seekeroftruth
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Genesis 12:8 From there he went on toward the hills east of Bethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east. There he built an altar to the Lord and called on the name of the Lord.
9 Then Abram set out and continued toward the Negev.
9 Then Abram set out and continued toward the Negev.
Studylight.org says this.
Abram never owned any of this land except his burial plot (Genesis 23:14-20). Yet Gods promise was enough evidence to assure Abram that he did indeed own the whole country.
And there he built an altar to the Lord: Abram thought this was important to do. The altar was important to Abram because it was a place to meet with God, to offer sacrifice for sin, to show submission to God, and to worship God.
Christians have an altar also (Hebrews 13:10). We meet with God at our own place where we remember the sacrifice Jesus made for sin (Ephesians 5:2), where we submit to God as living sacrifices (Romans 12:1), and where we offer the sacrifice of praise (Hebrews 13:15).
Even in the land God gave him, Abram never lived in a house - he lived in a tent. Tents are the home of those who are just passing through and do not put down permanent roots.
We too are to live like tent-dwellers, as pilgrims on this earth (1 Peter 2:11). We should live as people who have their permanent dwelling place in heaven, not on earth. Too many Christians want to build mansions on earth and think they would be happy with tents in heaven.
A pilgrim is someone who leaves home and travels to a specific destination. A pilgrim isnt a drifter; a pilgrim has a goal. Abrams goal (and our goal) was Gods heavenly city (Hebrews 11:8-10, 14-16).
And there he built an altar to the Lord: Abram thought this was important to do. The altar was important to Abram because it was a place to meet with God, to offer sacrifice for sin, to show submission to God, and to worship God.
Christians have an altar also (Hebrews 13:10). We meet with God at our own place where we remember the sacrifice Jesus made for sin (Ephesians 5:2), where we submit to God as living sacrifices (Romans 12:1), and where we offer the sacrifice of praise (Hebrews 13:15).
Even in the land God gave him, Abram never lived in a house - he lived in a tent. Tents are the home of those who are just passing through and do not put down permanent roots.
We too are to live like tent-dwellers, as pilgrims on this earth (1 Peter 2:11). We should live as people who have their permanent dwelling place in heaven, not on earth. Too many Christians want to build mansions on earth and think they would be happy with tents in heaven.
A pilgrim is someone who leaves home and travels to a specific destination. A pilgrim isnt a drifter; a pilgrim has a goal. Abrams goal (and our goal) was Gods heavenly city (Hebrews 11:8-10, 14-16).
