"And this Good News of the Kingdom shall be
preached in all the world for a witness unto
all nations and then shall the end come."
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"Fact is His only true name Yahweh was obscured
for centuries while the incorrect substitute
Jehovah was mistakenly put in its place."...
"We find here that it was Paul's manner to
worship on the seventh day Sabbath"...
"There's only one way to be just in scripture
and it happens through obedience to the Father
and that means His commands and His laws."...
"If there is any one truth that we must understand
about the Messiah it is His heritage."...
"Yahweh saw something in you that He can use
and so He called you as a candidate for everlasting
life"...
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"He told him that his sons name would be called
Yahshua because He would save His people from
their sins"...
"When you understand that the New Testament
is an extension of the Old Testament"...
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I would like to welcome you to another Discover
the Truth and say that it’s a blessing to
with you today.
In today’s program we’re going to review
the life of Abraham.
This man is one of the most well-known and
important figures within our Father’s Word.
Matter of fact, the legacy of this man continues
to impact believers today.
As we’ll find, he was called the friend
of Yahweh and with very few exceptions was
faithful to his Father in Heaven.
There’s much we can learn from this man,
including what it means to have complete faith
in the one we worship.
I would like to begin with his genealogy in
Genesis 11:27.
Genesis 11 - it saysn there,
“Now these are the generations of Terah:
Terah begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran
begat Lot.
And Haran died before his father Terah in
the land of his nativity, in Ur of the Chaldees.
And Abram and Nahor took them wives: the name
of Abram's wife was Sarai; and the name of
Nahor's wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran,
the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah.”
We find here the genealogy of Abraham or as
it says here Abram.
Now why do we find here the name Abram and
not Abraham?
At this point, Abram had not received the
name Abraham.
As we’ll find, this name was given later
and for a very special purpose.
What does the name “Abram” mean?
This name literally means “exalted father".
Now we also find here that Abram had two brothers
named Nahor and Haran.
We also see here that Lot was born unto Haran.
Now why is this important…it’s important
because Lot would eventually leave Ur of the
Chaldees with his uncle Abram.
We also see here that Abram married Sarai,
his half-sister.
The name Sarai literally means, “my princess".
Now what do we know about Ur of the Chaldees.
According to the Wycliffe Bible Commentary,
this was: “An ancient city of the early
Sumerian kingdom….
It was the capital of Sumer.
In Abram's day it was a thriving commercial
city, with unusually high cultural standards.
The buildings of the temple area were most
elaborate."
Now listen to this friends it says- "The inhabitants
worshiped the moon-god, Sin.”
So from this description, we find that this
city was both one of great importance both
for its cultural significance and also for
its religion.
It says here that this city embraced idolatry
through the worship of the moon deity or moon
god, Sin.
According to Joshua 24:2 we find that Abram’s
father, Terah, worshipped these mighty ones.
It says there in Joshua, “…Thus saith
Yahweh Elohim of Israel, Your fathers dwelt
on the other side of the flood in old time,
even Terah, the father of Abraham, and the
father of Nachor: and they served other mighty
ones.
And I took your father Abraham from the other
side of the flood, and led him throughout
all the land of Canaan, and multiplied his
seed, and gave him Isaac.”
So from this passage we find that Terah, Abraham’s
father, was guilty of idolatry.
More than likely he worshipped the moon deity,
Sin and others.
Now I believe that this was the reason why
Yahweh eventually called Abram out from this
place.
He knew that in order to restore True Worship
that Abram would need to physically remove
himself from this environment.
We can read about this in Genesis 12:1.
It says there in Genesis 12, “Now Yahweh
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 shew thee:
And I will make of thee a great nation, and
I will bless thee, and make thy name great;
and thou shalt be a blessing: And I will bless
them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth
thee: and in thee shall all families of the
earth be blessed.
So Abram departed, as Yahweh had spoken unto
him; and Lot went with him: and Abram was
seventy and five years old when he departed
out of Haran.”
Abram here was told by Yahweh to leave his
country and family and to go to a land that
He would show him.
Now again he was told to leave partially because
of the false worship that this city and his
family had embraced.
You see Abram had to separate himself from
this false worship.
Friends, this is a lesson also for us.
Like Abram, we too must separate ourselves
from false worship, including sometimes from
our own family or friends.
As believers, we must always make a distinction
between pure and false worship.
I’ll give you an example; it would not be
honoring to our Father in heaven for us to
keep Halloween just because it’s a tradition
within our family.
For those who may not know, Halloween is loaded
with pagan worship.
It comes from the Celtic festival of Samhain.
A time marked with decadence and immorality.
So again, as believers we must make a separation.
We must show a difference.
W
e must be not like the world.
We must live according to our Father’s Word.
Now I’m sure leaving was not easy for Abraham.
He had to leave everything he knew and journey
to a place and people he knew nothing about.
This is one reason why this man is called
the father of the faithful.
He showed great faith even in those instances
where he had to leave everything he knew.
He was, again, leaving his family, his nation,
and everything else he knew and going to place
that was completely foreign.
The fact that this man had the faith to do
that was amazing and I believe a lesson for
us.
As believers we must always put our Father
in heaven first.
His Word must come before family or friends.
Friends we're going to take a short break.
Stay with us we'll be right back after this
short message.
Many Bible believers today have followed tradition
handed down by previous generations.
They believe and were taught that Sunday is
the proper day of worship, that the Savior
changed the day of worship from the Jewish
Sabbath to Sunday.
The adoption of Sunday as the Christian Sabbath
has little to do with the Bible and everything
to do with Constantine the Great over 300
years after the Messiah's death.
Constantine was emperor of the Roman Empire
from 306 to 337 CE.
He was a sun worshiper who on his death bed
converted to Christianity.
In 321 CE, while still a sun worshiper, Constantine
established Sunday as the day of worship he
decreed: "On the venerable day of the Sun
let the magistrates and people residing in
cities rest, and let all workshops be closed"
In this coin circulated by Constantine in
317 CE, we see the face of Constantine on
one side and on the other, the figure of Sol
Invictus the unconquered sun.
The sun god was also known as Mithras and
his birth was on December 25th.
This date was adopted as the birth of Christ
and became the date for Christmas many centuries
later.
Clearly Constantine was an avid worshipper
of the sun god Sol Invictus.
Amazingly Martin Luther the champion of the
modern day Protestant movement said:
"They allege the Sabbath changed into Sunday,
the Lord’s day, contrary to the Decalogue,
as it appears, neither is there any example
more boasted of than the changing of the Sabbath
day.
Great, say they, is the power and authority
of the church, since it dispensed with one
of the Ten Commandments."
Nowhere in the Bible do we see that Yahshua
and His apostles change the day of worship
from Saturday to Sunday.
In fact the Messiah in His Sermon on the Mount
has this end-time prophecy:
"Pray that your flight be not in the winter,
neither on the sabbath day"
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In Genesis 12:8 we find that Abram knew and
worshipped Yahweh.
It says there in Genesis 12,
“And he removed from thence unto a mountain
on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent,
having Bethel on the west, and Hai on the
east: and there he builded an altar unto Yahweh,
and called upon the name of Yahweh.”
Why is this example important?
It’s important because it shows that Abram
knew the personal name of the one he worshipped.
Understand that Yahweh is more than a name.
It reveals the character and attributes of
our Father in Heaven.
Matter of fact, in Isaiah 52:6 we read this,
it says,
“Therefore my people shall know my name:
therefore they shall know in that day that
I am he that doth speak: behold, it is I.”
So again we find here that the name of Yahweh
is special and as believers we too should
call upon this name, as again our fore-father
Abraham did.
Now even though Abram was a man of faith and
conviction, we find two instances where he
may have fallen just a bit short.
One example of this is found in Genesis 12:12.
It says there, Genesis 12,
“Therefore it shall come to pass, when the
Egyptians shall see thee, that they shall
say, This is his wife: and they will kill
me, but they will save thee alive.
Say, I pray thee, thou art my sister: that
it may be well with me for thy sake; and my
soul shall live because of thee.”
What do we find here?
We see here that Abram encouraged his wife
to deceive the Egyptians into believing that
she was only Abram’s sister.
You see Abram was afraid and concerned for
his life.
So what was the result of this deception?
Let's continue reading verse 14 says,
“And it came to pass, that, when Abram was
come into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the
woman that she was very fair.
The princes also of Pharaoh saw her, and commended
her before Pharaoh: and the woman was taken
into Pharaoh's house.
And he entreated Abram well for her sake:
and he had sheep, and oxen, and he donkeys,
and menservants, and maidservants, and she
donkeys, and camels.
And Yahweh plagued Pharaoh and his house with
great plagues because of Sarai Abram's wife.
And Pharaoh called Abram, and said, What is
this that thou hast done unto me?
why didst thou not tell me that she was thy
wife?
Why saidst thou, She is my sister? so I might
have taken her to me to wife: now therefore
behold thy wife, take her, and go thy way.
And Pharaoh commanded his men concerning him:
and they sent him away, and his wife, and
all that he had.”
Now there’s been a lot of debate among Bible
scholars over the years concerning this passage.
One question that’s often asked is did Abraham
lie?
The answer is technically; no…remember Sarai
was technically his half-sister.
Now did he deliberately deceive Pharaoh?
Absolutely, there’s no doubt about it.
Why did he deceive Pharaoh?
Again, as we find here, he was afraid for
his life.
Now was this the ethical thing to do?
The answer is simply this, no.
This was not the ethical thing to do.
This was a weakness and one of the few mistakes
we find in this man’s life.
He allowed fear to weaken his faith in his
Father in heaven.
Friends as believers this again is a lesson
for us.
In this one instance, I believe that we must
do better than our forefather Abram.
Someday we may find ourselves in a similar
situation.
If that day comes upon us we must stand in
boldness and faith.
Like Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego against
the fires of Babylon, we must stand in complete
faith knowing that our Father in heaven, He
is in control and He is able to provide deliverance.
The other lesson we find here is this…even
though Abram was a righteousness man he still
made mistakes and he found forgiveness.
Except for Yahshua the Messiah our Savior,
Scripture says that we’ve all fallen short
of Yahweh’s glory.
So through this example, we find that we can
make mistakes and still find forgiveness for
our shortcomings.
Now even though Abraham had this obvious shortcoming,
by and large we know that this man had great
faith.
Matter of fact, in Genesis 15:1 we find there
that Abraham believed Yahweh and it was counted
for him to righteousness.
Here's what it says,
“After these things the word of Yahweh came
unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not,
Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding
great reward.
And Abram said, my Sovereign Yahweh, what
wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless,
and the steward of my house is this Eliezer
of Damascus?
And Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given
no seed: and, lo, one born in my house is
mine heir.
And, behold, the word of Yahweh came unto
him, saying, This shall not be thine heir;
but he that shall come forth out of thine
own bowels shall be thine heir.
And he brought him forth abroad, and said,
Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars,
if thou be able to number them: and he said
unto him, So shall thy seed be.
And he believed in Yahweh;" and listen friends,
it says here "and he counted it to him for
righteousness.”
In this passage we find Yahweh promising Abraham
that he would have a son of his own and would
be his heir or successor.
So even though Sarah was barren and both he
and Sarah were well advanced in age, we find
here that Abraham believed in Yahweh.
And in verse 6, as we find that it was counted
to him for righteousness.
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As we saw Abraham was deemed righteous through
his faith or belief in his Father in heaven.
Now if you ask me, this sounds like something
we would find also in the New Testament.
As matter of fact it is, we find Paul using
this example to illustrate faith in Romans
4:18.
Paul says there, “Who against hope believed
in hope, that he might become the father of
many nations, according to that which was
spoken, So shall thy seed be.
And being not weak in faith, he considered
not his own body now dead, when he was about
an hundred years old, neither yet the deadness
of Sara's womb: He staggered not at the promise
of Elohim through unbelief; but was strong
in faith, giving glory to Elohim; And being
fully persuaded that, what he had promised,
he was able also to perform.
And therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness.”
Think about what we find here.
Paul is again using Abraham to illustrate
what it means to have faith.
We find here that Abraham was about 100 years
old and Sarah 90 and that her womb was dead.
No wonder why Paul says here, “Who against
hope believed in hope”
Abraham had no reason to hope, but nonetheless
he believed and had faith in Yahweh.
Matter of fact, in verse 21 Paul says that
Abraham was “fully persuaded.”
In the Greek this means friends to be fully
or completely convinced.
Abraham had no doubt, he had no hesitation,
he had no misgiving, about Yahweh’s deliverance
upon his promise.
As found in the Old Testament and as found
here, this faith was imputed or counted to
him as righteousness.
This is again a lesson for us friends.
Sometimes we view a situation as impossible,
but as we see here, nothing is impossible
with our Father above.
Yahweh can cure all diseases, He can mend
all relationships, He can overcome all trials
-- all we must do is have faith in Him.
If it His will to intercede and we have faith
in Him, listen, listen friends no door can
remain shut.
Abraham against insurmountable odds believed
Yahweh and as result we know that he and Sarah
had a son named Isaac.
So again with Yahweh the impossible becomes
possible.
In James 2:23 we find because of Abraham’s
faith that he was blessed with a special relationship
with His Father in heaven.
It says there in James,
“And the scripture was fulfilled which saith,
Abraham believed Yahweh, and it was imputed
unto him for righteousness: and he was called
the Friend of Yahweh.”
Now because of Abraham’s faith we find here
that he was called the friend of Yahweh.
The word “friend” is from the Greek word
“philos” and means to fond of.
How many here would like to be called the
friend or philos of Yahweh?
If we desire this relationship, we have an
example here in Abraham to follow.
We must again be fully persuaded or completely
convinced in the promises we find within His
Word.
Meaning that when it comes to faithwe can’t
have doubt we cannot have hesitation.
If Yahweh speaks to us we must listen and
follow without question.
Friends, today is that day; Yahweh is calling
you right now!
And He hopes that you will listen and take
heed to this call and follow Him.
Now besides faith, we find that this man also
obeyed Yahweh’s commandments.
In Genesis 26:5 we find there that Abraham
obeyed his Father in Heaven, it says-
“Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and
kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes,
and my laws.”
So beyond faith, we find here that Abraham
obeyed his Father in heaven, including, again,
His commandments, statutes and laws.
You see friends obedience to our Father’s
commandments did not begin at Sinai, but was
established in the beginning.
This was a requirement from the beginning,
from time of Adam and continues to be a requirement
for those in the New Testament.
Our Savior in Matthew 5:17 said,
“Think not that I am come to destroy the
law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy,
but to fulfil.”
Friends we find here that those in the Messiah,
those of us now in the New Testament, we still
have an obligation to obey our Father’s
commandments.
Contrary to popular belief, our Savior’s
sacrifice did not remove the need to obey.
Even though salvation is a free gift, and
friends absolutely salvation is a free gift
through the blood of our Savior Yahshua the
Messiah, but we must still comply to the Word
of our Father in heaven.
For Scripture say that those who love Him
will also obey Him.
Now one of those qualifications that Abraham
obeyed was circumcision.
We find this command in Genesis 17:9.
It says there in Genesis 17,
“And Elohim said unto Abraham, Thou shalt
keep my covenant therefore, thou, and thy
seed after thee in their generations.
This is my covenant, which ye shall keep,
between me and you and thy seed after thee;
Every man child among you shall be circumcised.”
Friends we find here in this passage that
Abraham had to circumcise himself and all
his descendants.
Now why is this important and how does this
relate to you and I?
In Colossians we find Paul making a comparison
there saying that now instead of circumcision
of the flesh we are circumcised through baptism
into Yahshua's name.
This is why we must accept the lessons here
from Abraham.
Because we find as he had to be circumcised
we too must be circumcised simply through
the baptism though today of Yahshua the Messiah.
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to you.
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friends.
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