Genesis 22:1-2 “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 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.”
These type of requests from the Lord don’t come often. Perhaps no other has ever been made like it. Though we know the rest of the story, Abraham did not. He simply trusted that the Lord would work it together for his good.
It is this type of story that sometimes causes us to forget that Bible characters were real people. Obedience in these circumstances seems nearly impossible to believe.
Consider the painful seriousness of Abraham’s duty and then contrast it with our own lack of faith in small things. This type of identification with great Bible heroes can often do much to strengthen us.
Genesis 22:1-2 “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 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.”