The Enduring Heritage of Faith - Abraham and the Promise of a Habitation

Abraham follows Noah in the writer's catalog of faithful forefathers. Consistent with the Genesis narrative and Abraham's massive importance in the salvation history, the writer devoted more space to him than any of the other named individuals in his list. So also he followed the Scriptures in making God's covenant with him the focus of Abraham's faith. Thus the writer considered his faith in terms of the promised land, the promised heir, and the obligation to sacrifice Isaac. This message examines the first of those dimensions of Abraham's faith.