Soil and Seed: Episodes from the Life of Abraham

From the back cover: "Your father Abraham rejoiced that he would see my day. He saw it and was glad."

So the Jews said to him, "You are not yet fifty years old, and have you seen Abraham?"

Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am." John 8:56-58 ESV

So spoke Christ to the Pharisees when they accused him of having a demon. Christ's point was not that he had seen Abraham, but that Abraham had seen Christ. The Pharisees missed this point. The promises of God to father Abraham far exceeded mere offspring and land. Abraham knew this and saw the reality encapsulated in the promises. He lived by faith in what he saw, longing for what was yet to come. And the prospects of the future made him glad.

[This book] is a poetic glimpse into this vision of Abraham, re-envisioning the major episodes of a life lived by faith.