1 It happened some time later that God put Abraham to the test. 'Abraham, Abraham!' he called. 'Here I am,' he replied.
2 God said, 'Take your son, your only son, your beloved Isaac, and go to the land of Moriah, where you are to offer him as a burnt offering on one of the mountains which I shall point out to you.'
3 Early next morning Abraham saddled his donkey and took with him two of his servants and his son Isaac. He chopped wood for the burnt offering and started on his journey to the place which God had indicated to him.
4 On the third day Abraham looked up and saw the place in the distance.
5 Then Abraham said to his servants, 'Stay here with the donkey. The boy and I are going over there; we shall worship and then come back to you.'
6 Abraham took the wood for the burnt offering, loaded it on Isaac, and carried in his own hands the fire and the knife. Then the two of them set out together.
7 Isaac spoke to his father Abraham. 'Father?' he said. 'Yes, my son,' he replied. 'Look,' he said, 'here are the fire and the wood, but where is the lamb for the burnt offering?'
8 Abraham replied, 'My son, God himself will provide the lamb for the burnt offering.' And the two of them went on together.
9 When they arrived at the place which God had indicated to him, Abraham built an altar there, and arranged the wood. Then he bound his son and put him on the altar on top of the wood.
10 Abraham stretched out his hand and took the knife to kill his son.
11 But the angel of Yahweh called to him from heaven. 'Abraham, Abraham!' he said. 'Here I am,' he replied.
12 'Do not raise your hand against the boy,' the angel said. 'Do not harm him, for now I know you fear God. You have not refused me your own beloved son.'
13 Then looking up, Abraham saw a ram caught by its horns in a bush. Abraham took the ram and offered it as a burnt offering in place of his son.
14 Abraham called this place 'Yahweh provides', and hence the saying today: 'On the mountain Yahweh provides.'
15 The angel of Yahweh called Abraham a second time from heaven.
16 'I swear by my own self, Yahweh declares, that because you have done this, because you have not refused me your own beloved son,
17 I will shower blessings on you and make your descendants as numerous as the stars of heaven and the grains of sand on the seashore. Your descendants will gain possession of the gates of their enemies.
18 All nations on earth will bless themselves by your descendants, because you have obeyed my command.'
19 Abraham went back to his servants, and together they set out for Beersheba, and Abraham settled in Beersheba.
20 It happened some time later that Abraham received word that Milcah, too, had now borne sons to his brother Nahor:
21 Uz his first-born, Buz his brother, Kemuel father of Aram,
22 Chesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph, Bethuel
23 (and Bethuel was the father of Rebekah). These were the eight children Milcah gave Nahor, Abraham's brother.
24 He had a concubine named Reumah, and she too had 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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