Bible Verses About Abraham

and it is beyond all dispute that the one who blesses has higher status than the one who receives the blessing.

Moreover, in the case of the cohanim, the tenth is received by men who die; while in the case of Malki-Tzedek, it is received by someone who is testified to be still alive.

One might go even further and say that Levi, who himself receives tenths, paid a tenth through Avraham;

inasmuch as he was still in his ancestor Avraham’s body when Malki-Tzedek met him.

By trusting, Avraham obeyed, after being called to go out to a place which God would give him as a possession; indeed, he went out without knowing where he was going.

By trusting, he lived as a temporary resident in the Land of the promise, as if it were not his, staying in tents with Yitz’chak and Ya‘akov, who were to receive what was promised along with him.

For he was looking forward to the city with permanent foundations, of which the architect and builder is God.

By trusting, Avraham, when he was put to the test, offered up Yitz’chak as a sacrifice. Yes, he offered up his only son, he who had received the promises,

to whom it had been said, “What is called your ‘seed’ will be in Yitz’chak.”

For he had concluded that God could even raise people from the dead! And, figuratively speaking, he did so receive him.

Wasn’t Avraham avinu declared righteous because of actions when he offered up his son Yitz’chak on the altar?

You see that his faith worked with his actions; by the actions the faith was made complete;

and the passage of the Tanakh was fulfilled which says, “Avraham had faith in God, and it was credited to his account as righteousness.” He was even called God’s friend.

You see that a person is declared righteous because of actions and not because of faith alone.