What did God do differently when He called Abraham?
When He called Abraham, God did something totally different without changing Himself. He chose to make of Abraham a separate race of people, letting the vast majority go their own way, and purposed to work through the little nation that would come through Abraham and his wife, with promises fulfilled five hundred years later.
Les explains that after the flood and the institution of capital punishment, God came to the call of Abraham and again did something totally different without ever changing Himself. God told Abraham He would make of him a little separate race of people, let the vast majority go on their way, and work through the little nation coming through Abraham and his wife. Though the promises took five hundred years to come to fruition, they came, and the nation of Israel appeared. Then God later did something totally different again by putting Israel under the law.
Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew thee:
More Questions
What was different about God's plan when He called Abraham?
With Abraham, God began to deal with one little chosen nation, Israel, while letting the other nations continue to go their own pagan way.
When did God separate Abraham from the mainstream of humanity?
God's separation of Abraham happened as soon as Abraham was called out of Ur of the Chaldees.
How does Acts 7:2 clarify the appearance of God to Abraham in Genesis 12?
Acts 7:2 clarifies that God not only spoke to Abraham but also appeared to him in a human form, something Genesis 12:1 does not make clear by itself.