Genesis 12:1–9
The Bible4Jesus.com Podcast
About this episode
The first eleven chapters of Genesis are a story of cosmic catastrophe. We have the fall in the garden, the first murder, the flood that judged a world steeped in violence, and finally, the arrogant blasphemy at the tower of Babel. God's response was to scatter them, confusing their language and their purpose. If the story ended there, we would have every reason for despair. It is the hinge upon which all of redemptive history swings. After the global judgment of scattering at Babel, God does not abandon His creation. But He does it in a way that confounds all human wisdom. The Apostle Paul tells us in Galatians that the promises made to Abram in this chapter were the gospel preached to him beforehand. This is the eternal plan of God, unfolding in history. The call of Abram is the story of our calling.