Like theirs, our work also brings blessings to those around us because in our work we participate in God’s work in the world. Yet by God’s grace, they retain a core of faithfulness to the covenant, and God works through the work of these people, beset with faults, to bring unimaginable blessings to the world. We recognize ourselves in them in this aspect too. This task is beyond the abilities of Abraham’s family, who fall again and again into pride, self-centeredness, foolhardiness, anger, and every other malady to which fallen people are apt. Instead, he intends to bless the whole world through these people. They find that God is faithful to his promise to bless them in all circumstances, although they themselves prove faithless again and again.īut the purpose of God’s covenant is not merely to bless Abraham’s family in a hostile world. They struggle to make a living, endure social upheaval, raise children in safety, and remain faithful to God in the midst of a broken world, much as we do today.
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At every point, they face crucial questions about how to live and work in faithful observance of God’s covenant. Their work encompasses nearly every facet of the work of seminomadic peoples in the ancient Near East.
The story of Abraham and Sarah’s family is perfused with work. As Abraham’s spiritual descendants, blessed by this great family and brought to faith through their descendant Jesus Christ, we are called to follow in the footsteps of the faith of the father and mother of all who truly believe (Rom. 4:11 Gal. 3:7, 29). Along the way, God promised to make them into a great nation: “In you all the families of the earth shall be blessed” (Gen. 12:3). God called Abraham, Sarah, and their family to leave their homeland for the new country that God would show them. Genesis chapters 12 through 50 tell about the life and work of Abraham, Sarah, and their descendants. Introduction to Genesis 12-50 and Work Back to Table of Contents Back to Table of Contents Learning From the Psalms How to Pray Through Your Work.
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