Shǐtúxíngzhuàn 7:3

3 Duì tā shuō , nǐ yào líkāi bĕn dì hé qīnzú , wǎng wǒ yào zhǐshì nǐde dìfang qù .

Shǐtúxíngzhuàn 7:3 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 7:3

And said unto him
Not the words in ( Genesis 12:1 ) for they were said in Haran, these in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt there, and besides, these are different from them; no mention is here made of getting out from his father's house, as there; because his father's house sent along with him, or rather he with them from Mesopotamia to Haran:

get thee out of thy country;
from Ur of the Chaldees, where he was born:

and from thy kindred;
his relations that lived in the same place, who did not go along with him:

and come into the land which I shall show thee;
not telling him the place whither he was to go; wherefore when he had his first call, and first set out, he knew not whither he went; see ( Hebrews 11:8 ) . This was an emblem of the calling of the saints out of the world, from their former course of life, and from among their old companions and friends, to follow Christ whithersoever he is pleased to lead them; and who at last will bring them safe to the land afar off, the better and heavenly country.

Shǐtúxíngzhuàn 7:3 In-Context

1 Dàjìsī jiù shuō , zhèxie shì guǒrán yǒu má .

2 Sī tí fǎn shuō , zhūwèi fù xiōng qǐng tīng . dàng rì wǒmen de zǔzong Yàbólāhǎn zaì mǐ suǒ bō dà mǐ hái wèi zhù Hālán de shíhou , róngyào de shén xiàng tā xiǎnxiàn ,

3 Duì tā shuō , nǐ yào líkāi bĕn dì hé qīnzú , wǎng wǒ yào zhǐshì nǐde dìfang qù .

4 Tā jiù líkāi Jiālèdǐ rén zhī dì zhù zaì Hālán . tā fùqin sǐ le yǐhòu , shén shǐ tā cóng nàli bān dào nǐmen xiànzaì suǒ zhù zhī dì .

5 Zaì zhè dìfang shén bìng méiyǒu gĕi tā chǎnyè , lián lì zú zhī dì yĕ méiyǒu gĕi tā . dàn yīngxǔ yào jiāng zhè dì cìgĕi tā hé tāde hòuyì wèi yè . nàshí tā hái méiyǒu érzi .