Abraham (5)

Having separately contemplated each of the various events constituting Abraham's career, having laid hold on the meaning and the significance of these events, we are now ready to set forth Abraham's place in the scheme of redemption and to expose the meaning and the importance of this place. Of all the testimonies having a bearing on Abra­ham perhaps none say so much and are fraught with so much meaning as the testimonies and declarations which assert that Abraham is the father of believers....