Abraham: The Father of the Jews

por John G. Butler

Editorial:

LBC Publications

, 1993

Overview

The study of Abraham's life will not only be an instructive and rewarding experience in seeing many Gospel truths, but it will also be a very helpful experience in learning how to walk the life of faith in God's Word; for the Gospel not only involves the saving of the soul, but it also involves a new walk of faith," writes Butler in the Preface to Abraham: The Father of the Jews. Butler examines Abraham's extraordinary life in the following chapters:

• Summons from God
• Sojourning in Egypt
• Separation from Lot
• Soldiership of Abraham
• Sovereigns and Abraham
• Sureties for Promises
• Scheme of Sarah
• Speaking with God
• Strangers from Heaven
• Shame in Gerar
• Son of Promise
• Summit with Abimelech
• Sacrificing of Isaac
• Sepulcher for Sarah
• Spouse for Isaac
• Servant of Abraham
• Sunset of Life

Product Details

• Title: Abraham: The Father of the Jews
• Author: John G. Butler
• Series: Bible Biography Series
• Publisher: LBC Publications
• Publication Date: 1993
• Pages: 209

About John G. Butler

John G. Butler, originally from Iowa, has been a Baptist minister for over fifty years and a pastor for over thirty-five years with pastorates in Clinton, Iowa; Williamsburg, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; and Chicago, Illinois. Having attended Tennessee Temple University and graduated from Cedarville University, he also authored the 27-volume Bible Biography Series, a 10-volume Study of the Savior series about Jesus Christ, and the 4-volume Butler's Daily Bible Reading set, a unique daily devotional focusing on expository Bible study. He is also a veteran of the United States Navy.

Contents

Top Highlights

“This is the first mention of ‘tithes’ in the Scripture; and it means a tenth, as is confirmed in Hebrews 7:2. Giving of the tithe at this time tells us that the tithe was not something limited to Israel under the law, as many misers would like to believe. People were tithing long before the law was given to Israel.” (Pages 88–89)

“Though Abraham was separated from it by God’s summons to him, the idolatry clung to his brother Nahor and continued on down to Nahor’s grandson Laban and to Laban’s daughters (Jacob’s wives) as is attested by Genesis 31:30–34.” (Page 15)

“The condemnation of Lot here is that material advantage was all that guided him. He never considered anything else” (Page 63)

“God reviews the two main parts of the covenant—seed and soil, people and property, heir and inheritance.” (Page 157)

“Primarily because now the message of the Gospel is going to commence in more detailed form. The nation through whom the Redeemer of mankind will come is beginning in Abraham. This is disclosed in the covenant which God established with Abraham—a covenant which is very prominent in the Biblical record of Abraham’s life. The chief promise in the covenant is the promise of seed for Abraham. He is to be the father of the Jews. But the greatest fulfillment of the promise is in The Seed, Jesus Christ, Who will come through the Jewish race. Abraham saw this, not as clearly as we are able to see it, but clearly enough so that Christ could say to the Jews, ‘Your father, Abraham, rejoiced to see my day; and he saw it, and was glad’ (John 8:56).” (Page 9)