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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." |
Bible Question:
Shalom y'all, I have a simple question. I know the Biblical accounts of events are not always chronological so...when Ishmael was born, was Abraham Abraham at the time or was he still Abram? I'm thinking that he was still Abram and that would clear up my confusion about God's statement to Abraham to "take his only son, Isaac..." Cheri |
Bible Answer: Hi, Cheri... I don't think that you've confused the chronology. Note that God is speaking to Abraham in Genesis 22, calling him by name. Isaac was the son given by God through which the covenantal blessings would come -- the only son of promise. Ishmael was his son by his concubine, not by his wife. Isaac was the only lawful heir, the only son by Abraham's lawful wife. See also Galatians 4. (Haven't I pointed you to Galatians before? I really encourage you to study it to find doctrinal balance.) In Him, Doc |