250. Parashat Lech Lecha

This week we read about Abram being called out of Ur of the Casdeem and discover the story of his youth as described in the book of Yasher (Jasher) chapters 8 and 9. The account of a young Abram helps to explain why he was so quick to accept anything Yahuah told him and act. We have a look at why Abram is called the first Hebrew even though he really is not. We will see Abraham again separating himself from the rest of his family namely Lot, and heading to the wilderness of Canaan. The mighty 4 kings swing in and take the cities of the plain and Lot with all his belongings. Abram mounts a counter offensive and destroys the most effective fighting force of the day to retrieve Lot and the rest of the people of the plain. A strange character named Melchizedek prince of peace king of righteousness. Yahuah makes a covenant with Abram to assure his the promises are true, but his seed will spend 400 years in bondage and will come out with great wealth. We learn about Hagar and Ishmael, and the promise of Yetzok. All of this leads to a question, why do we see Abram and later Y’shua as all "sunshine and rainbows?" Abram was the premier fighting machine of the day who slaughtered 4 kings and armies, and Y’shua …. When He came the first-time, healings and life was the order of the day, but when He comes back it will be as one who crushes kings and countries, fills the valleys with bodies ,and He comes as an unquenchable fire. A lot going on for sure, and as we see the world heading towards the possibility of world war and the return of Y’shua, some honest reflection and humility might be the reason behind all of the things we see today. Are you ready?