Abraham

Today, we are starting a five week study on the life of Abraham. We are calling, The Embraced Call of God. Although there is only 12 chapters or so that cover the life of Abraham, his significance extends far beyond these 12 chapters. Abraham P.R. Williamson describes Abraham this way:

"As progenitor of the Israelite nation, Abraham is clearly one of the most important figures portrayed in the Pentateuch. Not only is he Israel's biological ancestor, the father of the special line of seed through which blessing would come to all nations, but he is also the role model for the covenant community, both in the faith he exercises and the obedience he exhibits."

Abraham's life and story is the beginning of God's plan to rescue the world from the mess it is in. Genesis 1-11 stands to show how we have gotten into the mess we are in now. And beginning In Genesis 11.30, God sets a plan in place in which the rest of the entire Bible is the unfolding of that plan. And it all depends on this man named Abraham, and whether he will embrace this call of God or not. So let's live into the life of Abraham, the embraced call of God.