Week 3: Characters

Chosen People

Understanding the characters of the Biblical narrative by reviewing God’s chosen people

Scripture Reading: Genesis 21 & 25-30

  • Whose experience captures your attention in the history of Abraham’s family?

  • What evidence of broken relationships do we see in the history of Abraham’s family? What are the root causes?

  • What patterns of brokenness do we see being passed down through the generations of Abraham’s family?

  • How do we see these same patterns of brokenness in our modern world?

  • How do we see God working through the lives of Abraham, Sarah, Hagar, and their descendants? How does this give us hope?