Abraham and isaac

"And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son." Genesis 22:13, KJV

Gen 22:2–3 And He said, Take now your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and get you into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering on one of the mountains which I will tell you of. And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass,

Genesis 22:7 - "And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I, my son. And he said, Behold the fire and the wood: but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?"

Brothers and sisters, every time you read the Bible story of Abraham offering Isaac, do you deeply admire Abraham’s faith? ❓❓❓But do you know why God asked Abraham to sacrifice Isaac? Do you know what God’s intentions are hidden behind this event? Click on the blue link to read God’s words, and you will be able to understand the mystery that no one has understood for the last 6,000 years.

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Abraham and Isaac

The Sacrifice of Isaac

God tested Abraham’s faith by commanding him to sacrifice his son Isaac. Though Abraham was prepared to follow through, at the last instant an angel stayed his hand, and a ram was sacrificed instead. Pittoni distributes each element of the story – the pile of wood, cauldron of fire, Isaac’s discarded clothes, and ram – around the massive central figure of Abraham. The painting’s clear, bright colors and fluttering draperies show the influence of the artist’s Venetian contemporaries…

You know the story, God tests Abraham by telling him to sacrifice Isaac. But what is the whole story. Have you read it closely? What was Abraham thinking about when he was traveling with Isaac toward the mountain of sacrifice? What was Isaac thinking? Why did he allow his father to bind him for the sacrifice without any struggle? Inquiring minds want to know these things? Take a look at Genesis 22:1 – 19, especially look at Genesis 22:5, 8 – 10. What do you observe about Abraham here? What…