Parables of the Bible: Abram's Call

By: Wilona Riva

Disclaimer: I don't own the Bible.

Blue Dreams

Something woke him up. A great terror flooded his soul. What?

The Son shook His head. Humans would never change. He wasn't that terrifying.

After this, the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision: "Do not be afraid, Abram, I am your shield, your very great reward." But Abram said, "O Sovereign LORD, what can You give me since I remain childless and the one who will inherit my estate is Eleazer of Damascus? (Genesis 15:1-2)

"Loyal, though he is, another will inherit the promise. Through him, One will come who will redeem the whole earth."

Abram had to clean the wax out of his ears. This was too much, even for Him. "Eleazer..."

Then the word of the LORD came to him: "This man will not be your heir, but a son coming from your own body will be your heir." He took him outside and said, "Look up at the heavens and count the stars-if indeed you can count them." Then He said to him, "So shall your offspring be." Abram believed the LORD, and He credited it to him as righteousness. (Genesis 15:4-6)

Abram bowed his face to the earth. A child of my loins! His heart leaped for joy.

"Praise be El Shaddai!" he exclaimed.

The Lord smiled, receiving back the love He had bestowed to this beloved son.

As the sun was setting, Abram fell into a deep sleep, and a thick and dreadful darkness came over him. Then the LORD said to him, "Know for certain that your descendants wil be strangers in a country not their own, and they will be enslaved and mistreated four hundred years. But I will punish the nation they serve as slaves, and afterward they will come out with great possessions. You, however, will go to your fathers in peace and be buried at a good old age. In the fourth generation your descendants will come back here, for the sin of the Amorites has not yet reached its full measure. (Genesis 15:12-16)

Moses dropped the stylus. "Why did You tell him that on so joyous an occasion?"

"My perogative," Adonai replied. "Write."

Moses had to laugh. "Now, I know how Miriam feels."

Adonai, strangely, was quiet. Being unpredictable kept humans on their toes.