Did God take on human form when He appeared to Abraham in Genesis 15?
Genesis 15 is presented as a time when God came down and took on human form to deal with Abraham face-to-face. This supports the idea that God appeared in human form in that encounter. The same pattern is noted at Abraham’s calling from Ur and is evident again in Genesis 18.
Les teaches that Genesis 15 is where God does something totally different, giving Abraham a promise that ties him to us. Les explains that the Lord dealt with Abraham on a face-to-face, eyeball-to-eyeball basis, and he suggests this is where God came down and took on human form. Les notes God also did so at the calling out of Ur, because Acts 7 uses the Greek word optomai, dealing with sight, and Stephen rehearsed that the Lord appeared to Abram; the word also appeared back in the Hebrew. Les is sure God dealt with Abraham face-to-face more than once, and it is evident in Genesis 18.
And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be.
More Questions
How do we know that God appeared to Abraham in human form when He called him out of Ur?
We know God took on human form when He called Abram out of Ur because Acts 7 uses the Greek word 'optomai,' which deals with sight, for the Lord's appearance to Abram.
Why does Les believe God took on human form at Abraham's calling out of Ur?
God also took on human form when He called Abraham out of Ur, a visible appearing supported by the Greek word optomai in Acts 7, which deals with sight.
How did God deal with Abraham when He brought him forth in Genesis 15?
When Genesis 15 says 'He brought him forth,' Les believes this means that the Lord dealt with Abraham on a face-to-face, eyeball-to-eyeball basis.