Bible Readings for Identity Season
Genesis 12: 1-8 Abraham, the root of the whole family tree
Exodus 6: 1-12 Why Abraham’s descendants owed God their loyalty
Ephesians 2: 11-22 How Jesus enlarged the family tree
Romans 11: 17-24 Being grafted into the tree (adopted into the family)
Galatians 5:16-26 The fruit growing on the family tree
John 15: 1-8 The power to bear fruit as a person attached to the Messiah
Colossians 3:11-17 The DNA of the new family of the Messiah
The Lord had said to Abram, ‘Leave your native country, your relatives, and your father’s family, and go to the land that I will show you. I will make you into a great nation. I will bless you and make you famous, and you will be a blessing to others. I will bless those who bless you and curse those who treat you with contempt. All the families on earth will be blessed through you.’
So Abram departed as the Lord had instructed, and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he left Haran. He took his wife, Sarai, his nephew Lot, and all his wealth—his livestock and all the people he had taken into his household at Haran—and headed for the land of Canaan. When they arrived in Canaan, Abram travelled through the land as far as Shechem. There he set up camp beside the oak of Moreh. At that time, the area was inhabited by Canaanites.
Then the Lord appeared to Abram and said, ‘I will give this land to your descendants.’ And Abram built an altar there and dedicated it to the Lord, who had appeared to him. After that, Abram travelled south and set up camp in the hill country, with Bethel to the west and Ai to the east. There he built another altar and dedicated it to the Lord, and he worshiped the Lord.