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†. Gen 11:32 . .The days of Terah came to 205 years; and Terah died
in Haran.
Terah lived a relatively long life for his day. His son Abram only lived to 175.
But I sometimes wonder if Terah didn't cut his life short by staying in Haran.
Did he forget about God's call to Abram to go to Canaan?
Actually, Terah didn't worship Noah's god, rather, other gods; pagan gods.
So it's only natural that he wouldn't take Yhvh's call seriously. Noah's god
wanted Abram to live down in Canaan. But because of his dad, Abram didn't
go there. How sad that parents can actually be a hindrance to their children
associating with God whole heartedly.
My own dad was a very bad influence upon my spiritual life. It wasn't until
after I moved out, and he passed away, that my association with God really
took off and went somewhere. He used to get so upset with me for taking
the Bible too seriously; even blaming it for keeping me from getting ahead in
life. And he constantly pressured me to marry women who were of a
different religion than my own.
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†. Gen 11:32 . .The days of Terah came to 205 years; and Terah died
in Haran.
Terah lived a relatively long life for his day. His son Abram only lived to 175.
But I sometimes wonder if Terah didn't cut his life short by staying in Haran.
Did he forget about God's call to Abram to go to Canaan?
Actually, Terah didn't worship Noah's god, rather, other gods; pagan gods.
So it's only natural that he wouldn't take Yhvh's call seriously. Noah's god
wanted Abram to live down in Canaan. But because of his dad, Abram didn't
go there. How sad that parents can actually be a hindrance to their children
associating with God whole heartedly.
My own dad was a very bad influence upon my spiritual life. It wasn't until
after I moved out, and he passed away, that my association with God really
took off and went somewhere. He used to get so upset with me for taking
the Bible too seriously; even blaming it for keeping me from getting ahead in
life. And he constantly pressured me to marry women who were of a
different religion than my own.
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