“Go from your country” This part also ties in with Acts 7:3, this link goes through the centuries and connects to Stephen. Who was being tried as a blasphemer. Much like the Jewish people in Stephens day Abram was dealing with idolatry, and sin. The tower of Babel incident had occurred, …show more content…
I believe Matthew Henry was correct in stating this position. God knows what had happened in the past, and what would happen in the future. Therefore, leave this behind and go into where I (God) will lead you. The word “your” is the prominent word and needs to be bolded. God wanted Abram to lead His people and that meant leaving “your” people behind. Thus, leaving what is known can be hard and testing of one’s courage, but trusting in God leads to the promise …show more content…
The first promise to Abram and it is a big one. Thus, to be a father of a great nation is an enormous undertaking and honor. The hope that Abram has to rest on here is very broad and promissory in nature. Not I “may”. “I will ,“is the word of hope for Abram. “and I will bless you”;
The word “I” is key here. Go back to the I will statement, and God is laying another promise out to Abram. This promise is to make him blessed. To get this blessing believers must go back to the condition that was laid out. He must leave his people and father, land. These actions of leaving behind all these things will bless Abram and his off-spring. Wesley notes really brought this out and circled this as a key blessing. In the Jewish culture, family and offspring are central. Wesley did a masterful job of communicating all that Abram was leaving, and what was to be in store for him.
This introduces the promise of blessing this nation and of Abram.
I will make your name