IGWEBUIKE: African Journal of Arts and Humanities

The problem of lack of faith in God in our present generation motivates the author to write about the call of Abraham in Genesis 11:27- 12:20 and its implication on the Christian faith. The research has adopted historical and exegetical approach in the study of Abraham the hero of faith. Yahweh in His grace called Abraham from Ur of the Chaldeans and made a promise to Abraham who responded to the call in faith and went to the land of Canaan. And God later appeared to him in Canaan and promised to give his descendants the land of Canaan. Abraham responded in worship and sacrifice. The research findings reveal Abraham as a man of great faith who was called by grace. Through God’s promises to Abraham mankind is saved through Jesus, the Messiah who came from Abraham’s descendants. The call of Abraham is a central passage as the Jewish scripture and the Christian Bible and the gospel are all built upon the event of Abraham’s call. The research recommends that the service to God has to be done as a team work hence Abraham did not respond to God’s call alone but together with his family and his entire household. The vitality of the research is that it could increase faith in God and religious commitment to people who are called by God.

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