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NASB | Genesis 22:2 He said, "Take now your son, your only son, whom you love, Isaac, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I will tell you." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 22:2 God said, "Take now your son, your only son [of promise], whom you love, Isaac, and go to the region of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall tell you." |
Subject: how did god test abrakam |
Bible Note: Prayon I'd like to add a couple of thoughts to expand upon your well thought-out answer. I think it is a fair statement that all true and loving parents will gladly take upon themselves the pains and suffering of their children. I believe that the greatest love possible, excluding the love for God, is the love a parent has for their child. In following God's command, Abraham demonstrated his complete love and devotion for God - greater than even the love for his son. But, in the end God did not require the completion of the act - because God did not need the sacrifice. Psalms 50:14 Offer praise as your sacrifice to God; fulfill your vows to the Most High. For all of the years since then and even through today, each parent who has heard this story has understood how great the sacrifice Abraham was willing to make. And in their own way, each parent has prayed that they would never be forced to demonstrate their complete and total love and devotion, in the same manner as Abraham. Through the story of Abraham, we are better able to understand how great was God's sacrifice of His Son, Jesus, in order to demonstrate His complete and total love and devotion for mankind. God did not need the actual sacrifice of Isaac, but man did need the sacrifice of Jesus to fully understand the depth of Gods love. As I said at the beginning, all true and loving parents will gladly take upon themselves the pains and suffering of their children, as did Jesus. Brian |