Summary: Chp 12- The Lord came to Abraham and told him to leave his country and go to the land that he will show him. He told Abraham that he will bless him abuduntly and make his name famous. The Lord sais he will bless all of the people who bless Abraham. and curse all who dont. and Abrahams whole family will be blessed. So Abraham departed with his nephew Lot, he was 75 years old at the time. He brought his wife and a lot of their possesions to the land of Canaan. Abraham built an alter there to worship the lord on the mountains east of Bethel. Abraham went in lived in Eygpt for awhile because the famine was too much to bear. Abraham then told Sarai to tell everyone that they are brother and sister, because if the Pharough knew they were husband and wife, he would kill Abram and take Sarai. God then tells the pharoah that the woman is married and he gave sarai back to Abraham.
CHP 13- Abraham went out of Egypt and headed towards Negeb. Abraham was now rich in livestock, gold, and silver. Abraham went back to where he built his first Altar and called to the lord. Lot then took the Jordan valley.. (didnt really understand 4-14).. Then Lot left Abraham(?)
CHP14- There was a lot of fighting going on. The victors took all the wealth of Gomorrah and all the supplies and the provisions and departed. They also took Lot. When Abraham heard his nephew was captured, he armed and trained men and pursued the enemy. he attacked them and routed them as far as Dan. He then attacked an routed as far as damascus. He then brought back his Nephew Lot, all the possesions, and all the women. The kin of Sodom then wanted to meet Abraham in the King Valley. He then blessed Abraham. The King then asked to take all of Abrahams people, but Abe told the King that he sworn to the God of all things that he would not make a thread of anything that is his.
CHP15- God then speaks to Abe through a vision, and he says that He is Abes shield, and that his reward would be great. Abe is confused because he is fatherless. God then says (I think) that Abe will have a baby. God then tells Abe to go outside and count the stars and that is what his descendents shall be. God then tells Abraham to get a 3 year old Heiffer and a pigeon, and a Ram, and a female goat. Abram cut them in half. When dark came Abe fell into a very deep sleep and became oppressed. God then says that his descendents will be in slavery for 400 years. God then sais Abe will return to his fathers and die at an old age. God then made a promise to Abe, that his descendents shall get all this land, rivers, and mountains.

Verse: Genesis 12:3

"I will bless those who bless you, and the one who curses you I will curse; and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed." I think this verse is cool because not only will God bless Abraham, but he will bless all who bless him.  Application:   I would say the best way to apply this to my life is to do what God says, even if it is not clear. Such as when God speaks to Abraham through a vision, I feel like sometimes God has spoken to me through visions and I havent listened, but my life would probably be better if I had listened to him. So I would for sure say that I need to listen to even the faintest sign form God. I feel my life would improve more than it already has.