By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac on the altar. He who had received the promises was ready to offer his one and only son,By faith, Abraham, being tested, offered up Isaac. Yes, he who had gladly received the promises was offering up his only born son,By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten son,By faith Abraham, being tried, offered up Isaac: yea, he that had gladly received the promises was offering up his only begotten son;
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… world, the salt of the earth. We're given this example of Abraham to help us with that. Look Hebrews chapter 11, verse 17. By faith, Abraham, when God tested him… I want you to remember that God tested him. When God tested him, he offered Isaac as a sacrifice. That was the son he waited until he was 100 to have. He who had embraced the promises was about to sacrifice his one and only son. Verse 18. Even though God had said to him, it is through Isaac that your offspring will be reckoned. Now, that's really heavy. I've been saving this sermon because I was intimidated to preach it. It's honestly a very disturbing story in the Bible where God told Abraham, take your son that you love and offer him to me as a sacrifice. and moving beyond the differences in that time period when child sacrifice was acceptable in the culture. It is still a very, very difficult story for us to read or to talk about, but we're going to talk about it today. We're going to talk about it today through a certain lens, because look what it says in Hebrews chapter 11, verse 19. It says, Abraham reasoned that God could even raise the dead, and so, in a manner of speaking, he did receive Isaac back from death. …
… If you have your Bibles, turn to the book of Hebrews. Hebrews chapter 11, verses 17 through 19. This is interesting. By faith, Abraham, when God, there's the word again, tested him, offered Isaac as a sacrifice. What you love, what I love, God challenges us to put on the altar. By faith, Abraham, who tested him, offered Isaac as a sacrifice. He who had embraced the promises was about to sacrifice his one and only son. So God had promised Abraham all of these great things through his family. And now he's gonna sacrifice his son. Even though God had said to him, it is through Isaac that your offspring will be reckoned. Abraham reasoned that God could even raise the dead. And so in a manner of speaking, he did receive Isaac back from death. Wow. Question, had Abraham seen the resurrection before? Answer, yes. His wife's womb was resurrected. She was like 100 years old when she had Isaac. Fathers, can you imagine being 100 years old and all of a sudden you're the father of a bouncing baby boy? …
9. And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built an altar there. See him pulling out the large, rough, unhewn stones that lay round about the place, and then fling them up into an altar! 9, 10. And laid the woodin order, andboundlsaac his son, andlaidhim on the altar upon the wood. And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son. So that, in intent and purpose, he had consummated the sacrifice and, therefore, we read in Hebrew 11:17, "By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered up his only-begotten son." He had virtually done so in the esteem of God though no trace of a wound could be found upon Isaac! How often God takes the will for the deed with His people! When He finds them willing to make the sacrifice that He demands, He often does not require it at their hands. If you are willing to suffer for Christ's sake, it may be that you shall not be caused to suffer—and if you are willing to be a martyr for the Truth of God, you may be permitted to wear the martyr's crown even though you are never called to stand at the stake, the scaffold or the block! …