Message Notes

YOUTH WORSHIP 29 May 2021
Text: Genesis 17

Title: “I will establish My Covenant”

INTRODUCTION

1. The Promise of Blessings

a) The Call of God Genesis 12:1-3

b) A good response Genesis 12:4

c) A tested faith

i) Sojourn in Egypt Genesis 12

ii) Quarrel in the family Genesis 13

iii) An epic victory Genesis 14

2. The Giving of a Covenant

a) A faith confirmed Genesis 15:6

b) A Covenant given Genesis 15:18

3. Two main types of a Covenant

a) A parity Covenant

i) Between 2 equal parties

ii) Between Man and Man

b) A Suzerain Covenant

i) Between 2 unequal parties

ii) Between God and man

THE ESTABLISHING OF A FORMAL EVERLASTING COVENANT

A. God’s Part

1. The Preamble of a Covenant

a) God and Abram Genesis 17:1

b) Introducing God: “I am Almighty God” Genesis 17:1

2. God’s Offer of a Covenant

a) Offer

i) “I will make My covenant between Me and you” Genesis 17:2a

ii) “Behold, My covenant is with you” Genesis 17:4a

b) Promise of blessing

i) Multiplication
“I will multiply you exceedingly” Genesis 17:2b

ii) Father of many nations
“And you shall be a father of many nations” Genesis 17:4b

3. Special Features

a) Name change

i) Abram
“No longer shall your name be called Abram” Genesis 17:5a

ii) Abraham
“But your name shall be called Abraham;
For I have made you a father of many nations” Genesis 17:5b

b) Special blessings

i) Fruitfulness
“I will make you exceedingly fruitful” Genesis 17:6a

ii) Many nations
“And I will make nations of you” Genesis 17:6b

iii) Kings
“And kings shall come from you” Genesis 17:6c

4. Establishing of the Covenant

a) Establishing Covenant with Abraham
“And I will establish My covenant between Me and you” Genesis 17:7a

b) Establishing Covenant with descendants
“And your descendants after you in their generations” Genesis 17:7b

c) To be God to you and your descendants
“For an everlasting Covenant to be God to you
And your descendants after you” Genesis 17:7c

d) All the land of Canaan
“Also I give to you and your descendants after you
The land in which you are a stranger,
All the land of Canaan” Genesis 17:8a

e) An everlasting possession
“As an everlasting possession; and I will their God” Genesis 17:8b

B. Man’s Part

1. Keeping of the Covenant

a) Abraham
“You shall keep My covenant” Genesis 17:9a

b) Descendants
“And your descendants after you
Throughout their generations” B

2. Sign of the Covenant

a) Keeping of the covenant
“This is My covenant which you shall keep,
Between Me and you and your descendants after you” Genesis 17:10a

b) Circumcision of every male child
“Every male child among you shall be circumcised” Genesis 17:10b

c) A sign
“It shall be a sign of the covenant between Me and you” Genesis 17:11

d) 8 days old
“He who is eight days old among you shall be circumcised” Genesis 17:12

3. Non-circumcision

a) Uncircumcised
“That person shall be cut off from his people” Genesis 17:14a

b) Broken the Covenant
“He has broken My covenant” Genesis 17:14b

RESPONSE TO GOD’S COVENANT

1. You can either

a) Accept

b) Reject

2. You cannot:

a) Change/Amend

b) Choose the parts you like

c) Reject the parts you don’t like

GOOD AND APPROPRIATE RESPONSE

1. Abraham’s Example

a) He was circumcised

b) He was 99 years old Genesis 17:24

2. His son, Ishmael

a) Ishmael was 13 years old

b) He was circumcised Genesis 17:25

3. The men servants

a) Those born in the house

b) Those who were bought from foreigners

c) All were circumcised with Abraham Genesis 17:27

CONCLUSION

1. Deep appreciation of God and His covenants given

a) In giving

b) In establishing

2. Appropriate Response to the Lord

a) To walk before God humbly

b) To obey fully