Gen 12:4-5 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Gen 12:4-9: 12:4-9 Abram’s obedience to God’s call corresponded to God’s commands (see study note on 12:1-3). He journeyed to Canaan (12:4-6 ) and became a blessing (12:5-9 ). 12:4 Abram was middle-aged, settled, prosperous, aristocratic, and polytheistic (see study note on 11:27-32). When the Lord spoke to him (12:1-3 ), he obediently left his old ways in Ur to follow God’s plan. Since Abram responded in faith, God’s promises (12:2-3 ) could be confirmed in a binding covenant (15:8-21 ).

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‏ Genesis 12:4-5

Summary for Gen 12:4-9: 12:4-9 ^a Abram’s obedience to God’s call corresponded to God’s commands (see study note on 12:1-3). He journeyed to Canaan (12:4-6 ^b) and became a blessing (12:5-9 ^c). 12:4 ^d Abram was middle-aged, settled, prosperous, aristocratic, and polytheistic (see study note on 11:27-32). When the Lord spoke to him (12:1-3 ^e), he obediently left his old ways in Ur to follow God’s plan. Since Abram responded in faith, God’s promises (12:2-3 ^f) could be confirmed in a binding covenant (15:8-21 ^g).
12:5 ^h The people (Hebrew hannepesh, “the lives”) he had taken into his household were probably converts; Abram first became a blessing by influencing people in his household to join him in following the Lord.