What did God do when he called Abraham out of Ur of the Chaldees?
When God called Abraham out of Ur of the Chaldees, He separated him from the mainstream of humanity and promised that from that one man would come a distinctive race and nation, Israel. God made Israel a special, called-out, separated covenant people whose promises are earthly.
Les teaches that as soon as Abraham is called out of Ur of the Chaldee, God separated him from the mainstream of humanity. God promised that out of that one man would come a distinctive race and nation of people, the nation of Israel. What made them distinctive was that from the very onset of the promise to Abraham until they were finally dispersed after rejecting their king, Israel had it constantly drummed into their mindset that they were a special, called-out, separated, covenant people of God, and all their promises were earthly. Therefore they are referred to as God's earthly people. Les also clarifies that while an Old Testament saint who died went to paradise, Israel's promises and resurrection are earthly, not heavenly. Abraham himself was a wealthy man.