Abraham (UBF Interpretation)

Abram would wrestle with God all the way until he was established as a man of God. Based on Abram’s faith, God blessed him. God would form the nation of Israel through him, and he would bring blessings to all nations on earth through the offspring Jesus, the messiah. – UBF Study Materials

Abraham is one of the three patriarchs of the Hebrew Scriptures, and is one of the central figures of the Old Testament. The UBF interpretation of Abraham, his character and the significance of his life generally revolves around what the organization calls “inductive study”, which heavily features projection and proof-texting of the biblical passages. The teleology of UBF’s use of Abraham involves superimposing UBF doctrine and practice into the text in order to legitimize shepherding authority and the call for absolute submission.