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God called and presented an agenda speech to Abram; promising to make him into a great nation, make his name great, and bless the earth through him.
The call to leave his native country, relatives, and father’s family for an unknown land requires tremendous faith in Abram's path.
Abram obeyed but took Lot with him.
He arrived at Canaan, though inhabited by the Canaanites; God appeared to him and assured him to give the land to his descendants.
Abram continued traveling south by stages towards the Negev until a severe famine forced him to go to Egypt.
He connived with Sarai and presented her to the Egyptians as his sister. Pharaoh took her to the palace and blessed Abram with plenty of gifts.
Eventually, Pharaoh angrily deported Abram and his wife because God sent terrible plagues upon Pharaoh’s household and also confronted Pharaoh for taking another man’s wife.
Paul teaches that Abraham was not acceptable to God because of his good deeds but because of his faith.
Faith like that of Abraham is required from us to receive God’s promise
Abraham believed God could create something new out of nothing and bring the dead back to life.
Even when there was no reason for hope, as he approached 100 years, he never wavered in believing God’s promise and because he was fully convinced God is able, God counted him as righteous
This was not just for Abraham’s benefit; it was recorded for our benefit too, assuring us that God will also count us as righteous if we believe in him
We would be made right with God if we believe that Jesus died for our sins and that God raised him from death