This Is What the Abraham Story is About
Because it is immediately followed by the dramatic dialogue between the Lord and Abraham about the destruction of Sodom, it’s easy to overlook the Lord’s introductory comments as the episode begins:
“Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do? Abraham will surely become a great and powerful nation, and all nations on earth will be blessed through him. For I have chosen him, so that he will direct his children and his household after him to keep the way of the Lord by doing what is right and just, so that the Lord will bring about for Abraham what he has promised him.” [Genesis 18:17-19]
Did you catch that?
“For I have chosen him, so that he will direct his children and his household after him to keep the way of the Lord by doing what is right and just.”
The whole story is about family. It’s about the founding of a family and what it will take to pass on the covenant generation to generation.
Or, to put it another way: family is how we fight.
How can you build for the next generation today?
Today’s Scripture
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