A Flemish Baroque painting reanimates Genesis 16–21 and helps us reflect on trust, covenant and the consequences of human shortcuts.

However, God called Abraham to follow him and reject the gods of the people of Ur. When God called Abraham, he made a special promise with him called a covenant. A covenant is a two-sided promise ...

Through sacrifice and unwavering faith, Abraham’s covenant with God prefigures the greater fulfillment in Christ, as depicted ...

And in that trust, Scripture says, "It was credited to him as righteousness-and Abraham was called God's friend." (James 2:23) When God called, Abraham obeyed. He journeyed far-through unknown ...

Hebrews 11:8 says, “By faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed by going out to the place which he was to receive for any inheritance; and he went out, not knowing where he was going.” ...