What relationship did God have with Abraham?
God shared a special relationship with Abraham, loving him as He loved David, a man after His own heart. Abraham is included among the fathers—Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—who were beloved for the fathers' sake. This special bond reflects God's unchanging character and His elective love toward the fathers.
Les explains that God had a special relationship with Abraham, even loving him as He loved David, a man after His own heart. Abraham is listed with Isaac and Jacob as the fathers who are beloved for the Father's sake. This connects to Paul's argument that the Jews are enemies for the sake of the Gospel, yet as touching election they remain beloved. God never changes, but He can change His message, as shown in the distinction between the Gospel of the Kingdom and the Gospel of the Grace of God.