The call of ai/”>Abram marks a pivotal moment in Scripture, as God initiated His covenant plan to bring redemption to the world. Genesis 12:1 records God’s command:
“Now the Lord had said to Abram: ‘Get out of your country, from your family and from your father’s house, to a land that I will show you.’”
God called Abram to leave his homeland of Ur, a center of idolatry and pagan worship (Joshua 24:2), because He had chosen Abram to be the father of a new nation set apart for His purposes. This call required complete trust, as Abram was asked to leave everything familiar: his country, his people, and his security, for an unknown land.
God accompanied this command with a remarkable promise in Genesis 12:2–3:
“I will make you a great nation; I will bless you and make your name great; and you shall be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and I will curse him who curses you; and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.”
The reason for this call was not only to bless Abram personally but to begin a plan of blessing for all nations through his descendants, ultimately fulfilled in Jesus Christ (Galatians 3:16). By separating Abram from his homeland, God ensured that the new nation would be distinct, devoted to Him rather than corrupted by idolatry.
Abram’s obedience demons/”>demonstrates faith in action. Hebrews 11:8 says:
“By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to the place which he would receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going.”
This account teaches that following God often requires leaving behind comfort, security, and the familiar, trusting His promises even when the future is unseen. God’s call to Abram was the beginning of His covenant plan, which is a plan that would bring salvation to the entire world.
