And I will make you a great nation,
And I will bless you,
And make your name great;
And so you shall be a blessing;
Interesting contrast to Babel in the previous chapter. They wanted to make a name for themselves, and God thwarts them. But here, he chooses Abram, and says that He will make his name great. So what do you have to do to get God's attention? Stupid question, it would appear. We can't "get" God's attention, we already have it. However, most people tend to go through life trying to make everyone notice them, so that they can be considered important.
As a natural introvert, I have a bit of a war going inside me at many times. I like being in the spotlight sometimes, as long as its on my terms. But I think this is the first point in the Bible where God makes a point of Him being the one to point that spotlight. We don't know what Abram did to be favorable with God, but arrogance definitely wasn't on the list.
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