Some time later God tested Abraham and said to him, “Abraham!” “Here I am,” he answered.After these things, God tested Abraham, and said to him, “Abraham!” He said, “Here I am.”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.And it came to pass after these things, that God did prove Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham; and he said, Here am I.
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… follow along in your own copy of God's word as I read Genesis chapter 22 after these things God tested Abraham and he 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 men with him and his son Isaac. And he cut the wood for the burnt offering and arose and went to the place which God had told him. On the third day, Abraham lifted up his eyes and saw the place from afar. And Abraham said to his young men, stay here with the donkey. I and the boy will go over there and worship and come again to you. And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering, and he laid it on Isaac his son, and he took in his hand the fire and the knife. So they went both of them together. And Isaac said to his father Abraham, my father. And he said, here I am, my son. He said, behold, the fire and the wood, but where is the lamb for the burnt offering? Abraham said, God will provide for himself the lamb for a burnt offering, my son. So they went both of them together. When they came to the place of which God had told him, Abraham built the altar there and laid the wood in order and bound Isaac, …
… I know you held on when you waited 25 years for Isaac, and I know this boy is the son you love and you waited for. But the Bible says in Genesis 22, verse 1, that God said to Abraham, Take your son, your only son Isaac. Only son? I thought you had another one. Yeah, he threw that one out. This is the one he had left. This is the one God promised. I would like to speak to you today about how sometimes we let go of things that are sins in our life, but that's not what this text is about. I would like to speak to you today about sometimes we need to let go of habits that are bad for us in our life, but this is not a text about quitting cigarettes and vaping. Don't worry. I'm not preaching about that today. I'm preaching about something deeper. What do you do when God says, I want my promise back? Not because I don't intend to fulfill it, but because I'll fulfill it when I want to fulfill it, how I want to fulfill it, and I need you to trust me. …
… After these things, God tested Abraham. He said to him, Abraham, and he said, here I am. He said, take your son, your only son, Arzach, whom you love. Go to the land of Moriah and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains I shall show you. So Abraham rose early in the morning, saddled his donkey, and took two of his young men with him and his son Isaac. he cut the wood for the burnt offering, set out and went to the place in the distance that God had shown him. On the third day, Abraham looked up and saw the place away. Then Abraham said to his young men, Stay here with the donkey. The boy and I will go over there. We will worship, and then we will come back to you. Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering and laid it on his son Isaac, and he himself carried the fire and the night. So the two of them walked together. …