כִּי יְדַעְתִּיו לְמַעַן אֲשֶׁר יְצַוֶּה אֶת בָּנָיו וְאֶת בֵּיתוֹ אַחֲרָיו וְשָׁמְרוּ דֶּרֶךְ ה' לַעֲשׂוֹת צְדָקָה וּמִשְׁפָּט לְמַעַן הָבִיא ה' עַל אַבְרָהָם אֵת אֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר עָלָיו:
For I have singled him (Abraham) out, that he may instruct his children and his posterity to keep the way of God by doing what is just and right, in order that God may bring about for Abraham what God has promised him.
[JPS translation]
Suggested Discussion Questions:
1. Who are the players in this text – seen and unseen?
2. How is "God's way" defined in this text?
3. What is the promise that is received by following this sacred path?
Time Period: Biblical (early ancestors to 165 BCE)