COMMENTARY

Old Testament: Genesis 12:1-8
By faith Abraham accepts Yahweh's promise and obeys his command. Around 2000 B.C. a man named Abraham lived in Haran. Yahweh came to him and called him to leave his home and family to go to a strange, unknown land where he would become the father of a great nation. Abraham proved his faith in Yahweh by trusting his Word of promises and obeying. He left all for a great adventure in faith. Yahweh promised to bless him and to make him a blessing to all nations. Abraham maintained his faith by building an altar to worship wherever he went.

Epistle: Romans 4:1-5 (6-12) 13-17
The faith of Abraham was reckoned to him as righteousness. In chapter 3, Paul had just explained that sinners are justified by grace through faith and not by the works of the Law.…