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Since a commentary is a fundamental tool for the expositor or teacher who seeks to interpret and apply Scripture in the church or classroom, the NAC focuses on communicating the theological structure and content of each biblical book. The writers seek to illuminate both the historical meaning and contemporary significance of Holy Scripture. In its attempt to make a unique contribution to the...

is not reported in 15:7, where the passage only recounts that the Lord “brought [Abram] out of Ur.” Stephen’s sermon reports that God “appeared” to Abraham before he lived in Haran, showing that the Lord supervised the journey of Abraham, from the beginning at Ur to his final destination in Canaan (Acts 7:2–4). Abraham fulfilled his calling in two stages. This relationship of the call in 12:1–3 and the theophany at Ur in 15:7 has been explained in different ways. (1) By translating 12:1 as “the LORD
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