The Call of Abraham

We now come to another pivotal point in Biblical History with the call of Abraham who would be the progenitor of the Jewish Nation. Whereas the first section of Genesis (Chap. 1-11) had more of a world-wide focus, the Bible now focuses in on Israel as God's chosen people through whom Messiah, the promised See of the woman (Gen. 3:15), would come.

Abraham is one of the most significant characters in the Bible. He is referred to repeatedly through ought the entire Bible (I counted 337 mentions of his name using the search feature of the e-Sword Bible program). Nearly fourteen of the 50 chapters of Genesis is dedicated to Abraham. Abraham goes down in Biblical history as the only one to be specifically called the "friend of God" (James 2:23) and the father of the faithful (Rom. 4:16). Abraham and his wife Sarah are found in the Hebrews Hall of Faith (Heb. 11:8-13) and so we can learn many lessons for the walk of faith from their lives. We can be encouraged as we witness both the highs and lows, the successes and the failures of their walk of faith but overriding it all, the faithfulness and mercy of God to fulfill His Divine purposes through them.