Abram Research Paper

The Father of Multitude
There is an inspiring man that believers everywhere have read about in the bible and learned great lessons from. This man obeyed God like no other and always did what the Lord told him to do. This man was a successful shepherd and rancher that left everything he had to follow God. He was tested and he sinned like every other human, but God shined through him. This man had a relationship with God that was special and very real, and this man’s name was Abram, which means, “exalted father.”
As a symbol of the covenant promise to multiply Abram’s descendants into a great nation, God changed Abram’s name to Abraham. Abraham was born in the city of Ur, now called Iraq. Abraham and his family traveled 500 miles to Haran and stayed there until his father’s death. Then Abraham moved 400 miles south to Canaan where he lived for the rest of his days; he did this because he was called by God to do so. Some important people in Abraham’s life were his father, Terah (the son of Shem

who is the son of Noah); his brothers, Nahor and Haran; his wife, Sarah; his two sons, Isaac and Ishmael; and his nephew, Lot. Abraham was a shepherd that obeyed God and did what he was told. He did this because God made promises to Abraham and all it required was Abraham’s trust; because Abraham trusted God, he was the founding father of the Jewish nation of Israel.
Abraham had many major events in his very long life. One major event was Abraham’s first test from God when Abraham demonstrated remarkable faith and trust. Abraham left his home and clan the moment when God called Abraham to the territory of Canaan. Another major event was when God visited and promised Abraham to make his and Sarah’s offspring into an abundant nation of people. Years passed and Abraham and Sarah doubted God’s promise so they took matters into their own hands; Abraham had a son with Sarah’s maidservant and the son was named Ishmael. However, Ishmael wasn’t the promised son and God returned to
Abraham to reinforce his covenant and remind Abraham of the promise; a year later Sarah and Abraham’s son, Isaac, was born.

A few major events that happened later on in Abraham’s life were after Sarah’s death, Abraham married Keturah and they had six more sons. Then, at the age of 175, Abraham passed away and was buried in a cave in Hebron with Sarah.
There were also major events in Abraham’s life that weren’t so great. For example, when Sarah and Abraham were in Egypt and Abraham told the Pharaoh that Sarah was his sister. The Pharaoh traded gifts to Abraham for Sarah until God cast a disease onto Pharaoh’s family so that Pharaoh would return Sarah to Abraham. Another example was, Abraham showed great faith when God asked Abraham to sacrifice Isaac. Abraham and Isaac traveled to the land of Moriah and they traveled up a mountain to do the burnt offering. Abraham followed through and almost killed his son, until God provided another sacrifice just in

time.
Abraham’s relationship with God was based on his faith and trust. God visited Abraham several times, for example, God visited Abraham through angels to tell Abraham about his promised son. God tested Abraham in more than one instance, and Abraham responded with faith, trust, and obedience. When Abraham was ordered to give up Isaac as a burnt offering, it was contradicting everything that God promised to Abraham. However, Abraham was willing to perform the sacrifice of killing his son and that was probably the most dramatic example of faith and trust in God found in the whole Bible.
A key verse that summarizes Abraham and his life is Genesis 15:6. This verse says, “And Abram believed the Lord, and the Lord counted him as righteous because of his faith.” This verse summarizes Abraham and his life because it states that God thinks that Abraham has faith. Abraham proves to be faithful throughout his whole life and this is the Lord proving that it is true. God said that Abraham was righteous, which is also very true. In this verse, Abraham is said to believe in the Lord and Abraham obviously demonstrates that in his life because everything that Abraham does is for God.
There are many things to be learned from Abraham. One thing to learn is that God’s calling will usually come to us in stages. Abraham fully realized that God’s purpose and promise came to him over a long period of time and through a process of God revealing it to him. One other thing that people can apply to their lives because of Abraham is that God can use us in spite of our weaknesses. Abraham was foolish, just like people today, and God stood by him and rescued him from his mistakes. The Lord is always pleased by our faith and willingness to obey him, just as God was pleased by Abraham’s willingness to obey him.
Abraham was a great person to research and learn from. He had struggles and mistakes that God took care of, just like everyone today. Abraham unconditionally followed the Lord and made sure to obey him. There are many great lessons to be learned from Abraham, and God shows us a good example of what a good Christian looks like through Abraham. God has promises and plans for us, and we should be following God’s commands so that we can be a light to the world and show others who Jesus is.