'Chapters 12-50'

Now about Abram. Abram was, like his father, one who left his native land and followed God into the wilderness with no idea where he was going. The thing that separated him from his father was that while his father stopped, he went on and on. That is faith. I forgot to mention it before, but Noah prefigures Abram in his faith and will go on to prefigure the other steps in this process. This process is found in Israel's history, the Anointed One's life, and in the accorded path for each individual's life. The first step is faith. Before the LORD can do anything in us or even begin to fix this world that we've destroyed, we must relearn to trust him like Adam did once. This faith is essential to all other parts, because we cannot be related to someone we don't trust, we cannot obey blindly one we don't trust, and we cannot hope to be filled with Him if we do not trust him to do what is best for us. So it begins with faith. This begins with Abram, but it is important through the three patriarchs and even in the stories of Jacob's sons. Thus the book of Genesis comes to a close, considered by Jews to be part of the Law, but really more a prelude to what the law is trying to do. So next time I will try to begin tackling the meaning of the Law that God gave to Moses.