Genesis 22:1-13 Genesis 22:1-14 1And
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.
Abraham’s
Big Test
Abraham
was holding on to God’s word, to God’s promise to him. Abraham told Isaac that
God would provide a lamb.
Abraham
followed God’s command. He did not hold anything back, but gave willingly everything
to God. Abraham had faith in God.
God
put a test in Abraham’s life to see if he would do what he was told. God also
tested Isaac – He didn’t have to obey his father, but he was old enough he
could have ran or fought – God tests us as well. Will we lay down our lives to Him
and follow His will?
Abraham
had to be remembering God’s word, God’s promises as he walked up that mountain.
God
wants our obedience.
Abraham
never questioned God, he got up early and did what God had asked. This is what
God wants from us.
Hebrews 11:1717 By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac:
and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten son,
James 2:21-2221 Was
not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son
upon the altar?22 Seest thou how faith wrought with his
works, and by works was faith made perfect?
Romans 10:1717 So
then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
Hebrews 11:1 1Now faith is
the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
Ephesians 2:8-108 For
by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift
of God:9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.10 For
we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath
before ordained that we should walk in them.
We
are saved by faith, not works. We are God’s works – our job after we’re saved
is to go out and work to share Christ with others.
There
are parallels in this story.
Abraham was willing to sacrifice his son.
God was willing to sacrifice His son.
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