The Establishment of a Covenant People The Promises of…
Genesis 18:1-33 Promise and Intercession If you have your Bibles I'd invite you to turn with me to Genesis 18. In Genesis 17 our gracious God appeared and established a covenant sign in order to assure Abraham of His good purposes toward him and to strengthen Abraham's flagging faith. Sarah, in that passage, in that chapter, is specifically designated as God's chosen instrument for the birth of Isaac. And at the end of that chapter Abraham responds in obedient faith, trusting obedience, by having his household circumcised. Tonight we turn to Genesis 18 the whole chapter where God conveys again the assurances of His good purposes, but this time with Sarah in mind. And where also we see Abraham show his heart for the lost. So let's hear God's holy word here in Genesis 18:…