The Altar of Abraham

From: Weighty Words: From the Writings of J.N. Darby

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(Gen. 11:27; 12:1-7²⁷Now these are the generations of Terah: Terah begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran begat Lot. (Genesis 11:27)
¹Now the Lord had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will show thee: ²And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: ³And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed. ⁴So Abram departed, as the Lord had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him: and Abram was seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran. ⁵And 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. ⁶And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Sichem, unto the plain of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land. ⁷And the Lord appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the Lord, who appeared unto him. (Genesis 12:1‑7).)

Independence of God is the desire of all men.
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Christ gave not Himself by halves.
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He (Abraham) went out “not knowing whither he went.” There is that which characterizes his faith.
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Abraham, stranger-like, goes here and there. He pitches his tent and builds an altar. It is all he has in the land. Happy and quiet, he rests in the promise of God. And this also is what we ourselves have to do.
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Perhaps it will happen to us, as to Abraham, to buy a sepulcher and that is all. (Gen. 23)
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God cannot be satisfied with a half obedience: but, having walked in what God says, we may rest in His love and have His altar until He come in whom are all the promises.
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Weighty Words: From the Writings of J.N. Darby

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• Thoughts on the Experience of Abraham and of Jacob

• Failure of the Sons of Aaron, The

• Altar of Abraham, The

• Sufferings and Praises of Christ, The

• Last Words of David, The

• Heart of Christ About His Own, Poured Forth Into the Heart of the Father, The

• Peace, My Peace

• Fullness of Scripture, The