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God has people loyal to Him in every generation. Job
was a grandson to Noah, whereas Abram was the tenth generation from
Noah, but both of them came from the bloodline of Shem. Furthermore,
they were alive around the same time and knew about the first book
of Enoch and this undoubtedly led to Job's famous declaration of
faith. God first selected Terah, but when he failed, the call moved
to Abram and he succeeded where his father had not. However, this
journey was not without pressure, and stress and anxiety revealed
his flaws. Abram lied to Pharaoh about Sarai and left Egypt in
shame; he did well in handling the strife among the herdsmen and
successfully rescued his kidnapped nephew. Abram received a promise
from the Lord regarding a son that seemingly failed to materialize
as he and Sarai got older and older. He lost sight of God's vision
when it came to an heir because Sarai was past child bearing age and
so he fathered a bastard with Hagar, then compounded his folly by
driving her and Ishmael away due to Sarai's jealously. God promised
that Abram would be a blessing to all families of the earth but he
found it difficult to serve the Lord with all the pressure around
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