He called on the Name of the Lord

“And Abraham planted a grove in Beersheba, and called there on the name of the LORD, the everlasting God. And Abraham sojourned in the Philistines’ land many days.”

Abraham had found water in the desert and was able to plant a grove of trees for food and shelter. After that he called on the name of the Lord. We first come across “calling”, in this sense, in the Bible when God called out to Adam after he and Eve had sinned in the garden. God had made Adam and Eve in His own image so that they could have a relationship. In the evenings God would call to Adam and Eve and they would meet Him in the garden, have fellowship and discuss the events of the day. This time of discussion was important as they considered the events of the day and Adam and Eve became more familiar with God and His good ways in their lives. At this stage Abraham had found water in the desert and he knew that God had provided this in spite of opposition from the people of the land. Abraham needed to take time to contact God, renew and enrich his relationship with God and discover more of what God wanted in his life.

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