Genesis 17–18 | Walk Before Me and Be Blameless | Verse-by-Verse Bible Study

Genesis 17–18 | Is Anything Too Hard for the Lord?

Abram is 99, Sarai is barren, and God has a promise that sounds impossible. In this verse-by-verse study through Genesis 17–18, we see God call Abraham to “walk before Me and be blameless,” confirm His everlasting covenant, change Abram and Sarai’s names, and promise a son, Isaac, the son of laughter. Then the Lord visits Abraham at Mamre, and Abraham intercedes for Sodom. In that conversation, we see how deep God’s mercy goes and how perfect His justice is.

In this message:

🔹 God’s call to walk before Him blameless (Genesis 17:1; Ephesians 2:10, 4:1, 5:8)

🔹 The everlasting covenant with Abraham and his descendants, and why the church should love and pray for the Jewish people (Romans 11:28–29)

🔹 Circumcision as a sign of the covenant, and the circumcision of the heart (Deuteronomy 10:16; Colossians 2:11–12; Romans 2:29)

🔹 Abraham and Sarah laugh, and God says, “Is anything too hard for the LORD?” (Genesis 18:14)

🔹 God knows our thoughts, so bring every thought captive to Christ (2 Corinthians 10:5)

🔹 Abraham, the friend of God, and a father’s call to teach his household

🔹 “Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?”: trusting God’s justice and mercy (Genesis 18:25)

📖 Scripture: Genesis 17:1–18:33 (NKJV)

“My little children, these things I write to you, so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous.” – 1 John 2:1

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