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.