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NASB | Genesis 12:1 Now the LORD said to Abram, "Go forth from your country, And from your relatives And from your father's house, To the land which I will show you; |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 12:1 Now [in Haran] the LORD had said to Abram, "Go away from your country, And from your relatives And from your father's house, To the land which I will show you; [Heb 11:8-10] |
Bible Question:
Genesis 12:1 Now the LORD said to Abram, "Go forth from your country, And from your relatives And from your father's house, To the land which I will show you, When we were to take this verse as a personal calling from God, what would be the "country", "relatives" and "father's house" God calls us to go away from? (concrete examples please) I would like to have an idea, what God wants from us from such a calling. Thanks. |
Bible Answer: It could be country, relatives and father's house as it was with Abram literally as his extreme case required. Or it could be those destructive lies the devil puts in our heads that have been harboring in our spirit as near and as dear as "our" country, relatives and our father's house. Either way, Abram is our example to obey God and leave them behind. |