men of the OT thought of the Lord as the one worthy object of trust. They put not their trust in anything they did, or that other men did, or that the gods did. Their trust was in the Lord alone. Sometimes this is picturesquely expressed. Thus he is ‘my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom i take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold’ (Ps. 18:2). Faith may be confidently rested in a God like that. Special mention must be made of Abraham. His whole