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May 5, 2020 · The first is the word “ἑώρακεν” that is translated here as "seen" in most of the English translations. The word is third person singular of “ὁράω” which, according to Thayer, has three basic definitions. First, it means to see with the eyes. Secondly, it means to see with the mind, to know, to perceive.
- God’s Call Is A Call to Obey God’s Revelation
- God’s Call Is A Call of Sovereign Election
- God’s Call Is Costly
- God’s Call Is A Call to Faith and Dependence
- God’s Call Is A Call to Separation from The World and Sin
- God’s Call Is Persistent
- God’s Call Includes Great Promises For Those Who Obey
- God’s Call Is A Call to Pilgrimage
- God’s Call Is A Call to Bold Worship
- God’s Call Leads to Blessing on Our Children
The LORD had said to Abram, “Leave your country, your people and your father's household and go to the land I will show you. (Genesis 12:1) Abraham’s call began with God speaking to him. We don’t know exactly how this happened. Maybe, God spoke to him through a fiery bush, through a cloud, a blinding light, or a soft whisper. We don’t know. But we ...
The LORD had said to Abram, “Leave your country, your people and your father's household and go to the land I will show you. (Genesis 12:1) Interpretation Question:Why did God call Abraham? What made him special? The next thing we can discern about God’s call is that it is a call of sovereign election. Why did God call Abraham? Was he more holy tha...
The LORD had said to Abram, “Leave your country, your people and your father's household and go to the land I will show you. (Genesis 12:1) Observation Question:What did God call Abraham to do? Another aspect of God’s call is that it is costly. Abraham was called to leave his country, his people, and his father’s household. Abraham probably lived i...
The LORD had said to Abram, “Leave your country, your people and your father's household and go to the land I will show you. (Genesis 12:1) Interpretation Question:In what ways was God calling Abraham to faith and dependence upon him? Another aspect of Abraham’s call was that it included faith and dependence. God told him to leave everything and di...
The LORD had said to Abram, “Leave your country, your people and your father's household and go to the land I will show you. (Genesis 12:1) Probably, part of the reason that Abraham needed to leave his country, family, and household was because of temptations associated with them. Ur, though a prosperous city, was full of idolatry and Abraham’s fam...
The LORD had said to Abram, “Leave your country, your people and your father's household and go to the land I will show you. (Genesis 12:1) Interpretation Question: How can we reconcile God’s call in Genesis 12:1 and what Stephen says about this call in Acts 7:2–4? Are these the same call? Another aspect about God’s call to Abraham is its persisten...
“I will make you into a great nation and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.” (Genesis 12:2–3) In addition, God’s call comes with many great promises. When God calls us or moves in our li...
Abram traveled through the land as far as the site of the great tree of Moreh at Shechem. At that time the Canaanites were in the land. The LORD appeared to Abram and said, “To your offspring I will give this land.” So he built an altar there to the LORD, who had appeared to him. From there he went on toward the hills east of Bethel and pitched his...
Abram traveled through the land as far as the site of the great tree of Moreh at Shechem. At that time the Canaanites were in the land. The LORD appeared to Abram and said, “To your offspring I will give this land.” So he built an altar there to the LORD, who had appeared to him. From there he went on toward the hills east of Bethel and pitched his...
The LORD appeared to Abram and said, “To your offspring I will give this land.” So he built an altar there to the LORD, who had appeared to him. (Genesis 12:7) Even though Abraham left his home and much of his family in Ur, while following God’s call, it would bring God’s blessing upon his children. God appeared to Abraham when he got to Canaan and...
May 12, 2004 · The command of God to Abram was in conjunction with an appearance of God. 134 While Moses mentioned only an appearance of God after Abram was in the land (12:7), Stephen informs us that God appeared to Abram while in Ur (Acts 7:2). In the light of all the objections which might be raised by Abram, such an appearance should not be unusual.
Jan 6, 2019 · As Psalm 33:1 says, “Praise befits the upright.” So it is only right that standing in the middle of a pagan place, Abram exalted God’s name. Why? Because in the middle of Canaan, Abram heard God’s voice again (12:7)—the same voice that called him away from home in the first place. He heard the word of God and believed God’s word.
Abram obeyed God and left for a land that God would show him. Abram had a lot of faith in God. Abram trusted God to lead him. He didn’t have a map or a compass, and he didn’t know where he was moving! Everything was unknown! Abram listened carefully to all of God’s directions. Abram’s life depended upon how well he listened to what God ...
Oct 4, 2013 · And God said to Abram: Go, you, from your land… Rabbi Isaac opened (Psalms 45:11): Listen, daughter, and see, and turn your ear, and forget your people and your father’s house… Rabbi Isaac said: This may be compared to one who was passing from place to place and saw a palace illuminated (birah doleqet). [3]
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Feb 1, 2016 · God commanded Abram to leave his father’s house, people, and land. But Abram, in his quest to seek the creator of this world, had already opened his heart to this possibility and abandoned his past before God ever spoke to him. God can now talk to Abram as master since Abram has acknowledged God by seeking Him out.
