmael is the son of Abraham's unbelief. Ishmael is the child he got through Sarah's slave, Hagar, when Abraham's official wife, Sarah, had no hope of              having the son promised by God. Therefore, Ishmael was the one who spoke for Abraham's unbelief. However, God saved Ishmael in the midst of suffering

      and took responsibility for his life. God even takes responsibility for mistakes caused by unbelief. Therefore, no matter what mistakes we make, we must

      have the faith of humility to prostrate before God until the end without despair or despair.

 

  2) The Midianites are Abraham's descendants who were born to Abraham's concubine, Keturah. These were the ones who were separated from Isaac,

      the heir of the covenant (Genesis 25:6), and therefore they are only listed by name in the Bible. The names of the sons of Jokshan, the sons of Keturah,

      are also listed, and since the Midianites were the most prominent, they were probably substituted for all of them.

      However, what does not belong to the genealogy of the covenant may be as bad as not being born.

 

   Believers who adhere to the covenant become simpler the more they pray. They will have simple eyes to see any problem. And they see the answer.

   There's power there. But if we don't pray, everything becomes complicated. There are many words, many ways, and many theories.

   The head gets complicated, but the way doesn't actually open.

   The purpose of life is to receive a pardon and gain eternal happiness. The purpose of God's operation of the earth is also to accomplish the work of               salvation. I hope that your descendants will enjoy the blessing of carrying on the baton of the gospel.