Title Characteristics of Patriarchal History/Romans 1:23
Features of the history of the patriarchs
The dispersion of the descendants of Noah's sons, who now grew into numerous tribes, was on the one hand.
Inevitably, countries with different languages, lifestyles, and customs are intertwined with each other.
On the one hand, the different attitudes these peoples have toward God
The seed of idolatry contained in the Way corrupts the image of the incorruptible God.
Gentiles who have turned into idols in the form of feral men, golden animals, and worms (Romans 1:23)
to the polytheistic religion of
Therefore, if God, because of sin, casts a curse that destroys all living things,
He does not strike the ground anymore (8:21-22), and moral corruption that causes death
had prevented him from swept away before him, then he must
In order to house and preserve his salvation by the side of the voluntarily formed nations,
He himself will form a nation, and in contrast to the kingdoms established in the world,
and will establish a kingdom for his own living and saving communion.
All. The basis for this is to call and set apart from his people and his homeland.
when he was born, and thus, under special guidance, he was given the name of the nation to which the salvation of the world would come.
When he made him the leader, he was set free by God.
By Abraham's election, God's revelation to man was characterized by the supreme
From that time on, God gave Himself to Abraham and his descendants.
He was revealed as the creator of salvation and the guide to true life. on the other hand
Countries are allowed to pursue their own courses according to the abilities given to them.
was condemned, which made them, in their own way, also a living one.
It is impossible to find peace in the soul and the blessing of true life without fellowship with you.
in order to be able to learn (cf. Acts 17:27). However, this exclusivity
(exclusive) contains the seed of universal salvation from the beginning.
Abraham prayed that through him all peoples of the earth might be blessed.
He was called (12:1-3). Therefore, the divine guidance of mankind is
The new form it took in the vocation of Abraham was, on the one hand, a blessing from the Lord.
The fact that he belonged to the family of Shem, and on the other hand, he was called only by himself.
by the fact that he was called as a man married to his wife without
It is related to the general development of the world. However, considering this
The continuity of divine revelation is seen in that the plan of human development is established in creation itself.
While guaranteed as such, Abraham's calling ushered in the beginning of a new age.
Therefore, in order to carry out God's plan, their new foundations were
It had to be new.
For example, even though the knowledge and worship of the true God remained after Noah
was preserved in Shem's family in a purer form than among the hands.
However, the worship of God was corrupted by idolatry even in Terah's house.
It was there (Joshua 24:2-3). Also, although Abraham was to be established by God,
He was supposed to be the father of the kingdom of God, but his wife had no children.
Therefore, a new family cannot be expected to emerge from him in a natural way.
There wasn't.
Therefore, as a whole new beginning, the history of the patriarchal
In the history of the family, God's grace
The basis has been prepared for Because the country grows out of the family
In the life of the patriarchs, their characteristics were determined and their development was exemplified.
because it was meant to be. Early history, especially Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob
It consists of three eras marked by three so-called patriarchs. And
The unity of the chosen family from the sons of Jacob was extended to the twelve patriarchs.
From the three patriarchs, on the one hand, the selection of the holy nation, and on the other hand, Ys.
The character of Rael's life and the total formation of the map are their full typical manifestations.
has reached the These two were the main pillars, given to the patriarchs
All the divine revelations and all the maps they received go back to the main axis
it had been
The revelations consisted almost exclusively of promises, and
As far as they are accomplished in the lives of these patriarchs, the achievements themselves are the most distant or most distant.
They were prophecies and guarantees of ultimate and full fulfillment, preserved for the distant future.
All. And the guidance given is for that purpose the call of faith in response to the promise.
, the promise made itself unique among all the changes of this earthly life.
erased it. "Hold on to the word of promise, and by the power of that word,
Faith that gives up what is seen for the future is a fundamental characteristic of the patriarchs.
was."
Abraham demonstrated this faith by great sacrifice, perseverance, and self-denying obedience.
created and maintained, and by this he became the father of the believers (Rom.
4:11). Isaac was also strong in patience and hope. and Jacob
In the midst of various painful situations, until you receive the blessing of the promise,
It was called. ?쏛braham was a man of working faith, and Isaac was a man of enduring faith.
Yin, and Jacob was a wrestling man of faith."
Thus the patriarchs come out of and through them by walking in faith.
It became a model of faith for all peoples who will be blessed, and
became the fathers of a people whom he has decided to establish according to his grace's choice.
I did. Because God's election made Abraham the medium of salvation,
Restricted only to those separated from Shemite in order to become the father of Ra
because it didn't happen. It was also for the purpose of Abraham getting the promised seed.
expelled Ishmael, whom he had conceived by human will through Hagar, his wife's maidservant.
The new life that was given to the barren Sarah's womb and her
It was expressed in the subsequent pregnancy and the birth of Isaac, the son of promise.
And finally, it (God's choice) makes it even clearer that Rebekah Isaac
was manifested in the twin sons born to him, the eldest of the two sons,
was abandoned, and his brother Jacob was chosen to be the heir of the promise. their birth
This previously announced choice was maintained in spite of Isaac's plans,
So Jacob, not Esau, received the blessing of the promise.
All of this happened as a model for the future, which was
Now, the fleshly descendants that descended from Abraham do not make man a child of God.
to hold on to the divine promises in their faith, and to keep the feet of their former ancestors' faith
Realizing that only children of God who follow in the footsteps become children of God.
It was intended to be engraved on the heart (cf. Rom. 9:6-13).