Genesis 26:5 Cross References

Genesis 26:5

5: I will do this because Abraham listened to me and obeyed all my requirements, commands, regulations, and laws."

"This is what the LORD says: Because you have obeyed me and have not withheld even your beloved son, I swear by my own self that

Don't you remember that our ancestor Abraham was declared right with God because of what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar?

"Anyone who listens to my teaching and obeys me is wise, like a person who builds a house on solid rock.

Praise the LORD! Happy are those who fear the LORD. Yes, happy are those who delight in doing what he commands.
Their children will be successful everywhere; an entire generation of godly people will be blessed.

and through your descendants, all the nations of the earth will be blessed--all because you have obeyed me."

It was by faith that Abraham obeyed when God called him to leave home and go to another land that God would give him as his inheritance. He went without knowing where he was going.

For when we place our faith in Christ Jesus, it makes no difference to God whether we are circumcised or not circumcised. What is important is faith expressing itself in love.

So, my dear brothers and sisters, be strong and steady, always enthusiastic about the Lord's work, for you know that nothing you do for the Lord is ever useless.

How happy are those who fear the LORD--all who follow his ways!
You will enjoy the fruit of your labor. How happy you will be! How rich your life!
Your wife will be like a fruitful vine, flourishing within your home. And look at all those children! There they sit around your table as vigorous and healthy as young olive trees.
That is the LORD's reward for those who fear him.
May the LORD continually bless you from Zion. May you see Jerusalem prosper as long as you live.

I have singled him out so that he will direct his sons and their families to keep the way of the LORD and do what is right and just. Then I will do for him all that I have promised."

So Abram departed as the LORD had instructed him, and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he left Haran.

On that very day Abraham took his son Ishmael and every other male in his household and circumcised them, cutting off their foreskins, exactly as God had told him.

So if you break the smallest commandment and teach others to do the same, you will be the least in the Kingdom of Heaven. But anyone who obeys God's laws and teaches them will be great in the Kingdom of Heaven.

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