In Lech Lecha, God commanded Avraham (Avram at that point) to leave his land to go to Canaan. Absent from the story is any reason for Avraham being selected for his special role.
In the shiur, we explore various possibilities as to whether God chose Avraham or Avraham chose God. In the process, we explore the concept of what it means to be chosen, and the relationship between God and mankind.
Below are the links (the shiur is in two parts due to technical reasons)
Running time 1:10
It seems to be a pattern that it is never revealed why God chose anyone. (Moses, David, Judges)
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