A remarkable commentary on the life of Abraham from the Book of Genesis, Abraham Called by God presents Abraham as a genuine man, fallen but called by God. Like him, readers are admonished to learn the lessons of faith through trial, testing, and failure, in order to enter into the prom...
Your name will no more be called Abram, but your name will be Abraham; for I have made you the father of a multitude of nations. (Genesis 17:5, WEB) Next:The near-sacrifice of Abraham's son Isaac Go to:List of all events
2. Abram/AbrahamOriginally named Abram, he was chosen by God to be the father of many nations and was later renamed Abraham, signifying his role in God's covenant.3. Ur of the ChaldeansAn ancient city in Mesopotamia, from which God called Abram to leave and journey to the land He ...
Abraham reached out and took the knife to kill his son. 11 Just then an angel of God called to him out of Heaven, “Abraham! Abraham!” “Yes, I’m listening.” 12 “Don’t lay a hand on that boy! Don’t touch him! Now I know how fearlessly you fear God; you didn’t ...
And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovahjireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen. Deuteronomy 32:36 For the LORD shall judge his people, and repent himself for his servants, when he seeth that their power is gone, and there is none shut...
Just as God called the prophet Hosea to act the part of God in marrying a prostitute (Hos. 1 ) and told Ezekiel to lie on his side for over a year to symbolize the siege of Jerusalem (Ezek. 4 ), so God asked Abraham to play the part of God in the sacrifice of his own son. ...
God revealed himself to Abraham and made the only covenant in the Bible with him, in which God announced to Abraham that his descendants would eventually inherit the Land of Israel.
When God spoke to Abraham (Genesis 17:4) he declared that he would bless him and make him a father of many nations. This is exactly what we see throughout the Bible and history. God's promise here is called the Abrahamic Covenant and is prophecy of the coming Messiah through the bloodl...
”5Then He said, “Do not come near here.Remove your sandals from your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground.”6He said also, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.”Then Moses hid his face, for he...
and I will be your God.Then you shall know that I am the Lord your God who brings you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians.And I will bring you into the land which I swore to give to Abraham, Isaac,and Jacob; and I will give it to you as a heritage:I am the Lord?”...