Abraham lived in an ancient city called Ur.
Nearly 4000 years ago, when God first appeared to Abraham, Ur was one of the most important cities in the world. It was a busy commercial center in Mesopotamia on the Persian Gulf, bordered by the Euphrates River.
The city covered about four square miles and had about 300,000 people. History records and archaeology confirm that many of these people were highly educated. They were proficient in mathematics, astronomy, weaving, and engraving. Furthermore, they preserved their ideas by writing on clay tablets, which have been invaluable to archaeologists in reconstructing their social and religious lives.
Like the rest of the world, Ur was polytheistic. The people worshiped many gods, particularly nature gods. But in the center of Ur was a large worship center or temple called a ziggurat. Here, the people worshiped their chief deity, a moon god called Nanna.
Abraham no doubt lived with his family outside of the city of Ur. Terah, Abraham’s father, was a shepherd who had settled in the town’s rich pasturelands.
As we look at everyday life in the 21st Century B.C., we find that it has not changed much. God’s friend Abraham faced the same daily struggle we must endure. Let us examine the TEN SPECIFIC STRUGGLES he went through and seek to learn a lesson for our lives from each. We might summarize each of his struggles as a question God asked him. We may be asked the same questions, so let’s listen.
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