GENESIS 12:9-13 After Abraham pitched his tent, built an altar and called upon the name of the Lord, the Scriptures say that “Abram journeyed, going on still toward the south” (Gen. 12:9). Instead of staying where he had his altar—his contact with God—Abraham went farther south. He went away from...
GENESIS 12:7-9 The tent symbolized Abraham’s dependence on God. Hebrews 11:9-10 says of Abraham that “by faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles [tents] with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise: for he looked for a...
GENESIS 12:4-9 Abraham finally left Haran and forsook everything. Speaking of Abraham and those who were with him, Hebrews 11:15-16 says, “And truly, if they had been mindful of that country from whence they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned. But now they desire a better...
ROMANS 4:16–25 In the days of Abraham, to start out for a land one had never seen was as great a venture of faith as astronauts going to the moon today. It took a great deal of faith for Abraham to leave Ur of the Chaldees and go to a...
1 CORINTHIANS 3:10–15 A call to be a missionary is much like Abraham’s call. It is necessary to leave home, possessions, relatives, worldly ambitions and to go to another country to which God has led. But one can never outgive God. Though Abraham was called to give up much, he...
EPHESIANS 2:1–10 God dealt in judgment at Babel when He scattered the people and confused their language, but God dealt in mercy and grace as He called Abraham. Abraham did not receive God’s call because he merited God’s esteem. Rather, in God’s foreknowledge He knew Abraham and chose him for...
HEBREWS 11:8–18 Have you ever thought about the fact that you and I have the Gospel today because Abraham and others who were chosen of God were faithful? God has chosen to work through men; therefore, the future of God’s work rests on what He is able to motivate men...
Abraham was chosen, or elected, on the basis of the sovereignty of God. He had no Bible, so he was not able to receive his call through God’s written Word. God sought a man, and on the basis of His sovereign will and purpose, He chose Abraham. As to calling...
Malachi 1—4, Revelation 22 • Key Verse: Revelation 22:20 Jesus often told His disciples that He would one day leave them. But He also told them He would return for them: “I am going away and coming back to you” (John 14:28). One day, as promised, He left. He ascended...
Zechariah 13-14, Revelation 21 • Key Verse: Zechariah 13:9 The process of refining metals is used in the Bible as a metaphor of spiritual purification. In a sense, if you have something made of pure gold or pure silver, it is made of the leftovers. Refining is a process by...