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The Jews were the last race to be formed on the earth. All other races were formed from the
sons of Noah and were natural races (Genesis 10). Then God dispersed these races (Genesis 11)
around the world and confuse their languages.

One race that came from Noah was the Chaldeans, who were sons of Shem. They settled in
Mesopotamia. God called out one man from this race – Abram -- and when he believed in the

Lord, God also changed his race. The Jews are a supernatural race. Their origin is not based
upon natural seed, but upon faith.

This Jewish race is a type of Jesus, who was virgin born. It is also a type of the church, which is
based on spiritual birth, regeneration. The story of Abraham leaving Ur of the Chaldees and
traveling to Haran is told in Genesis 11:31.

ABRAHAN INSTRUCTED TO LEAVE UR

Act 7:3 And said unto him, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and come into
the land which I shall shew thee.

The country Abraham was to leave was Ur and the kindred were his father and nephew, Lot.

Abraham obeyed the first command, but not the second. He ran into continual trouble until he
separated from his father (unbelievers) and Lot (carnal believers).

Act 7:4 Then came he out of the land of the Chaldaeans, and dwelt in Charran: and from
thence, when his father was dead, he removed him into this land, wherein ye now dwell.

Abraham was stopped in Haran because he would not fully obey God and separate from
relatives. He was in Haran 13 years until his father died (Genesis 11: 31-12:5). Abraham
became wealthy in Haran, yet he was miserable.

GOD’S PROMISE TO ABRAHAM

Act 7:5 And he gave him none inheritance in it, no, not so much as to set his foot on: yet he
promised that he would give it to him for a possession, and to his seed after him, when as yet
he had no child.

Abraham was given God’s promises while he was in Ur of the Chaldees, and he left for the land
promised him in faith. But because of his unbelief, he failed to claim any promise in the land

except his son Isaac. When Abraham arrived in Canaan, there was a famine. Rather than
standing in faith, he traveled to Egypt.

Eventually, Abraham returned to Canaan, but he brought Egypt with him when he returned
with Hagar. For nearly twenty-five years Abraham tried everything in the natural to fulfill the