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Please Read this FIRST: On this site we prefer to use the actual Name of
our loving Heavenly Father as it was written in the Word, and thus you will note that we will use the
Four Letter “Memorial Name” of
- YHVH,
which is pronounced as YaHVaH or YaHWaH. In addition we will also
use our Heavenly Father’s attribute/title, which is Elohim rather
than “G-d,” which sadly is the name of a pagan G-d. In addition we
also love to use the actual and real Name of our beloved Messiah which
is - Yahushua or Yahshua in short, for
this is our Saviours original Hebrew Name as given to Him at birth in
The
“What then shall we say that Avraham, our forefather, discovered in this matter? If, in fact, Avraham was justified by works, he had something to boast about, but not before Elohim. What does the Scripture say? "Avraham believed Elohim, and it was credited to him as righteousness.” Romans 4:1-3.
In this series there are three studies
regarding Avraham -
We look first at the early years when his name
was still Avram or Abram, including his call to the land, being the land that
“Elohim would show him,” and then there will be an amazing
revelation regarding his families time north in Charan. It would be from Charan
where Avram finally moves forward and heads for, and finally arrives in
Study Three
takes an in-depth look at
These three studies speak about a man that became a true “Tzadik” of Elohim, which means, a “Righteous” man of Elohim. The details of his life and actions should have an effect on us all for as we read about his journey in the first Book in the Scriptures, Bereshis - Genesis, and we will soon come to realise that due to Avraham’s personal great faith, he became the father of faith. However, this first study covers his early years, thus it does not deal with this great Tzadik, that Righteous man, or the father of great faith, the man named Avraham, but with a man of faith, yes, but it was just, Avram.
We should understand that the Hebrew letter ה *“He” - “h”
was added to his name by the Almighty later in his life. In fact it was not
added until chapter 17; verse 5, where the “He” was added and then Avram then became
“Avraham,” which means the “father of many.”
*The insertion of the letter “He” – “h”
to Avram’s name will be fully covered in study 2.
The Torah, being Hebrew for the “Five
Books of Moshe - Moses” or “the Law”, contains many
treasures, providing teaching that has immeasurable value and meaning to all in
Messiah and not just to those Elohim spoke to back in ancient times, but also
for all of us to this very day!
Chapters 1 to 11 provide us with a chronological picture of man’s beginnings. In other words, it speaks of the entire human race. I like to call this, speaking about the crowd.
Yet, Chapters 12 to 25 speaks just of one man and of one family. Therefore the story has turned from the crowd to individuals.
Chapters 1 to 11 covers 2,000 years, thus these 11 chapter’s deals with many generations.
Again, Chapters 12 to 25 deals with just one lifetime, the life of Avram/Avraham.
In addition, it is important to note that Chapters 1 to 11, except for a relatively few faithful servants of Elohim, deals with rebellion, sin, and retribution.
Whilst Chapters 12 to 25 speak of deliverance and provision.
Early in Bereshis - Genesis we read of one
man,
Chapter 1 - deals with life and creation. However did you realise that Chapter 50, verse 26 being the very last verse of Bereshis - Genesis deals with death and a coffin.
This death and coffin experience is followed
immediately by the book of Shemos - Exodus and as we may well be aware, this
book is related to a new beginning, new life and the deliverance from bondage
and slavery out of
Noach -
Sadly there are few who know and understand
that when Avram was born there was another great man of faith alive. This man
was Avram’s ancestor Noach -
Genesis chapter 11:31 & 32 to 12:1 to 9.
“And Terach took his son Avram and his
grandson Lot, the son of Charan, and his daughter-in-law Sarai (
“Now YHVH had said to Avram: ‘Get
out of your country, away from your family and from your father's house, to a
land that I will show you. I will make you a great nation; I will bless you and
make your name great; and you shall be a blessing. I will bless those who bless
you, and I will curse him who curses you; and in you all the families of the
earth shall be blessed.’ So Avram departed as YHVH had spoken to him, and
The Torah, being the Five Books of Moshe
–
1… He is a Father to the descendants of
2… He is a Father to the Hebrews (
3… He is a Father to all peoples who have accepted the Elohim of
Avraham, Yitzchak & Ya’akov (
(1) YHVH Elohim, blessed be His Sanctified Name, called Avram to leave his home and to go to “a land that He would show him.” The point is this, what a great FAITH Avram had in Elohim, for let us be honest, for him to leave the only place he had known as his home, and go to a land which the Almighty had not even revealed to him as yet. But, Avram went in faith, because he desired to obey his Elohim, no matter where the Almighty would take him!
(2) YHVH never told Avram how he would have a son in his and Sarai’s old age, but again Avram believed Elohim!
(3)
YHVH did not tell Avraham why he was to sacrifice his “only son”
Yitzchak -
As we have learned from Avraham’s faith, if Elohim calls a man to do something, he better do it, no matter where, how or why! Those without a strong faith will ask, “Why should I go … how will I get there … and, where am I going?”
Considering we have just described Avram/Avraham’s great faith, the following statement will surprise you, and yes it may even shock you.
FORGIVENESS is a major factor in Avram’s life, for the truth is, in spite of Avraham’s great faith, the Word clearly reveals details of Avram’s disobediences as well as his many fears, and his sins. I can see some of you already thumping your fists on the table, saying “how dare you belittle our beloved father of faith.” I will deal with this factor a little later, but believe me it will make sense and it will be a great blessing to you. But it does show that the Word is very honest, and it proves that YHVH Elohim, our beloved Creator, blessed be He, can take an unworthy person and through their repentance He will forgive them and then mightily use and bless them!
So far, I have covered FAITH and FORGIVENESS in the life of Avram. However, the Word reveals that later Avraham was also named a “FRIEND of Elohim,” for we know that true friends will do things for each other! FAITH, FORGIVENESS and FRIENDSHIP is available unto all who will submit unto the will of the YHVH Elohim, the Almighty!
Avram’s
father, Terach was a maker of idols and he worshipped
the moon G-d. However, out of this unG-dly family, descendants of Noach, and
Avram, together with Sarai his wife, his father Terach, his nephew Lot, and the entire family and servants, departed Ur of the Chaldeans and travelled north along the River Euphrates to Charan in Mesopotamia, and sadly, there they settled and remained.
Why? 1. Avram stayed in Charan because of his physical ties. For, how could a son leave his father? Did you know that it was the custom for the elder son to remain with his father’s household, until his death? He would then inherit his father’s possessions and he would then be responsible to care for all of his family and continue the household, etc.
2. Also Avram
stayed in Charan for it provided all the comforts of living in a house with a
solid roof, thus here he had good shelter as well as ample water. Back in
Therefore, we can clearly see that it was due
to worldly reasons that Avram was held back from going where YHVH Elohim had
told him to go. This was the very reason why Avram was told to go only with his
immediate family, such as his wife
What can we learn from this? Even in our own
lives often families and other situations can and do hold us back in our walk
of faith when we are called to go to another place to do the will of Elohim. We
might be tempted to enquire, “Will I have any comforts there, and will it
be safe?” There are many examples of this kind of questioning throughout
the Scriptures.
We know that Avram resided with his family in Charan for 5 years and it states that he finally departed after his father Terach had died.
The question I now pose at this here is this … “Was Terach really dead and buried?” Let’s check the Word of YHVH Elohim for the facts!
If we check the final verse of Bereshis - Genesis chapter 11:32 it clearly states “And the days of Terach were two hundred and five years: and Terach died in Charan.” Clearly meaning that Terach died in Charan aged 205!
Now if we look at Bereshis - Genesis where it states in chapter 11:26, that Avram was born when Terach was 70 years old, then in chapter 12 verse 4 it states that Avram departed Charan at the age of 75, thus it is quite obvious that when Avram departed Charan Terach was 145 years of age.
Considering Terach died aged 205 he obviously must have lived for a further 60 years. It does not take much to work this out, but priests, pastors and all those so-called scholars have never been able to figure out this very simple truth for thousands of years! All they had to do is read the Word of the Father, but do it prayerfully seeking discernment!
The sad fact is that Avram’s father was considered to be “spiritually dead,” for he obviously continued to worship the pagan G-ds. Even after five years in Charan, and with Terach not responding to Avram’s teaching and not accepting the one true YaHVaH Elohim, Avram finally departed with the sad knowledge that his father was spiritually dead and that he would never accept the one true Elohim and Creator of heaven and earth, which he originally had learned about when he was a child from his grand old family member who was still alive at the time, Noach and Avram had worshipped Elohim the one true Elohim ever since!
At the age of 75, Avram was finally obedient
to the call of YHVH Elohim, which he received in
Now we know why the Almighty did not insert
the “He” “h” into his name as yet, for he
simply did not deserve it as yet!
Avram's first stop in
The Word then tells us that Avram “built
an altar to Elohim in Shechem and worshipped Him.” We must realise that
YHVH Elohim, blessed be His Sanctified Name, spoke to Avram in
Is this not true of all of us, sometimes we
might feel spiritually empty, just like the Almighty is not near, and you feel
that you do not have the same desire in giving the Almighty praise, like you
did on that day you accepted Him as being the one true Elohim of Avraham,
Yitzchak, Ya’akov and Yahushua our beloved Messiah and Saviour! Let me
tell you, the problem is, you may well have strayed from the path in some
degree, and you may not be where YHVH Elohim desires you to be, or you may have
fallen into using names that you should not be using, for our Saviour is very
clear – “Ask it in My Name”. And he means HIS NAME, now any
other, and His name was, is and will always be the same as that which he was
called by His earthly mother Miriam, and His disciples and followers –
Yahushua, which is the same name of he we call Joshua, also spelled in Hebrew
Yahushua, and in the Greek written as Iesous, but he became Joshua, which sound
very similar to his original, but our beloved Saviour was given the unrelated
and a foreign name, the question is why is it so different to the one given to
Joshua? For some reason, the “
What is the answer? Get back where you should
be. Pray and ask
Soon, Avram departed Shechem and travelled
further south to
“There he pitched his tent and built an
altar unto YHVH and called upon the Name of Elohim.”
It is in the detail of the Word, where we can
find some of the most blessed teachings. Whilst Avram was at
“You shall not make for yourself a graven image (an idol), nor any likeness (of any thing) that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.” Shemos - Exodus 20: 4.
ALL statues carved, moulded, or images painted in the likeness of Elohim, including likeness of our blessed Saviour Yahushua the Messiah is strictly forbidden! Of course, the church has even made men and women individual saints, which is again part of a pagan religious practice that commenced long before the days of Yahushua the Messiah came to the earth!
Beloved, when spiritual men and women move
from one place to another and they should always leave spiritual signs behind
them, those things that are a witness of one who is a faithful servant of
YaHVaH Elohim, blessed be His Sanctified Name!
It is my prayer is beloved, that we will leave a wonderful testimony of being true servants of the Almighty, no matter where we may go. May the world see that we are different and make them hunger for that difference that is within us. The faithful, being those of like mind in Messiah Yahushua, are to be a witness of life, but also a witness of lips unto those we meet, that we may proclaim …
“that Yahushua the Messiah came and shed
his blood for the redemption of “the sin” and that Elohim the
Father rose Him from the dead and that He now sits at His right hand and that
Yahushua will return again and that all the faithful will reign with Him on
earth during the Millennium Reign and have everlasting life with YHVH Elohim
– in the Kingdom of Elohim!”
To understand the epic journey of Avram our chart
will track’s Avram’s journey.
Be blessed and Enjoy reading our the Abram studies!
The RETURN Movement
name was founded in
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INDEX
Study 1 … Avram … The early years
- The Journey – Part One
Study 2 … Avram … The Journey continues – Part
Two
Map … Avram … MAP of the Journey
Study 3
.. Avraham
… Faith,
Also read …
“Teach me Your way, O YHVH. I will walk in Your truth.
UNITE MY HEART TO FEAR YOUR NAME!”
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