03 Lech Lecha

לֶךְ-לְךָ‎ leḵ-ləḵā) Go Forth

Genesis 12:9 - Genesis 13 - Genesis 14 - Genesis 15 - Genesis 16 - Genesis 17

The phrase can be translated as "go forth", "go to yourself", "go for yourself", or "go away".

Parashat Lech Lecha tells the story of God calling Abram, who later becomes Abraham, and the covenant between Abraham and God. The covenant is sealed by the practice of circumcision on the eighth day of a male child's life.

Genesis 12:1 - get out of your country, father’s house ... Abraham’s father was an idol maker

• John 8:56 - Abraham rejoiced to see My day, and he saw it and was glad.
• Matthew 4:18-22 Peter, Andrew, James, and John - called to follow Jesus - They left their father just like Abraham
• Luke 14:26-28 - hate mother and father ...
• Matthew 12:46-49 Who is my mother - whoever does the will of My Father in heaven
• Revelation 18:4 Come out of Babylon
• James 4:4-5 - frenship with the world is enmity with God.
• Revelation 18:1-8 - Come out of her my people ...
• 1 Peter 2:9 - called out of darkness into light