The Story of Abraham - Essay Example

Abram builds an altar in the mountain to honor him: making it a tradition in every place he pitches a tent. He made a covenant with God in this alter that on His (God) promises to him.There was a time famine struck the land he was dwelling in causing him to enter Egypt by lying that Sarai was his sister. The government officials see her beauty and forward her to Pharaoh who promises Abraham a lot of wealth and slaves in exchange for her. Later the lord strikes the house of Pharaoh with plaques after which the pharaoh learns of the deceit thereby confronting Abram.

In the end, Abram leaves Egypt chastened and wealthy.Among the many promised to him, the Lord likens his Abram’s descendants to the stars in the sky. Abraham goes through so much around that period and by chapter 15, the lord changes his name from Abram to Abraham and his wife from Sarai to Sarah. In chapter 18, Abraham is visited by three people as he was sitting at the entrance of his tent. He greats them in recognition as his Lords and welcomes them in; offering food and a place to sleep.

They ask of Sarah and promised Abraham that a time like that the next year, she will be carrying a baby. Of course, due to her old age, Sarah laughs it off. When walking out the servants noticed Sodom and Gomorrah and how wicked the place was. Abraham pleads with them not to destroy Sodom and Gomorrah. The servants decide to leave that place without destroying it since Abraham had pleaded that there might about ten people who are still righteous in the eyes of the lord. Throughout this story, the question that pops up is: How much would Christians today gained if they had so much faith in God?