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Abraham obeyed God's instructions. However, God commanded Abraham only on a very small number of occasions (such as leaving Terah [Genesis ch.12], journeying throughout Israel/Canaan [Gen.13], the two covenants [Gen.15 and 17], sending Ishmael away [Gen.21], and the Binding of Isaac [Gen.22]).
At all other times, Abraham himself had to deduct, through his own reasoning, what would please God and glorify Him. In all matters, Abraham never once strayed from what his conscience dictated.
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Abraham came from ancestry that had been aware of God a couple of centuries earlier but had afterwards slipped into idolatry (Joshua 24:2). (See: How did polytheism start.)
By the time of Abraham, the area where he lived was full of pagan cults; they were polytheistic, worshiping multiple deities. Abraham became the first to advance the idea of ethical monotheism: the worship of One God, and the appropriate ethical code of conduct.
Nimrod, the idolatrous tyrant, had brought Abraham's father (Terah) to the royal Babylonian city of Ur, where Abraham was born. Nimrod persecuted any who would question his idolatrous cult.
Abraham didn't blindly accept the ubiquitous idolatry. The whole populace had been duped, but the young Abraham contemplated the matter relentlessly, finally arriving at the conclusion that there is One God and that this should be taught to others as well. This is what is meant by his "calling out in the name of the Lord" (Genesis ch.12).
As a young man, he remonstrated with passersby in public, demonstrating to them the falsehood of their idols; and tradition tells how he was threatened and endangered by Nimrod.
Subsequently, Terah relocated to Harran; and it is here that Abraham began to develop a circle of disciples (Rashi commentary, on Genesis 12:5).
Later, God told Abraham in prophecy to move to the Holy Land, which is where Abraham raised his family.
He continued his contemplations, eventually arriving at the attitudes and forms of behavior which God later incorporated into the Torah given to Moses.
Abraham became the greatest thinker of all time. His originality, perseverance, strength of conviction, and influence, cannot be overestimated.
Abraham, with God's help, trounced the supremacy of the evil Nimrod.
He received God's promise of inheriting the Holy Land (Genesis ch.13).
He strove to raise a family (Genesis ch.15, 17, and 24) which would serve God (Genesis 18:19); and God eventually blessed his efforts, granting him many children (ibid., ch.16, 21 and 25), as He had promised (Genesis ch.17).
Abraham lived to see his work live on in the persons of Isaac and Jacob; and he taught many other disciples as well (Talmud, Yoma 28b).
He saved the population of the south of Canaan from invading foreign kings (Genesis 14); and he was feared by neighboring kings (ibid., ch.12 and 20).
Abraham gave tithes (Genesis ch.14), entered into a covenant with God (Genesis ch.15 and 17), welcomed guests into his home (Genesis ch.18) unlike the inhospitable Sodomites (Genesis ch.19), prayed for people (Genesis ch.18), rebuked others when necessary (Genesis ch.20), eulogized and buried the deceased (Genesis ch.23), and fulfilled God's will unquestioningly (Genesis ch.22). He became renowned as a prince of God (Genesis 23:6).
The gravesite of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and their wives (Genesis 49:29-32) is located in Hebron and has been known and attested to for many centuries.
All of the above practices of Abraham were based upon the ways of God, which Abraham comprehended and then fulfilled. These, and similar personality traits, were the teachings of Abraham and his descendants (unlike idolatry, which had tended to go hand in hand with cruel, licentious and excessive behavior, since the caprices which were narrated concerning the idols were adopted as an excuse to imitate those types of behavior). (See: Cruelties of the polytheists)
It is therefore clear why God expresses His love for Abraham (Isaiah 41:8) and calls Himself the God of Abraham (Genesis 26:24), and says that Abraham obeyed Him fully (Genesis 26:5).
What else can I help you with?
Who was gods chosen father?
Abraham
Who was the first patriarch of Gods family?
Abraham was the first patriarch of gods family.
What were Gods promises to Abraham called?
Covenants.
How do people receive gods instructions for there lives?
the bible
What are complex instructions?
I. Listen, respond to, and react/analyze complex instructions and statements; apply, clarify, and provide instructions and directions. I need examples of this
What was Abraham before he founded the tribes of Israel?
Abraham was from Ur of the Chaldees. He was a Chaldean, and in all likelihood worshiped many gods.
Who Was The King Of Gods People?
there were many kings of Gods people including Solomon and David, when you are talking about Gods people you are referring to the Jews, or Hebrews, if you are talking about the father of Gods people that would be Abraham.
How did Abraham responded to gods call?
Abraham eas ready to leave everything and go to the unknown land god was willing to lead him to.
What was gods command about Abraham leaving his home?
God commanded Abraham to leave his home and journey to a land that God would show him, promising to make him into a great nation and bless him. Abraham's faith in following God's command is a significant aspect of the story in the Bible.
How does the brain respond to the instructions it receives?
Unless they are coming from another person, the brain does not receive instructions, it receives signals. Instructions are high level, complex entities.
How did president Abraham Lincoln respond to the union retreat at the battle of bull?
He called for additional troops.
How did Abraham Lincoln respond that everybody wanted him to fail?
He just laughed about and made jokes about himself.
