How was Abraham unique among the 80 million people on earth that God chose him to guide the people?
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God chose Abraham because of his obedience.  He was even willing to sacrifice his only son in order to obey God, even though he had waited so long to have Isaac, his son of promise.  I believe that test was a foreshadowing of God's willingness to offer His Son for us.\n\nAbraham didn't actually lead any people.  That was Moses.  Moses chose serving God and defending His people over living in a palace and being served.  Also a foreshadowing of Jesus' willingness to leave heaven and deliver us.
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Let's begin with the question, "Do you believe in God? Do you believe in a Creator and that you are a creation?" If you do, then you have to believe that God is represented somehow throughout our World and Humanity. \n\nIf you look at World Religions you will see that the God of Abraham which is worshipped by three World Religions (Judaism, Christianity and Islam) has made his presence known in recorded history for nearly 4200 years and worshipped by 55% of the world's population. \n\nI w'ont argue about the validity of Judaism or Islam. That is not for this discussion. However, I will argue about the validity of Christianity.\n\nAs for the argument that Jesus never existed. The fact that The Roman Military destroyed the city of Jerusalem and all the local records in 72CE might prove it difficult to say whether Jesus existed or not. There is evidence that the disciples of Jesus lived and that they they were willing to sacrifice their lives for this new Religion. this in itself would make one want to pause. Let me ask you, "What would you be willing to die for?"\n\nThe letters of the Apostle Paul were written beginning in 45CE. This is only fifteen years after the crucifixion, not quite a generation removed from the event. Since this was an oral culture (Ours is not), they were very good at remembering; Also, the Gospels were written between 70CE and 96CE. There was very little time lapse between the event and the recording of that event. This would mean that there would be an accurrate retelling of events that occurred in the life of Jesus and the early Church.\n\nThere is also the writings of Josephus and Roman records that refer to the Christian sect that were followers of Jesus that was growing throughout the Roman Empire. It is interesting that Christianity grew from about 3,000 on Pentecost to over half the Roman Empire by the year 320CE and continues to grow to it's current estimated number of 2.2 Billion people today. Also,worldwide today more Christians are martyred for their faith every year than throughout the whole Roman persecution (50CE-330CE). Why would someone be willling to die for something that was not true? \n\nFinally, the issue boils down to this. In all other Religions, people are required to work to achieve that place of honor in their god's eyes. In Christianity, Salvation comes through the person of Jesus Christ, Lord and Saviour. If you believe that Jesus died on the cross in order that your sins may be forgiven and that in His Resurrection, you have been given the gift of Eternal Life in God's Kingdom, your sins are forgvien and Salvation is yours. You are free from the bondage of sin to live a life as a disciple of Jesus.\n\nAre you willing to take this step?\n\nIn answer to your second question, why are there so many denominations, the reason lies in the fact that we are human and because of our humanness we are fallible. Humans see things differently from one another and tend to be disagreeable in areas of emotional concern. This of course plays out in religious belefs. There may be many denominations but only one Church led by the Living Person of Jesus Christ
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He was the father of the Isrealite nation. His son Isaac was born when both he and his wife were way too old to have kids, and she was physically unable to have children. Yet he always had faith that God would keep His promise.
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God created us for Himself. God wants us to choose to love Him and worship Him.
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God created mankind good and gave them all they needed in the garden of Eden. Imagine how wonderful it must have been. There was no curse, no pain, no weeds and thorns to pick, no burning sun to sweat under and no difficulties with the animals. Even the mosquito's didn't bite. God gave them a paradise but one thing He would not give up was that He was God, not them. And so He gave them the command not to eat from one of the trees so that they might always know that He was God. Imagine only one of all the trees. How much easier could it have been. He could have kept all the trees and told them they could only eat potatoes or something after all they were His, He made them. But when Satan tempted them and said "you will be like God!" they disobeyed. Not because they just wanted to eat but wanted to be like God robbing Him of His honor. We get upset just when someone is driving to slow in front of us. How much more does God have a right to maintain His honor. We are only creatures after all. Plus God is perfect, and Holy. If He didn't keep His word (He told them they would be punished), He would be a sinner and not a Holy and Righteous God. He had no choice but to keep His word. On top of that He has also given a way to be forgiven by sending one to pay the price. Seems like merciful and Good God to me. I know I'm not perfect.
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It was 2000 yrs from Adam to birth of Abraham and 2000 yrs from Abraham to Christ. 4000 yrs give or take a few.\n\nAdam's creation  4026 bc\nBirth of Abraham 2018 bc\nBirth of Christ             2 bc\n\n40 men are listed as forefathers of Christ from Abraham to Joseph
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God created world and people. People told God they didn't want him in their lives. God said I love you lots and want best for you. People said get lost. God sent some messengers to tell people that he loved them. People killed messengers and told God to get stuffed. God sent son to show people he loved them. People killed son and stuck two fingers up to God. God said you think thats gonna stop me loving you. Son rose from dead. Some people decided God had a point about the loving thing. Told some other people.
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This actually happened, in the Bible there's a story about a man named Abraham and God asked him to kill his only son Isaac. And in Abraham's heart he was going to go through with it, he was going to kill his son because God told him to do it, but at the last second an angel appeared and told  Abraham to stop and instead of having to kill his son, God sent an animal instead. So God gave Abraham his son back. \n\nI would hope that I would have the faith and courage Abraham had, if God asked me to do this.
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hi,\n God chooses ppl who are obedient to what He asks of them... Therefore i would say that would have a large bearing on why Gideon was chosen. i haven't studied the full story properly but from what i have seen in a read through i would say he was as faithful to God as he could be. and that is all that God asks of each of us....\nGod bless u\nShaz\nx x x x x
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They are all monotheistic, they all call recognize the god of the bible. Together they repersent over two thirds of the worlds population all pointing to the cretor god of the bible the God of abraham.
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Interesting question. Actually, when God came to Abraham and revealed to him that there's only one God He was bringing him back to the truth already known by people like Adam, Abel (Adam's son), Noah and others who preceded Abraham. So, really, Abraham was just one in a long line of monotheists who preceded him. But he was a major person in the promulgation of the truth of monotheism. So, although \nAbraham can, in a sense, be called a founder he did not originate the idea.
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God knows everything but Abraham did not.\n\nThrough the test Abraham learned that he was capable of following the will of God no matter how hard it might be. He (and we today) also learned that the true God does not want human sacrifices like the false religions of the time.\n\nContext. Context. Context.\n\nAbraham lived hundreds of years before the Ten Commandments were given to Moses and the Jewish people.\n\nAbraham lived in a society where human sacrifice and child sacrifice was the normal thing to do.\n\nGod was just beginning to reveal himself to mankind and Abraham did not have the Bible or much of anything else to go on.\n\nAbraham knew that his son was a gift from God. If God demanded that Abraham kill the son, then Abraham, although it broke his heart, would do it.\n\nUnder the same circumstances (context) would we be able to follow God's will?\n\nUnder the much easier circumstances that we live in today, can we follow God's will as Jesus revealed it to us?\n\nWith the Ten Commandments, the Prophets, and especially Jesus Christ as part of our current circumstances (context), God would not put us to this test.\n\nBut we do have similar issues to tackle, like abortion where we kill our children who are miraculous gifts from God just like Isaac was to Abraham.\n\nIn abortion we sacrifice our children to the gods of lust, convenience, economy, and selfishness.\n\nWith love in Christ.
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Islamic nations are descended from Ishmael, Abraham's son he had with Hagar, his family's maid-servant.  After Isaac was born of Sarah, Abraham's wife, Hagar & Ishmael were driven away by Sarah.\n\nGod gave Hagar and Ishmael refuge, but told Abraham that the descendants of Ishmael will forever be in conflict with the rest of the world, including the nation of Israel, descended from Isaac.
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Abraham, Isaac, Jacob are the 3 Patriarchs.  \n\nAbraham was father of Isaac and Ishmael (Arab nations come from Ishmael). \n\nIsaac was father of Jacob and Esau (Roman Empire is said to come from Esau). \n\nJacob fathered the 12 tribes of Israel which is where the Jewish nation comes from.\n\nAbraham's wife was Sarah (a second wife was Hagar who bore Ishmael).\n\nIsaac's wife Rebbecca (Rebecca bore both Jacob and Esau)\n\nJacob's 2 wives Rachel and Leah (plus 2 more wives Bilhah and Zilpah who fathered some of the 12 tribes as well).\n\nSarah, Rebecca, Rachel and Leah are the 4 matriarchs.\n\nThere are many stories of all of them mainly in Genesis. They are our role models in their relationship to G-d and desire to do His Will. We also emulate their character traits such as kindness, compassion, etc.  Abraham was the first to turn away from Paganism as he ascertained by looking at the world around him that there must be One G-d, Creator of heavens and earth.  It is debated whether the  Patriarchs and Matriarchs were considered "Jewish" since the Jews did not become a nation till a few hundred  years later upon receiving the Torah at Sinai.  \n\nAlthough I've seen it mentioned several times on this site, it is NOT true that Jews only come from the tribe of Judah, although the root word of Judah and Jews is the same.  Jews today come from Levi, Judah and Benjamin.  The rest of the tribes are considered to be lost and will be reclaimed in future time.\n\nHope this answers your question.
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Scripture is silent about it, is the short answer.  No mention of a good or bad relationship is made.  (Gen. 11:27-32, 12:1-5).  \nSome have inferred that because he left, his family was upset with him; that was how a TV miniseries portrayed it, anyway.  It would have been difficult to leave a land his family had settled in, and perhaps they resented him taking off on the orders of a God they didn't know.  But Terah still had another married son, so he wasn't being left alone; maybe Terah was proud of his son's pioneering spirit and blessed him.  We simply don't know.    \nEither way, Abraham obeyed, and the history of man was changed forever.
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the answer is simple he was a HUMAN just like me and you. he was a messenger of God.
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Moses was the most humble on earth in the eyes of God.  (Numbers 12:3)  He was given the job to liberate the Israelites.\n\nHe left behind all his wealth to serve God.   He executed miracles that glorified God.   He did everything assigned to him.  In other words, he was qualified for the job.