Matthew Henry Commentary Genesis 12:4-5

"So Abram went, as Jehovah had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him: and Abram was seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran. And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother`s son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came." — Genesis 12:4-5 (ASV)

Abram believed that the blessing of the Almighty would compensate for all he might lose or leave behind, supply all his needs, and answer and exceed all his desires; and he knew that nothing but misery would follow disobedience.

Such believers, being justified by faith in Christ, have peace with God. They continue on their way to Canaan. They are not discouraged by the difficulties in their path, nor drawn aside by the delights they encounter.

Those who set out for heaven must persevere to the end. Whatever we undertake in obedience to God's command, and in humble reliance on His providence, will certainly succeed and ultimately end with comfort.

Canaan was not, like other lands, a mere outward possession, but a type of heaven, and in this respect the patriarchs prized it so earnestly.