ABRAHAM GIVES ISAAC TO GOD
[Genesis:22:1-19 [1] And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am. [2] And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of. [3] And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him. [4] Then on the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off. [5] And Abraham said unto his young men, Abide ye here with the ass; and I and the lad will go yonder and worship, and come again to you. [6] And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering, and laid it upon Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand, and a knife; and they went both of them together. [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? [8] And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together. [9] And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood. [10] And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son. [11] And the angel of the LORD called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I. [12] And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me. [13] 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. [14] And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovahjireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen. [15] And the angel of the LORD called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time, [16] And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son: [17] That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies; [18] And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice. [19] So Abraham returned unto his young men, and they rose up and went together to Beersheba; and Abraham dwelt at Beersheba. ].
“Children obey your parents in all things” (Colossians 3:20).
God Gave Abraham a Son
Abraham had obeyed God and had gone to the country God wanted him to go to. There God gave him much cattle and silver and gold, and was with him to protect him and help him when he needed God’s help.
Abraham had no son, but God wanted him to have a son so that God could make him and his children and their children a great blessing to the world. In one of their families Jesus would some day be born.
God told Abraham that He would give him a son, and Abraham believed that God would do it. He waited 25 years for that son; then a boy whom they named “Isaac” was born. Abraham loved Isaac very much and no doubt thanked God with all his heart for giving him this dear son.
God Asked Abraham to Give Isaac to Him
One day God told Abraham to give Isaac back to Him, the son he loved dearly. It must have been hard for Abraham to be willing to give up his only son, but because it was God Who asked for Isaac, Abraham was willing to give him to God. He knew that God would not ask him to do anything that was wrong. He also believed that God could make Isaac live again if he died.
Abraham Obeyed God
One day Abraham took Isaac to the top of a mountain to give him to God. Isaac, too, seemed to be willing to do just what his father told him to do. But when God saw that Abraham was doing just what He had asked him to do, God told him that he did not need to give Isaac to Him; He would be willing to let Abraham give Him a sheep instead. Then Abraham was glad that he had obeyed God.
God Gives Abraham a Great Reward
God was pleased with Abraham because he loved God well enough to give Him the very best he had and the most beloved. Then God not only let Abraham have his son Isaac, but gave him much more that was good for Abraham to have. God always gives us much more than we ever could give Him; but we can give Him thanks, and love Him, and do the things that please Him.
1. Was Abraham slow to do what God asked? [Genesis:22:3And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him.
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2. How could Abraham obey God so willingly? [Hebrews:11:17-19 [17] By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten son,
[18] Of whom it was said, That in Isaac shall thy seed be called:
[19] Accounting that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead; from whence also he received him in a figure.
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3. How did God know that Abraham feared Him? [Genesis:22:12And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me.
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4. Did God provide a lamb, as Abraham had promised Isaac He would? [Genesis:22:8And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together.
], [Genesis:22:13And 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.
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5. What was Abraham’s reward for obedience? [Genesis:22:16-19 [16] And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son:
[17] That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;
[18] And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.
[19] So Abraham returned unto his young men, and they rose up and went together to Beersheba; and Abraham dwelt at Beersheba.
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