Kay Arthur - Abraham—Gods Brave Explorer

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All right! The SUV is packed and ready to go. Uh-oh, wheres Sam? Sam, where are you? Come on, boy, were ready to go. Watch outhere he comes! Quick! Move out of the way! Whewjust in time. Sam, settle down, boy. You almost ran over Molly.

Okay, lets pile in the SUV and hit the road. Our first stop is St. Louis, Missouri, where many of the pioneers arrived from their homes to get ready for the adventure of their life. So pull out Gods mapthe Bibleand as we head west for our big adventure, lets find out about Gods brave explorer. WHO is Abram and WHY did he leave his home? Was it for the spirit of adventure or a better life, like it was for some of our pioneers? Lets open Gods map to find out.

We are on our way. As you open Gods map to discover WHO Abram is, WHAT is the first thing you need to do? Do you know? Youve got it! Pray. Bible study should always begin with prayer.

We need God to be our Wagon Master as we begin our journey on the Oregon Trail. The wagon master was in charge of the entire wagon train. He made all the decisions about whether to go on or stop. He also decided which trail they should take. His word was law!

Just like the wagon master took care of the pioneers on their journey, we need God to direct us and teach us by His Spirit as we begin our journey in His Word, so that we can understand what He says and make sure we handle His Word accurately. Lets pray, and then we can start reading Gods map.

Heavenly Father, we praise You for being our Shepherd who leads us as we study Your Word. Open our eyes so that we can see truth as we study Abrams life. Open our hearts so that we can understand what Your Word means. Help us to apply all that we learn to our lives so that we can be more like Jesus. We want to please You. We love You and ask these things in Jesus name. Amen.

Abrams life begins in the Book of Genesis, which is known as the book of beginnings. So as we start our research on our brave explorer, we need to put ourselves in context by reviewing the Book of Genesis.

WHAT is context? Context is the setting in which something is found. This is very important in Bible study. Context is a combination of two words: con, which means with, and text, which means what is written. So when you look for context in the Bible, you look at the verses and chapters surrounding the passage you are studying, such as looking at the whole Book of Genesis, as well as seeing how the passage fits into the whole Bible.