Abraham: The Establishment of the Covenant

"I am thy shield and thy exceeding great reward." Such was the word of the Lord that had come to Abra­ham in a vision. As was said, what the Lord prom­ised is not something he could give, but His very Self. Had Abraham received anything less, he of all crea­tures would still be the most miserable. For his soul had been set to yearning for God. Hence this soul must be permitted to appropriate as its true bread and living water the living God. So then, Abraham's re­sponse, "Lord what wilt thou...