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So Abram went, as Yahweh had spoken to him. Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed out of Haran.
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Obedience is Faith's Proof
Commentators emphasize that Abram's departure was not just a physical move but a profound act of faith. At 75, an age when many might seek rest, he obeyed God's command without hesitation. Scholars like Spurgeon and Calvin see this as a model: true faith doesn't make excuses but responds to God's word, trusting that His promised blessings outweigh any earthly sacrifice.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
שׁכם (shekem) Shekem, “the upper part of the back.” Here it is the name of a person, the owner of this place, where a to…
19th Century
Anglican
Abram ... departed out of Haran. —The command given him in Ur may have been repeated in Haran; but more probably Abram ha…
Baptist
He had already attained a fine old age, but he had another century of life before him, which he could not then foresee, or expect. If, at his age, …
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16th Century
Protestant
So Abram departed. Those who suppose that God was now speaking to Abram in Charran use these words in support of their error. But the obje…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
So Abram departed, as the Lord had spoken to him Or, "when the Lord had spoken to him", as Cocceius renders the word…
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 excee…
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