In Genesis 26, the focus shifts away from Abraham to his son Isaac. This shifts helps reinforce that Isaac has now inherited his father’s covenant blessings and responsibilities, but more importantly we find four clear ways that God demonstrates his steadfast love for Isaac: 1) God’s Promises, 2) God’s Protection, 3) God’s Provision, and 4) God’s Peace.

In this world, we will continually be disappointed by broken promises. But in Genesis 21, God keeps his word to Abraham. We see this in each part of this story: 1) Isaac’s Birth, 2) Ishmael’s Exile, and 3) Abraham’s Sojourning. Through it all Genesis 21 teaches us that the everlasting God is the only perfect promise keeper, worthy of our complete trust.

In Genesis 20, we find one of the lowest points in Abraham’s spiritual life as he commits the same sin as he did in Genesis 12. Abraham’s failures are meant to drive the point home that salvation ultimately depends not on our faithfulness, but on God’s. Praise God that we are not saved by our own righteousness but by grace through faith. We walk through this story in four parts: 1) Abraham deceives Abimelech, 2) God warns Abimelech, 3) Abimelech obeys God, 4) God heals Abimelech.