This verse conveys the Gospel at its essence. Here, we have Abram believing that God is going to provide him and his lawful wife Sarah and heir, and through him all the nations of the world will be blessed.
We believe on God, specifically on His Son Jesus Christ, and we are granted His righteousness:
"Be it known unto you therefore, men and brethren, that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins: 39And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses." (Acts 13:38-39)
It's about receiving--and that we keep receiving--the Gift of Righteousness (Romans 5:17).
We actually are made the righteousness of God in Christ! (2 Corinthians 5:21).
In this verse, we find the first mention of "believe" and also "account" for God accounted, reckoned righteousness to Abram for believing on Him.
The verb "account" is chasab in Hebrew, which also means to "to skillfully devise."
The word appears a number of times in the other Books of Moses, particularly those relating to the elements of worship and sacrifice in the Tabernacle, then the Temple:
"Moreover thou shalt make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet: with cherubims of cunning work shalt thou make them." (Exodus 26:1)
and
"And thou shalt make the breastplate of judgment with cunning work; after the work of the ephod thou shalt make it; of gold, of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, and of fine twined linen, shalt thou make it." (Exodus 28:15)
and also
"And with him was Aholiab, son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an engraver, and a cunning workman, and an embroiderer in blue, and in purple, and in scarlet, and fine linen." (Exodus 38:23)
To God, our faith in Him is beautiful! To Him, it is skillful, reckoned as well-done, much like the finely-built garments and ornaments for the High Priest and the features of the Tabernacle and the Holy of Holies.
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