Abram, Abraham
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Now The Lord said unto Abram
“go now unto a land that I will show thee.
I will make of thee a great nation
and through thee bless each family”
He went forth the land of Canaan
and God said “unto thy seed I give this land”.
So built he an altar unto The Lord
and pitched his tent where it stand
Thus The Lord said unto Abram
“as the dust of the earth will I make thy seed,
that if a man can number the dust
so then shall thy descendants breed”
And The Lord said “that thy seed
shall be a stranger in a land that’s not theirs,
a land to shed tears, sweat and blood
and afflict them four hundred years”
“And that nation whom they serve
will I judge, and they shall come out again”.
God made a covenant with Abram
that their bondage not be in vain
“The river of Egypt to the Euphrates
unto thy seed have I given this land all.
This I promise the nation of Israel
should they hearken unto my call”
God said “thy name shall be Abraham -
a father to many nations have I made thee.
I will make thee exceedingly fruitful
and kings of thy numbered seed will be”
“Between us an everlasting covenant
will you and thy seed follow long after you,
and as a token betwixt you and me
shall ye be circumcised old and new”
And God said unto Abraham “behold
that Sarah, thy wife, shall bear you a son,
and you shall call his name Issac
and he will see my covenant done”
God did tempt and test Abraham
that alas he take his only son for a sacrifice,
and he bound Issac upon an altar
and took his knife that he pay a price
The angel of The Lord called to him
saying “Abraham, Abraham, here am I,
lay not thine hand upon the lad
and fear not that thy son must die”
The angel of The Lord called again
saying “that because you in obedience did,
I will multiply thy seed as the stars
and posses thy gate of all foes amid
Written: September 2010
Copyright © Keith D Trestrail | Year Posted 2022
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