COMMENTARY

Old Testament: Genesis 12:1-9
Yahweh calls Abraham to go to Canaan and promises to make of him a great nation. Today we learn how Jews and Christians came into existence through one man, Abraham. Yahweh commanded him to leave his family, friends, culture, and vocation to go to a strange land. With his barren wife, Sarah, and his nephew, Lot, Abraham obeys the command and accepts the promise that he will become a great nation. His obedience and trust will result in his being a blessing to the rest of the world. Wherever he settles, he builds an altar where he worships God.

Old Testament: Hosea 5:15-6:6
An appeal to return to and know God.

Epistle: Romans 4:13-25
The promise to Abraham came by faith and not by the Law. In chapter 3 Paul stated the cardinal doctrine of justifica…