Gen 12-17 - Blessing

The Scripture Study Project

Zach and Krista

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality:christianity

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🗓️ 4 February 2022

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

This week we begin our study of the patriarch Abraham, and that word "patriarch" is an interesting one. In Gen 17:5 the Lord changes Abraham's name from Abram meaning "God is the exalted father" to Abraham meaning "father of multitudes". The change is subtle but significant: Abraham is expected and blessed to experience what it means to care for and lead a family. And what do parents do? They bless, or as it says in D&C 41:1, they "delight to bless" their children. In this episode we look at the blessings our God gives to us and through us for our own benefit and the benefit of those we love. Show Notes: Connect with us on Instagram or Facebook Music: "Beauty of Russia" by Steve Oxen

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0:00.0	In Genesis chapter 17 verse 5, the Lord changes Abraham's name from Abram, meaning the exalted father, or God is the exalted father, to Abraham, meaning father of multitudes.
0:17.8	The change is a subtle but significant one. Abraham is expected and blessed to experience what it means to care for and lead a family.
0:29.6	And if you think of his experience, it matches that expectation.
0:34.6	What do parents do? They bless, or as it says in Doctrine and Covenants 41-1,
0:41.9	they delight to bless their children. In this episode, we look at the blessings our
0:49.4	God gives to us and through us for our own benefit and the benefit of those we love.
0:57.0	Welcome to the Scripture Study Project. We are your host, Krista and Zach Horton,
1:06.0	and this is our podcast where we study Scripture with you. Our goal each week is to help you discover new
1:12.6	or renewed excitement for God and His Word. Invest your heart and personal life into your study
1:18.1	and connect with others as you teach and learn together.
1:25.0	Hey everyone. Welcome to our study this week. This is Genesis 12 through 17. And I'm on my own. I'm on a work trip and Chris is at home. And so she gave me the assignment to record the podcast episode on my own. So you just get me this week. But I am really excited for the study.
1:47.2	I actually thought, you know, I should probably, I should sneak something at the beginning of
1:50.4	this episode in about her and just see if she'll listen to it. But then I thought if she does
1:54.7	listen to it, then I'd be in trouble. So anyway, sweetheart, if you're listening, I actually
2:00.6	recorded a whole thing about you. And then I delete it because I need to be mad.
2:04.9	So, anyway, I have loved studying Abraham.
2:10.7	There's been a personal connection I have felt to Abraham, and that's not because I feel like I'm like Abraham.
2:16.7	But I do feel like I want
2:18.7	the same things that Abraham wants. And so as I was reading about him, his desires were so
2:26.2	descriptive of my own desires. And I'm sure descriptive of your desires that you can't help but
2:32.7	empathizing with Abraham. And part of me thinks
2:36.3	that's the idea. This is the beginning of the part of the Bible. Up to this point, the stories
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