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Genesis 12:1, Get thee out of thy country. <\/i><\/b>Did Abram immediately leave his father\u2019s house and go directly to the country that YHVH would show him, or did he fulfill YHVH\u2019s will for his life in incremental steps? (Compare Gen 11:31 with 12:1.) Did Abram leave his father\u2019s house completely, or take part of his father\u2019s house with him including his father and nephew? Haran is located in northern Mesopotamia and is nowhere near Canaan. When Abram finally made his way to Canaan minus his father, did he still have part of his kindred with him, something YHVH instructed him to leave behind (Gen 12:1)? Did his nephew Lot prove to be a help or a hindrance to Abram in fulfilling YHVH\u2019s mission for his life in a new land?<\/p>\n

What lessons can we learn from this account? First, YHVH is gracious to us even when we don\u2019t obey him completely and immediately. Scripture still refers to Abraham as the father of the faithful or faithfulness (Rom\u202f4:12, 16). Second, Abram was a man of prominence in Babylon (or Chaldea), was recognized as a mighty prince (Gen 23:6), and was 75 years old when YHVH asked him to leave the comforts of life in Babylon to trek across the desert to the backwoods region of Canaan. No doubt, this was not an easy move for Abram for the reasons stated above.<\/p>\n

What did Yeshua tell his disciples about the sacrifices that would need to be made to be a follower of YHVH? (Matt 10:35\u201339). What did Yeshua say would be the eternal rewards of those, who like our father Abraham, set out in faith for a new spiritual destiny? (Matt 19:29) What physical obstacles stand in your way of fulfilling YHVH\u2019s spiritual calling, mission and destiny for your life?<\/p>\n

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