Why Abraham?
10 December 2009

Abraham was chosen to be the first patriarch according to the same criteria God used in the creation, to choose the best in order to produce the best. A basic principle to obtain quality results: a seed of quality, fruit of quality.

The patriarch of God’s nation had to have a character like Job’s: blameless, upright, fearful of God and who shunned evil. He had to be different from the others.

Abraham’s character in relation to the others qualified him to serve as a founder of the nation where the Son of God would be born.

Although Abraham did not perform any miracles or extraordinary deeds, his character, along with his faith, testified on his behalf.

A good example of that is when he rescued his nephew. Lot had been taken captive, and so Abraham gathered the most capable servants, all born in his house, and pursued four kings who had prevailed against five kingdoms, where Lot was.

Not only did Abraham overcome four kings but he also delivered Lot and the five kings who had been captured. On top of that, he recovered all that had been stolen from the five kings, and as proof his immaculate character, he gave everything back to them.

Everyone who is born of the Spirit reveals his faith, and consequently has a character like Abraham’s.

Also, his loyalty to Sarah fulfilled the quality of faithfulness the Creator needed for His project, even though he lived among a corrupt generation. Not even her inability to bear children became an excuse for him not to love her, be faithful to her and show consideration for her during the years they lived together.

In God’s eyes, a person who was able to love, be loyal and consider someone he could see, would also able to do the same to the One couldn’t see.

Abraham’s marriage was decisive in his choice as Patriarch of the Nation of Israel. Both of them had to have the same spirit, the same faith and the same objective.

Bishop Macedo