3) God fulfilled His promise to Abraham, his people the Jews, and everyone. The original included a seven-fold blessing — and God has delivered on every one of the promises.

In other words, Abraham wasn’t called by God because he was exceptional; he was exceptional because he accepted God’s call.

Story of Abraham and Isaac teaches, "what it means to fear God And it means this: To fear God is to do whatever He asks of us, when He asks.".

In our lives, are we seeking to draw close to God and rely on his providence? Do we seek to see as Abraham saw and to wrestle with God as Jacob did? The call to prayer is a challenge.

The account begins by God calling Abraham to leave Ur (which was a type of Jersey City of the ancient world) at the age of 75. The patriarch had relative wealth and comfortability.

The person of Abraham stands out in salvation history. He is the recipient of God’s promise and offers to God the prayer of faith.

Prophet Abraham did not question God’s will, nor did he fall victim to the “why me” syndrome. Rather, he embraced the challenge by placing his full trust in God.

Given that Biblical Hebrew is the language in which the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob conveyed their presumed pronoun preferences, these retorts are reminiscent of the remark, usually attributed ...

God says, “I thought you would call me ‘Father.’” Jeremiah 3:19 That verse always brings me to tears. It’s the yearning of a parent for the love of a child.

God Made Abram some promises and they belong to us, too. All who are born again are descendants of Abraham because we were grafted into the Olive Tree [Romans 11]. We can claim all of the promises ...