Genesis 22
9 When they reached the place God had told him about, Abraham built an altar there and arranged the wood on it. He bound his son Isaac and laid him on the altar, on top of the wood. 10 Then he reached out his hand and took the knife to slay his son. 11 But the angel of the LORD called out to him from heaven, "Abraham! Abraham!"
"Here I am," he replied.
12 "Do not lay a hand on the boy," he said. "Do not do anything to him. Now I know that you fear God, because you have not withheld from me your son, your only son."
13 Abraham looked up and there in a thicket he saw a ram caught by its horns. He went over and took the ram and sacrificed it as a burnt offering instead of his son. 14 So Abraham called that place The LORD Will Provide. And to this day it is said, "On the mountain of the LORD it will be provided."
The faith of Abraham is amazing. The Lord told him that he was going to create a nation from his bloodline, Abraham had only one son and was asked to sacrifice him. Isn't it amazing that Abraham never questioned God when He told him to sacrifice his one and only son? I can't imagine what was going through Abraham's mind... No one had ever been resurrected at this point in history, yet did he think the Lord was going to raise him from the dead if he did in fact sacrifice his son? Wow, to trust the Lord in this way... May the Lord increase my faith!
Reading this story also makes me think of the Lord's love for us. That the Father did not stop His own hand from sacrificing His only Son for the sake of us sinners. What love is this? To give up His one and only and perfect son for the sake of another... May we praise Him today for His great love!
2 comments:
Interesting that you would talk about this now. I was sitting in the rocker with Asher sleeping in my arms last night and thought about that story, which, of course, immediately brought me to tears. Can you imagine?
His head must have been swimming with thoughts. And can you imagine what went through Isaac's mind or what he said when he realized that he was going to be the sacrifice?! I am glad God loved us enough to sacrifice His Son!
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