A Far-Reaching Step of Faith (Genesis 12:1-7)
Of the 3,000 some people named in the Bible, only one man is associated with the enviable title, friend of God.
Swear By the Lord, the God of Heaven (Genesis 24:1-7)
So Abraham said to the oldest servant of his house . . . swear by the Lord, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites . . . go to my country and to my family, and take a wife for my son Isaac.
The Field and the Cave Were Deeded to Abraham (Genesis 23:16-20)
Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah, before Mamre (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan. So the field and the cave that is in it were deeded to Abraham by the sons of Heth as property for a burial place.
Abraham, When Tested, Offered Isaac (Hebrews 11)
By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac . . . concluding that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead . . .
The Lord Will Provide (Genesis 22:11-14)
So Abraham went and took the ram, and offered it up for a burnt offering instead of his son. And Abraham called the name of the place, The-Lord-Will-Provide; as it is said to this day, ‘In the Mount of the Lord it shall be provided.’
