Abraham the Believer

Summary

Setting the Scene: Shortly before the fall of Sumer’s Third Dynasty (Ur destroyed in 2004 B.C. by the Elamites) God calls a man out of the darkness of occult-paganism and polytheism to follow and serve the one true Living God. Abram listens and acts.

• This is a major transition point in the Bible as God begins His call of one man who will become one nation, out of which the Promised Seed (Gen.3:15) will appear.

Today’s Questions: 

1.) What can we learn from Abram (later Abraham), the “Father of our Faith?” (see Romans 4:16).

2.) Why is Abraham such a key figure in the Story of Salvation?