Faith hero: Abraham and his story:
The father of many nations:
Genesis 17:
"Abram Is Named Abraham
When
Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to him and said, “I
am El-Shaddai—‘God Almighty.’ Serve me faithfully and live a blameless
life. I will make a covenant with you, by which I will guarantee to
give you countless descendants.”
At
this, Abram fell face down on the ground. Then God said to him, “This
is my covenant with you: I will make you the father of a multitude of
nations! What’s more, I am changing your name. It will no longer be
Abram. Instead, you will be called Abraham, for you will be the father
of many nations. I will make you extremely fruitful. Your descendants
will become many nations, and kings will be among them!
“I
will confirm my covenant with you and your descendants after you, from
generation to generation. This is the everlasting covenant: I will
always be your God and the God of your descendants after you. And I
will give the entire land of Canaan, where you now live as a foreigner,
to you and your descendants. It will be their possession forever, and I
will be their God.”
The Mark of the Covenant
Then
God said to Abraham, “Your responsibility is to obey the terms of the
covenant. You and all your descendants have this continual
responsibility. This is the covenant that you and your descendants must
keep: Each male among you must be circumcised. You must cut off the
flesh of your foreskin as a sign of the covenant between me and you.
From generation to generation, every male child must be circumcised on
the eighth day after his birth. This applies not only to members of your
family but also to the servants born in your household and the
foreign-born servants whom you have purchased. All must be circumcised.
Your bodies will bear the mark of my everlasting covenant. Any male
who fails to be circumcised will be cut off from the covenant family for
breaking the covenant.”
Sarai Is Named Sarah
Then
God said to Abraham, “Regarding Sarai, your wife—her name will no
longer be Sarai. From now on her name will be Sarah. And I will bless
her and give you a son from her! Yes, I will bless her richly, and she
will become the mother of many nations. Kings of nations will be among
her descendants.”
Then
Abraham bowed down to the ground, but he laughed to himself in
disbelief. “How could I become a father at the age of 100?” he thought.
“And how can Sarah have a baby when she is ninety years old?” So
Abraham said to God, “May Ishmael live under your special blessing!”
But
God replied, “No—Sarah, your wife, will give birth to a son for you.
You will name him Isaac, and I will confirm my covenant with him and his
descendants as an everlasting covenant. As for Ishmael, I will bless
him also, just as you have asked. I will make him extremely fruitful and
multiply his descendants. He will become the father of twelve princes,
and I will make him a great nation. But my covenant will be confirmed
with Isaac, who will be born to you and Sarah about this time next
year.” When God had finished speaking, he left Abraham.
On
that very day Abraham took his son, Ishmael, and every male in his
household, including those born there and those he had bought. Then he
circumcised them, cutting off their foreskins, just as God had told
him. Abraham was ninety-nine years old when he was circumcised, and
Ishmael, his son, was thirteen. Both Abraham and his son, Ishmael, were
circumcised on that same day, along with all the other men and boys of
the household, whether they were born there or bought as servants. All
were circumcised with him."
Wednesday, 29 April 2020
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