[1]After these things God tested Abraham and said to him, “Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.” He said, “Take your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall ...
Observe Abraham's confident promise: "Wewill worship and thenwewill come back to you" (22:5). While Abraham is fully prepared to offer Isaac, he also is confident that God will keep the promises that Isaac himself will be heir to the covenant and have descendents (Genesis 17:19, 21; ...
The similarity between the language in Abraham's binding of Isaac and Balaam's cursing of the nation of Israel resumes at the conclusion of both narratives. After Abraham descends from Mount Moriah, the verse states: Abraham returned [vayashov] to his servants. They rose [vayakom] and they ...
And in offering Isaac, and the ram in the room of Isaac, he saw a double type of the great sacrifice that was to be offered up in the fulness of time. And his calling the place Jehovah Jireh, "In the mount of the Lord it shall be seen," says, that he saw something more in ...
Donate BibleFamilyTestimony Jealous of Abraham (The Sermon I’m Not Preaching This Sunday) Ben Maddison / 6.30.23 / 8 God said to Abraham, “Take your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the ...
2Then God said, “Take your ·only[orprecious]son, Isaac, the son you love, and go to the land of Moriah[2 Chr. 3:1;C the temple would later be built here]. Offer him as a whole burnt offering on one of the mountains I will tell you about.” ...
21 Isaac entreated the Lord on behalf of his wife, since she was sterile. The Lord heard his entreaty, and his wife Rebekah became pregnant. 22 But the children jostled each other in the womb so much that she exclaimed, “If it is like this,[i] why go on living!” She went to...
Abraham himself was blessed with wealth (Genesis 12:5; 13:2) and finally an heir in Isaac. Through Ishmael he was the father of the Arab peoples. Additionally, he had six children with Keturah. Abraham's name has become truly famous -- all three monotheistic religions look to him as a...
PauldeclaresthatAbraham,likealltruebelievers,wasjustifiedbyfaithapartfromworks.ForwemaintainthatamanisjustifiedbyfaithapartfromworksoftheLaw.…WhatthenshallwesaythatAbraham,ourforefatheraccordingtotheflesh,hasfound?ForifAbrahamwasjustifiedbyworks,hehasreasontoboast—butnotbeforeGod.Forwhatdoesthe...
1. Abraham is tested with the command to offer Isaac.3. He gives proof of his faith and obedience.11. The angel prevents him.13. Isaac is exchanged for a ram.14. The place is called Jehovah-jireh.15. Abraham is again blessed.20. The generations of Nahor unto Rebekah. Pulpit ...