It is often said that God has no favourites. It is indeed a statement that even scripture backs up:

Romans‬ ‭2‬:‭11‬ “For God does not show favoritism.” (NIV‬‬)

Matthew‬ ‭5‬:‭45‬ ‭”…Your Father in heaven 

…causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.” (NIV‬‬)

However, there are times it can feel that He does have favourites, especially you read certain portions of scripture. It seems as if God gives Abraham a pass even when he...