Friend of God
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'Abraham believed God, and God counted him as righteous because of his faith. He was even called the friend of God.' (James 2.23)
Abraham is the only character in the Bible to be described as 'the friend of God'. This comprehensive study by John Lennox explores why.
Abraham is unquestionably one of the most outstanding and influential figures in world history. He had no political or military achievements, and he left no literary remains, yet today billions of people - more than half of the world's population - claim him as their spiritual father.
Throughout the Bible, Abraham is seen as a pivotal figure in God's plan of salvation. In this richly detailed account of his life and times, John Lennox helps us to see through mists of the past to the real flesh-and-blood man, with all his strengths and weaknesses, to better appreciate all that Abraham stands for as a model of faith today.
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1 The City that Reached for the Sky
2 From Shem to Abram
PART TWO: Genesis 12.1-15.21
3 The Call of Abraham
4 From Haran to Canaan
5 From Canaan to Egypt
6 Abram and Lot
7 Abram and Melchizedek
8 Justification by Faith
9 God's Covenant with Abram
10 The New Covenant
PART THREE: Genesis 16.1-19.38
11 A Surrogate Son and the Tragedy of Lot
12 The Covenant of Circumcision
13 The Judgement of Sodom
PART FOUR: Genesis 20.1-22.19
14 Sarah and Hagar
15 God Tests Abraham
16 Applying the Moriah Experience
PART FIVE: Genesis 22.20- 25.11
17 Lessons from the Life of Sarah
18 A Bride for the Promised Seed
19 The Last Days of Abraham - and Beyond
APPENDIX A: A Brief History of Israel
APPENDIX B: How Do We Know that God Speaks?
