Section 6
absolutely, God was forced to take his father. His father died in Haran, and God called Abraham the second time.
Abraham's first call is recorded in Acts 7:2-4; the second call is found in Genesis 12:1. We should note the difference between these two calls. According to Acts 7:2, God called Abraham out of two things—his country and his kin dred. According to Genesis 12:1, another item is added—his father's house. The first call asked Abraham to leave his country and his people; the second call asked him to leave his country, his kindred, and his father's house. Abraham and his wife had to go out alone. God took away Abraham's father and He did not want him to take any other relative with him.
If we consider what Abraham did, we will realize that we are not the only ones who are not absolute in obeying the Lord's call. Our father Abraham was the first to follow God without being absolute. He felt lonely. He did not want to leave by himself. Thus, he took his nephew Lot with him. This violated God's call. Although Abraham answered the Lord's call, his answer, at least in part, disobeyed that call. Likewise, nearly all of us have answered God's call; yet in our answer we acted contrary to His call. None of