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God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, The

Chapters: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Watchman Nee gave a series of studies on the characters of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the early part of 1940. These messages were published in Chinese in 1955 by the Taiwan Gospel Bookroom under the title, The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. This book is a translation of the Chinese publication.

Introduction _ch.1

One
Two
Three
Four
Five
Six
Seven
Eight

The calling of Abraham _ch.2

Abraham being the beginning of the recovery work of God
God's purpose in calling Abraham
"Unto a land that I will show thee"
"I will make of thee a great nation"
"In thee shall all families of the earth be blessed"
God's two callings of Abraham
The first calling in Ur
The second calling in Haran

Abraham and the land of Canaan _ch.3

Abraham building an altar
Shechem (shoulder) — the place of strength
Bethel (the house of God) — the Body of Christ
Hebron (fellowship) — the principle of fellowship
Abraham being tried
The first test — famine
The second test — Lot's choice of the Land
The third test — rescuing Lot and rejecting the riches of Sodom

Abraham and his son (1) _ch.4

God's promise and Abraham's faith
God's promise
Abraham justified by faith
The way of the cross
"Thy seed"
The first test — the birth of Ishmael
The principle of promise and the principle of Ishmael
Grace and the law
No life without death
Abraham being justified once again

Abraham and his son (2) _ch.5

Abraham's circumcision
God making a covenant with Abraham
The meaning of circumcision
Abraham's circumcision
God's friend
The second test — praying for the house of Abimelech

Abraham and his son (3) _ch.6

The day Ishmael was cast out
The third test — the offering of Isaac
Abraham offering Isaac
God being the Father
God being the God of resurrection
The completion of God's vessel

The characteristics of Isaac _ch.7

Isaac being the Son
Two things in Isaac's life
Isaac's relationship with Abraham
Isaac's relationship with God
Everything with Isaac being received
Obtaining versus attaining
Working and enjoying
Three specific experiences a Christian should pursue

Isaac in the New Testament — God's provisions in Christ _ch.8

The inheritance God has prepared in Christ
Two aspects of grace
We in Christ
Christ in us
The means and not the goal
A law
A person
Christ Himself
The God of Isaac and the God of Jacob

Jacob's nature and the discipline he received _ch.9

Jacob's nature
Struggling within his mother's womb
Exchanging the birthright for a pottage of lentils
Receiving his father's blessing through deception
Jacob's discipline
Away from home
Camping at Bethel
The discipline Jacob experienced in Haran

The breaking of Jacob's natural life _ch.10

Progress
God releasing Jacob back to Canaan
Through Mahanaim
Scheming while praying
The experience of Peniel
God wrestling with Jacob
God touching the hollow of Jacob's thigh
The necessary experience of a Christian
The meaning of Peniel
No pretense in dealing with the natural life
A sign — lameness
Jacob laying hold of God
Not knowing God's name
The continuation of the old behavior
Back to Canaan
Remaining in Shechem
Going to Bethel
Dwelling in Hebron

The maturity of Jacob _ch.11

The quiet Jacob
The compassionate Jacob
The tender Jacob
The shining Jacob
The Jacob who kept his standing
"Shineth more and more unto the perfect day"

The constitution of the Spirit _ch.12

Partaking of God's holiness
The fruit of the Spirit
Christ being formed in us
The forming of precious stones

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