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Abraham – The Father of Our Faith

He is the ultimate patriarch; all three major world religions trace their roots to this man, yet what do we really know of our father, Abraham? What was it about this dear old man that has the entire world fighting for his blessing? One could easily spend an entire lifetime researching this man, the times in which he lived and the impact that this single life has had on the entire world. What was it that made Abraham so unique?

The Bible doesn’t tell us much about his early life, yet stories from Abram’s early days have been passed down from generation to generation through the Jewish sages. Unfortunately for the Christians, these stories have not been shared. This is sad because if we knew more about this man, we might be able to learn more about the God in which he served. If Abraham was considered a friend of God, and we too want that same status, we should learn all we can about him, right?

The Book of Jasher, which is mentioned twice in the Bible, is a great resource for learning more about Abraham. Although not considered Scripture, the Book of Jasher gives us insight not available in the canonized text. When we understand the times in which he lived, we can better understand the times in which we live, for truly there is nothing new under the sun. These were the days of Nimrod, ruler of all the earth and a mighty hunter before Adonai. Abram was one man who was able to stand up to this would-be god in the name of Adonai El Shaddai. Would we be able to stand up to such a man in our time?

Abraham ~ The Father of Our Faith shows us, using both Genesis and Jasher, just how this son of an idol maker could rise up in faith, becoming the father of many nations whose life and faith affects the world even today. Maybe this way our faith too can be built up, strengthening us for the day coming when we ourselves will have to stand up and say, â€œI will not bow!â€ just as Abram did so long ago.

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Again, the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, 'Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, 'When a man makes a difficult vow, he shall be valued according to your valuation of persons belonging to the LORD. If your valuation is of the male from twenty years even to sixty years old, then your valuation shall be fifty shekels of silver, after the shekel of the sanctuary. Or if it is a female, then your valuation shall be thirty shekels. If it be from five years even to twenty years old then your valuation for the male shall be twenty shekels and for the female ten shekels. But if they are from a month even up to five years old, then your valuation shall be five shekels of silver for the male, and for the female your valuation shall be three shekels of silver. If they are from sixty years old and upward, if it is a male, then your valuation shall be fifteen shekels, and for the female ten shekels. But if he is poorer than your valuation, then he shall be placed before the priest and the priest shall value him; according to the means of the one who vowed, the priest shall value him.
'Now if it is an animal of the kind which men can present as an offering to the LORD, any such that one gives to the LORD shall be holy. He shall not replace it or exchange it, a good for a bad, or a bad for a good; or if he does exchange animal for animal, then both it and its substitute shall become holy. If, however, it is any unclean animal of the kind which men do not present as an offering to the LORD, then he shall place the animal before the priest. The priest shall value it as either good or bad; as you, the priest, value it, so it shall be. But if he should ever wish to redeem it, then he shall add one-fifth of it to your valuation. Now if a man consecrates his house as holy to the LORD, then the priest shall value it as either good or bad; as the priest values it, so it shall stand. Yet if the one who consecrates it should wish to redeem his house, then he shall add one-fifth of your valuation price to it, so that it may be his.
'Again, if a man consecrates to the LORD part of the fields of his own property, then your valuation shall be proportionate to the seed needed for it: a homer of barley seed at fifty shekels of silver. If he consecrates his field as of the year of jubilee, according to your valuation it shall stand. If he consecrates his field after the jubilee, however, then the priest shall calculate the price for him proportionate to the years that are left until the year of jubilee; and it shall be deducted from your valuation. If the one who consecrates it should ever wish to redeem the field, then he shall add one-fifth of your valuation price to it, so that it may pass to him. Yet if he will not redeem the field, but has sold the field to another man, it may no longer be redeemed; and when it reverts in the jubilee, the field shall be holy to the LORD, like a field set apart; it shall be for the priest as his property.'
Leviticus 27:1-21

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