God calls Abram to leave his country and promises to bless all nations through him.
The story
Abram leaves Ur and Haran, not knowing where he is going. God promises him a land, a great nation and a blessing that will reach every family of the earth.
Abraham believes God, and it is counted to him for righteousness.
What it teaches
Faith begins by taking God at His word. The promise to Abraham is fulfilled in Jesus Christ.
In the Scriptures
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: And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed. Genesis 12:1-3 · KJV
And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness. Genesis 15:6 · KJV
And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, saying, In thee shall all nations be blessed. Galatians 3:8 · KJV