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Abraham And Isaac
By Peace | July 19, 2008
When Isaac was still quite young, God put Abraham to the test to see whether he really trusted Him. He called to him one day,”Abraham! Take your son, your only son, Isaac, whom you love so much, and set out for the land of Moriah. I will show you a mountain there, and on it I want you to offer your son as a sacrifice to Me.”
Now, after a while God wished to test Abraham. “Take your only son Isaac, whom you love,” he said, “and offer him as a sacrifice on the mountain that I will show you.”
Early the next morning, Abraham saddled his donkey and took with him two servants and his son Isaac. He cut some wood for the sacrifice and set out on the way. On the third day, upon seeing the mountain just ahead, Abraham said to the two servants,”Stay here with the donkey. The boy and I will go on and pray to God. Then we will return to you.”
Abraham took the wood for the sacrifice and gave it to his son Isaac, while he himself carried a torch and a sword. As they went on together, Isaac said to his father, “We have the fire and the wood, but where is the victim for the sacrifice?” Abraham answered,”God himself will provide a victim for the sacrifice, my son.” So they continued along.
When they came to the mountain, Abraham built an altar and laid the wood upon it. Then he tied up his son Isaac and laid him upon the pile of wood. Lastly, he took his sword to sacrifice his son. Suddenly, however, an angel called to him from heaven, “Abraham, Abraham!”
“Yes, here I am,” answered Abraham.
“Do not lay your hand upon the boy, for now I know that you fear God and would have sacrificed your only son to him.” What a great relief Abraham felt. He looked round and there he saw a ram with its horns caught in a bush. God had sent it for him to sacrifice. He went over and freed it and offered it as a sacrifice in place of his son.
God was pleased with this great proof of Abraham’s love and trust in Him.
Then the angel called to Abraham a second time and said,”God says, because you did this, and did not hold back your son, He will indeed bless you. You will have as many descendants as there are stars in the sky or grains of sand on the seashore, because you have obeyed His voice without question.”
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