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The Sacrifice of Isaac - 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 tell you.” So Abraham rose early in the morning, saddled his donkey, and took two of his young ...
Sep 24, 2023 · According to the narrative in Genesis 22:2–18, God, without any warning, commands Abraham to sacrifice his beloved son as a burnt offering. Father and son travel three days to Moriah, the place of sacrifice, where they build an altar. Abraham binds Isaac, lays him on the firewood and raises his knife to slay him.
Dec 12, 2019 · Abraham’s words to Isaac ultimately point to Jesus, “God himself will provide the sacrifice.” Andy Patton is a former staff member at L'Abri Fellowship in England. He is the co-editor of Three Things Newsletter and the creator of The Darkling Psalter, a collection of commentary, translations, and poetry about the Psalms.
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After waiting 25 years for his promised son, Abraham was told by God, "Take your son, your only son, Isaac, whom you love, and go to the region of Moriah. Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains I will tell you about." (Genesis 22:2, NIV) Abraham obeyed and took Isaac, two servants, and a donkey and set off on the 50-mile jo...
Just as Abraham raised the knife to slay his son, the angelof the Lord called out to Abraham to stop and not harm the boy. The angel said he knew that Abraham feared the Lord because he had not withheld his only son. When Abraham looked up, he saw a ram caught in a thicket by its horns. He sacrificed the animal provided by God, instead of his son. ...
Trust: Earlier God had promised Abraham that he would make a great nation of him through Isaac. This knowledge forced Abraham to either trust God with what mattered most to him or to distrust God. Abraham chose to trust. Isaac also had to trust in God and his father to willingly become the sacrifice. The young man had been watching and learning fro...
Abraham told his servants "we" will come back to you, meaning both he and Isaac. Abraham must have believed God would either provide a substitute sacrifice or would raise Isaac from the dead. Mount Moriah, where this event took place, means "God will provide." King Solomonlater built the first Temple there. Today, the Muslim shrine The Dome of the ...
The Binding of Isaac ( Hebrew: עֲקֵידַת יִצְחַק ʿAqēḏaṯ Yīṣḥaq ), or simply " The Binding " ( הָעֲקֵידָה hāʿAqēḏā ), is a story from Genesis 22 of the Hebrew Bible. In the biblical narrative, God orders Abraham to sacrifice his son Isaac at Moriah. As Abraham begins to comply, having bound Isaac ...
The Sacrifice of Isaac. 1 After these things k God tested Abraham and said to him, “Abraham! ” And he said, “Here I am.” 2 He said, “Take your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to l the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall tell you.” 3 So Abraham rose early in the morning, saddled his donkey, and took two of ...
