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Nov. 4, 2022
The Faith of Abraham
When God told Abraham to leave his family and homeland to follow Him, the patriarch packed up and left. Obviously, Abraham believed that God was who He said He was and He was able to do what He promised. As a consequence of this great faith, Abraham received the promises—a land, a nation of descendants, and a mission to bless the world. You and I are called to walk in the same faith of Abraham. It is a faith that not just believes but responds with a packed suitcase.
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The Faith of Abraham (Out of Zion Episode #150)
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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Transcript
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Well, if God spoke to you today and told you to leave your family and your home and your
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land and go to a place that He was going to show you, would you get up and pack up and
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follow Him?
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Well, this week we're going to talk about Abraham, who did just that.
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So welcome to this week's Shabbat Shalom devotional.
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When I seek to share just a little inspiration and bring just a little peace to the close
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of your very busy week.
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We're reading through the Torah with the Jewish community, and this week our reading is from
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Genesis 12 verse 1 through 17 verse 27.
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The title of this reading is Lech Lecha, because in the very first line of Genesis 12 1, it
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says that God said to Abraham, Lech Lecha, go from your country, your people and your
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family and your father's household to the land I will show you.
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And going on then in Genesis 12, 2 and 3, I will make you into a great nation and I will
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bless you.
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I will make your name great and you will be a blessing.
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I will bless those who bless you and whoever curses you, I will curse.
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And all peoples on the earth will be blessed through you.
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So Abraham went as the Lord had told him.
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You know, this is the watershed moment of all of history, not just the Bible, but all
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of history.
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We've been reading up to this point how that man had doubted God, rebelled against God,
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fell into sin and was destitute and was destined for hell and separation from God.
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Man was getting worse and worse, idolatry was getting worse.
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And here in Genesis 12 is when God announces his plan and initiates his plan to redeem
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mankind.
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And he tells Abraham, if you will follow me, I'm going to make you a great nation and
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through you, I'm going to bless all the families of the earth.
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This is what the apostle Paul called the first preaching of the gospel because this was announcing
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God's redemptive plan that Jesus would later come to earth to carry out.
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So God promised Abraham a land, a nation, and a mission.
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And Abraham got up and went.
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What gave Abraham, it's what he was called at that time, later he was changed to Abraham.
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But what gave Abraham the level of faith that resulted in obedience?
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You know, Abraham had to believe that God was who he said he was and that God was able
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to fulfill these promises.
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So back to my original question.
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If God spoke to you today and told you to leave your home and family and land to a place
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he would show you, you don't even know where you're going to be going, but he's going
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to show you, would you?
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And if not, then you must not believe that God is who he is and able to fulfill his promises.
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If God has told you to do something, do it because you're going to meet him there and
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you're going to see his goodness and his promises fulfilled in your life and he's going to
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give you a mission.
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So with that, I wish you a Shabbat Shalom.
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And once again, if you have not yet downloaded the chart of the tour portion, which so that
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you can read along with us each week, please do so today.
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The link is in today's show notes and read along with me each week.
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I will see you back here next week.
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Until then, God bless.
00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:07,440
Well, if God spoke to you today and told you to leave your family and your home and your
2
00:00:07,440 --> 00:00:13,680
land and go to a place that He was going to show you, would you get up and pack up and
3
00:00:13,680 --> 00:00:14,680
follow Him?
4
00:00:14,680 --> 00:00:19,720
Well, this week we're going to talk about Abraham, who did just that.
5
00:00:19,720 --> 00:00:23,040
So welcome to this week's Shabbat Shalom devotional.
6
00:00:23,040 --> 00:00:28,320
When I seek to share just a little inspiration and bring just a little peace to the close
7
00:00:28,320 --> 00:00:31,080
of your very busy week.
8
00:00:31,080 --> 00:00:36,200
We're reading through the Torah with the Jewish community, and this week our reading is from
9
00:00:36,200 --> 00:00:40,680
Genesis 12 verse 1 through 17 verse 27.
10
00:00:40,680 --> 00:00:48,560
The title of this reading is Lech Lecha, because in the very first line of Genesis 12 1, it
11
00:00:48,560 --> 00:00:55,720
says that God said to Abraham, Lech Lecha, go from your country, your people and your
12
00:00:55,720 --> 00:01:01,360
family and your father's household to the land I will show you.
13
00:01:01,360 --> 00:01:07,840
And going on then in Genesis 12, 2 and 3, I will make you into a great nation and I will
14
00:01:07,840 --> 00:01:08,840
bless you.
15
00:01:08,840 --> 00:01:11,960
I will make your name great and you will be a blessing.
16
00:01:11,960 --> 00:01:18,240
I will bless those who bless you and whoever curses you, I will curse.
17
00:01:18,240 --> 00:01:23,060
And all peoples on the earth will be blessed through you.
18
00:01:23,060 --> 00:01:27,320
So Abraham went as the Lord had told him.
19
00:01:27,320 --> 00:01:34,760
You know, this is the watershed moment of all of history, not just the Bible, but all
20
00:01:34,760 --> 00:01:36,200
of history.
21
00:01:36,200 --> 00:01:43,160
We've been reading up to this point how that man had doubted God, rebelled against God,
22
00:01:43,160 --> 00:01:50,880
fell into sin and was destitute and was destined for hell and separation from God.
23
00:01:50,880 --> 00:01:56,520
Man was getting worse and worse, idolatry was getting worse.
24
00:01:56,520 --> 00:02:04,520
And here in Genesis 12 is when God announces his plan and initiates his plan to redeem
25
00:02:04,520 --> 00:02:05,520
mankind.
26
00:02:05,520 --> 00:02:11,480
And he tells Abraham, if you will follow me, I'm going to make you a great nation and
27
00:02:11,480 --> 00:02:16,960
through you, I'm going to bless all the families of the earth.
28
00:02:16,960 --> 00:02:23,520
This is what the apostle Paul called the first preaching of the gospel because this was announcing
29
00:02:23,520 --> 00:02:29,760
God's redemptive plan that Jesus would later come to earth to carry out.
30
00:02:29,760 --> 00:02:35,480
So God promised Abraham a land, a nation, and a mission.
31
00:02:35,480 --> 00:02:38,480
And Abraham got up and went.
32
00:02:38,480 --> 00:02:44,080
What gave Abraham, it's what he was called at that time, later he was changed to Abraham.
33
00:02:44,080 --> 00:02:50,760
But what gave Abraham the level of faith that resulted in obedience?
34
00:02:50,760 --> 00:02:59,200
You know, Abraham had to believe that God was who he said he was and that God was able
35
00:02:59,200 --> 00:03:01,880
to fulfill these promises.
36
00:03:01,880 --> 00:03:04,240
So back to my original question.
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00:03:04,240 --> 00:03:10,680
If God spoke to you today and told you to leave your home and family and land to a place
38
00:03:10,680 --> 00:03:15,680
he would show you, you don't even know where you're going to be going, but he's going
39
00:03:15,680 --> 00:03:19,200
to show you, would you?
40
00:03:19,200 --> 00:03:29,020
And if not, then you must not believe that God is who he is and able to fulfill his promises.
41
00:03:29,020 --> 00:03:36,880
If God has told you to do something, do it because you're going to meet him there and
42
00:03:36,880 --> 00:03:41,880
you're going to see his goodness and his promises fulfilled in your life and he's going to
43
00:03:41,880 --> 00:03:44,200
give you a mission.
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00:03:44,200 --> 00:03:48,120
So with that, I wish you a Shabbat Shalom.
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And once again, if you have not yet downloaded the chart of the tour portion, which so that
46
00:03:54,120 --> 00:03:57,840
you can read along with us each week, please do so today.
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00:03:57,840 --> 00:04:02,680
The link is in today's show notes and read along with me each week.
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I will see you back here next week.
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Until then, God bless.
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