Other great patriarchs during this time were Abraham, Isaac, Jacob (known as Israel), and Joseph. Each of these fathers led their families to follow the words of Creator God. Their worship was simple involving the building of an altar (or stone table), the sacrifice of animals to “pay” for sin, and prayers to Creator God.
God always made a way possible for people to return to Him in order to have a faithful relationship as a child to their Father. God made this offer through “covenants”. A covenant is an agreement between two persons.
When Abram was ninety-nine years old the Lord appeared to Abram and said to him, “I am God Almighty; walk before me, and be blameless, that I may make my covenant between me and you, and may multiply you greatly.” Then Abram fell on his face. And God said to him, “Behold, my covenant is with you, and you shall be the father of a multitude of nations. No longer shall your name be called Abram, but your name shall be Abraham, for I have made you the father of a multitude of nations. I will make you exceedingly fruitful, and I will make you into nations, and kings shall come from you. And I will establish my covenant between me and you and your offspring after you throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and to your offspring after you” (Genesis 17:1–7).