Abraham must have believed God would either provide a substitute sacrifice or would raise Isaac from the dead. But an angel spoke to Abraham. Abraham tied Isaac and put him on the altar. So Abraham took the ram and offered it as a sacrifice to God. Overview: Genesis 12-50. This incident foreshadows God's sacrifice of his only son, Jesus Christ, on the cross at Calvary, for the sin of the world. By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises offered up his only begotten son, of whom it was said, "In Isaac your seed shall be called," concluding that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead, from which he also received him in a figurative sense. When we put our trust in God, He always provides. In Jesus' name, amen. God loved Abraham. Abraham had obeyed God. Watch our Read Scripture video on the book of Genesis, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought.
2 Then God said, “Take your son, your only son, whom you love—Isaac—and go to the region of Moriah. He said to him, “Abraham!” “Here I am,” he replied. God's great love required of himself what he did not require of Abraham. Abraham told his servants "we" will come back to you, meaning both he and Isaac. Abraham was ready to sacrifice his son. Read the full Scripture Bible story of Abraham and Isaac below and use the following commentary, audio and video to better understand the importance of this event. Genesis 22:1-18 1 Some time later God tested Abraham. Dear God, help us, like Abraham, trust You fully and have faith that You will provide. - And Isaac spoke to Abraham his father, - during the progress of the journey, after leaving the young men, solitude inviting him to give expression to thoughts which had been rising in his bosom, but which the presence of companions had constrained him to suppress - and said, My fathe r: - a term of filial reverence and endearment that must have lacerated Abraham's heart. He told Abraham not to sacrifice Isaac. Mar 12, 2019 - Did you know that the Genesis story of Abraham and Isaac is one of the outstanding internal proofs that the Bible has been given to us by God? He held the knife over Isaac. Andy Patton • December 12, 2019. Abraham had faith in God and trusted Him completely -- and God provided the lamb -- just as Abraham had told Isaac that He would. Why Did God Ask Abraham to Sacrifice Isaac?
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