1 Some time after these events, God put Abraham to the test. He called to him, "Abraham!" "Ready!" he replied.
2 Then God said: "Take your son Isaac, your only one, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah. There you shall offer him up as a holocaust on a height that I will point out to you."
3 Early the next morning Abraham saddled his donkey, took with him his son Isaac, and two of his servants as well, and with the wood that he had cut for the holocaust, set out for the place of which God had told him.
4 On the third day Abraham got sight of the place from afar.
5 Then he said to his servants: "Both of you stay here with the donkey, while the boy and I go on over yonder. We will worship and then come back to you."
6 Thereupon Abraham took the wood for the holocaust and laid it on his son Isaac's shoulders, while he himself carried the fire and the knife.
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7 As the two walked on together, Isaac spoke to his father Abraham. "Father!" he said. "Yes, son," he replied. Isaac continued, "Here are the fire and the wood, but where is the sheep for the holocaust?"
8 "Son," Abraham answered, "God himself will provide the sheep for the holocaust." Then the two continued going forward.
9 When they came to the place of which God had told him, Abraham built an altar there and arranged the wood on it. Next he tied up his son Isaac, and put him on top of the wood on the altar.
10 Then he reached out and took the knife to slaughter his son.
11 But the LORD'S messenger called to him from heaven, "Abraham, Abraham!" "Yes, Lord," he answered.
12 "Do not lay your hand on the boy," said the messenger. "Do not do the least thing to him. I know now how devoted you are to God, since you did not withhold from me your own beloved son."
13 As Abraham looked about, he spied a ram caught by its horns in the thicket. So he went and took the ram and offered it up as a holocaust in place of his son.
14 Abraham named the site Yahweh-yireh; hence people now say, "On the mountain the LORD will see."
15 Again the LORD'S messenger called to Abraham from heaven
16 and said: "I swear by myself, declares the LORD, that because you acted as you did in not withholding from me your beloved son,
17 I will bless you abundantly and make your descendants as countless as the stars of the sky and the sands of the seashore; your descendants shall take possession of the gates of their enemies,
18 and in your descendants all the nations of the earth shall find blessing--all this because you obeyed my command.''
19 Abraham then returned to his servants, and they set out together for Beer-sheba, where Abraham made his home.
20 Some time afterward, the news came to Abraham: "Milcah too has borne sons, to your brother Nahor:
21 Uz, his first-born, his brother Buz, Kemuel (the father of Aram),
22 Chesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph, and Bethuel."
23 Bethuel became the father of Rebekah. These eight Milcah bore to Abraham's brother Nahor.
24 His concubine, whose name was Reumah, also bore children: Tebah, Gaham, Tahash, and Maacah.
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Genesis 22 tells Abraham's story being tested by God when asked to sacrifice his son Isaac as a holocaust. Abraham obeys and prepares to do so, but at the last moment, an angel prevents the sacrifice and provides a ram to be sacrificed instead. The verses selected below relate to the themes of trust in God, obedience, sacrifice, trial, and faithfulness.
Proverbs 3:5-6: "Trust the Lord of all your heart, and do not stir in your own understanding. Recognizes him in all your ways, and he will straighten your paths." This verse talks about the importance of trusting God and following Him in every aspect of life, what Abraham demonstrates in Genesis 22 by being willing to sacrifice his son Isaac.
Hebrews 11:17-19: "By faith Abraham, being proved, he offered Isaac; yes, he who had received the promises offered his only begotten about who had said unto him," Isaac will be called your descent; judging that God was powerful to even the dead rise it. " This verse highlights Abraham's faith in God, which leads him to be willing to sacrifice his son Isaac.
Matthew 6:33: "But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you." This verse talks about the importance of seeking first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, which Abraham demonstrates in Genesis 22 by obeying God, regardless of cost.
2 Corinthians 9:6-7: "But I say this: the one who sows little, little will also reap; and the one who sows in abundance, in abundance will also reap. Each one contributes according to his heart; not with sadness, not by embarrassment ; for God loves what gives with joy. " These verses relate to the theme of sacrifice in Genesis 22, highlighting the importance of giving generously and joyfully.
2 Timothy 2:13: "If we are unfaithful, he remains faithful; for he cannot deny himself." This verse highlights the faithfulness of God, which Abraham experiences in Genesis 22 by obeying God and seeing that he provides the ram as a substitute for Isaac's sacrifice.
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