The Beginning and Meaning of Everything that Matters COVENANT - Genesis 12:1-25:11 | Abraham 12:1-9 God Establishes a Relationship with Abram 12:10-13:1 Abram Reasons Unfaithfully in Going Down to Egypt 13:2-18 Abram Reasons Humbly in Deferring to Lot 14:1-24 Abram Defeats His Enemies with the Help of God 15:1-21 Abram grapples with the fulfillment of God’s word to him 16:1-16 Abram, Sarai and Hagar see poorly and act wrongly. Introduction Textual Reset Parallels to: Genesis 12 and Genesis 3 “seeing” language Sarai sees poorly and acts wrongly (Gen. 16:1-2a) Abram wrongly turns a blind eye (Gen. 16:2b-4a) Hagar sees poorly and acts wrongly (Gen. 16:4b) Sarai sees poorly and acts wrongly (Gen. 16:5) Abram wrongly turns a blind eye (Gen. 16:6a) Hagar sees poorly and acts wrongly (Gen. 16:6b) God sees all perfectly and acts righteously (Gen. 16:7-16) Conclusion 2 Corinthians 5:7; Psalm 37:7; James 5:7-11; Romans 8:18-25; Galations 3:1-3; 2 Timothy 2:13