Abram

Abram Genesis 12:1-3 , 15:5 , 22:17

·        God  picked Abram to be father of a very important family.

·        One day in the future Jesus would come from this family.

·        God told Abram I will make you famous. Your children and grandchildren will be as many as the stars. They will be as many as the grains of sand on the beach. You won't able to count them.

Promised Land Genesis 12:1-9

·        God told Abram to a new place. Abram had no map.

·        God said, "I will show you where to go."

·        Abram started out walking.

·        Abram took his wife nephew and servants with him.

·        When Abram and his family got to a land called Canaan God said, " This is your new home. I am giving it to you and to everyone who will ever be  in your family.