‘Abraham believed God, and God counted him as righteous because of his faith. He was even called the friend of God.’ (James 2.23)
Abraham is the only character in the Bible to be described as a ‘friend of God’, and John C. Lennox shows us why. Throughout the Bible, Abraham is seen as a pivotal figure in God’s plan of salvation, and, in Friend of God, Professor Lennox helps us to see through the mists of the past to the real flesh-and-blood man with all his strengths and weaknesses.
This study guide to Friend of God is packed with thought-provoking suggestions for private reflection or group discussion, drawing out the many ways in which the story of Abraham can teach us how to live faithfully in a world of religious doubt and scepticism today.
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Foreword ix
How to use this guide xi
Introduction
1 Why Abraham matters 3
2 Abraham – a historical figure? 8
3 Structure and thought flow in the book of Genesis 11
Part 1
GENESIS 10.1-11.32
1 The city that reached for the sky 19
2 From Shem to Abram 25
Part 2
GENESIS 12.1-15.21
3 The call of Abram 33
4 From Haran to Canaan 37
5 From Canaan to Egypt 42
6 Abram and Lot 49
7 Abram and Melchizedek 55
8 Justification by faith 62
9 God’s covenant with Abram 68
10 The new covenant 71
GENESIS 16.1-19.38
11 A surrogate son 81
12 The covenant of circumcision 88
13 The judgement of Sodom 93
Part 4
GENESIS 20.1-22.19
14 Sarah and Hagar 101
15 God tests Abraham 109
16 Applying the Moriah experience 115
Part 5
GENESIS 22.20-25.11
17 Lessons from the life of Sarah 119
18 A bride for the promised seed 123
19 The last days of Abraham – and beyond 128
Notes 131
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Joseph Mc Rae Mellichamp is Emeritus Professor of Management Science at the University of Alabama, USA. In addition to scholarly works, he has published study guides for several important Christian books, including C. S. Lewis’ Mere Christianity and John Lennox’s Against the Flow. He and his wife Peggy also served on staff with the Faculty Ministry of CRU for nearly forty years.
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