After the flood, Abraham emerged as the archetype of the chosen, the example of righteousness by faith, and the father of all the faithful.
His experience encapsulates the gospel, which is why the apostle Paul uses the example of Abraham in his epistles to the Romans and the Galatians, to nail down the principles of the gospel.
Abraham is also looked at as the father of the Jewish race. However, he was called from among Gentiles, and although he had many children, only one son,–Isaac (conceived and born by the promise and power of God),–inherited the spiritual blessings and promises. These facts show that the true children of Abraham are those born of the Spirit, and not those born of the flesh.
Abraham was also a missionary, spreading the knowledge of God by his life, and by the erection of the altars for the worship of Jehovah, which he built wherever he traveled.
Finally, he was a pilgrim and stranger in this old Earth. He did not build up a worldly kingdom, and did not look to the civil power to establish God’s promises.
These articles, written by E. J. Waggoner from 1887 to 1903, are all on the theme of Abraham and his life, and the gospel lessons contained therein. The first half of the book follows the main events of Abraham’s life, chronologically. The last half contains articles that dwell more on the themes of “Jew and Gentile,” and “The Promised Land.” 150p
This is a good companion book to Jews and Gentiles by A. T. Jones.
Contents
- The Call of Abraham
- The Blessing of Abraham
- Hearing Abraham’s Gospel
- God Our Defender
- Lot’s Choice
- A Lesson in Unselfishness / Abram and Lot
- Pitched toward Sodom
- The Rest That Remains
- Our Reward
- God’s Promise to Abraham
- The Promise and the Darkness
- The True Israel
- The Revealer of Secret Things
- A Friend of God
- The Test of Faith
- Thought and Deed
- Hope of the Promise
- Did Abraham Think God Would Provide a Lamb?
- The Fear of God
- We Have Abraham to Our Father
- The Gospel to the Gentiles
- Pilgrims and Strangers
- Jews and Israelites
- The Jews and Palestine
- The Twelve Tribes of Israel
- Are the British People the Heirs of the World?
- The Heavenly Canaan
- The City of the Living God
- The Real Land of Promise
- Come With Us
