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Genesis 22:1-19 (NLT)

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¹ ² ³ The next morning Abraham got up early. He saddled his donkey and took two of his servants with him, along with his son, Isaac. Then he chopped wood for a fire for a burnt offering and set out for the place God had told him about. ⁴ On the third day of their journey, Abraham looked up and saw the place in the distance. ⁵ "Stay here with the donkey," Abraham told the servants. "The boy and I will travel a little farther. We will worship there, and then we will come right back." ⁶ ⁷ Isaac turned to Abraham and said, "Father?""Yes, my son?" Abraham replied."We have the fire and the wood," the boy said, "but where is the sheep for the burnt offering?" ⁸ "God will provide a sheep for the burnt offering, my son," Abraham answered. And they both walked on together. ⁹ When they arrived at the place where God had told him to go, Abraham built an altar and arranged the wood on it. Then he tied his son, Isaac, and laid him on the altar on top of the wood. ¹⁰ And Abraham picked up the knife to kill his son as a sacrifice. ¹¹ At that moment the angel of the Lord called to him from heaven, "Abraham! Abraham!""Yes," Abraham replied. "Here I am!" ¹² ¹³ Then Abraham looked up and saw a ram caught by its horns in a thicket. So he took the ram and sacrificed it as a burnt offering in place of his son. ¹⁴ Abraham named the place Yahweh-Yireh (which means "the Lord will provide"). To this day, people still use that name as a proverb: "On the mountain of the Lord it will be provided." ¹⁵ Then the angel of the Lord called again to Abraham from heaven. ¹⁶ "This is what the Lord says: Because you have obeyed me and have not withheld even your son, your only son, I swear by my own name that ¹⁷ I will certainly bless you. I will multiply your descendants beyond number, like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will conquer the cities of their enemies. ¹⁸ ¹⁹ Then they returned to the servants and traveled back to Beersheba, where Abraham continued to live.

This passage relates to the following question(s):
(v. 1) Does God tempt men or not? God tested Abraham
(v. 2) What does God think about human sacrifices? Sacrifice Isaac there as a burnt offering
(v. 12) Does God know the hearts of men or not? Now I know that you fear God

This passage is referenced in the following quiet time(s):
(v. 1) Old Testament - Messianic Prophecy (2011-03-31)
(v. 2) Genesis 22 - The Offering of Isaac (2012-08-03)
(v. 2) Fearing God - A Father's Pain (2011-08-29)
(v. 2) Old Testament - Messianic Prophecy (2011-03-31)
(v. 3) Old Testament - Messianic Prophecy (2011-03-31)
(v. 4) Old Testament - Messianic Prophecy (2011-03-31)
(v. 5) Old Testament - Messianic Prophecy (2011-03-31)
(v. 5) Genesis 22 - The Offering of Isaac (2012-08-03)
(v. 6) Old Testament - Messianic Prophecy (2011-03-31)
(v. 7) Old Testament - Messianic Prophecy (2011-03-31)
(v. 8) Old Testament - Messianic Prophecy (2011-03-31)
(v. 9) Old Testament - Messianic Prophecy (2011-03-31)
(v. 10) Old Testament - Messianic Prophecy (2011-03-31)
(v. 11) Old Testament - Messianic Prophecy (2011-03-31)
(v. 12) Old Testament - Messianic Prophecy (2011-03-31)
(v. 12) Genesis 22 - The Offering of Isaac (2012-08-03)
(v. 13) Old Testament - Messianic Prophecy (2011-03-31)
(v. 14) Old Testament - Messianic Prophecy (2011-03-31)
(v. 15) Old Testament - Messianic Prophecy (2011-03-31)
(v. 16) Old Testament - Messianic Prophecy (2011-03-31)
(v. 17) Old Testament - Messianic Prophecy (2011-03-31)
(v. 18) Old Testament - Messianic Prophecy (2011-03-31)

This passage is referenced in the following study note(s):
(v. 1) Sermon: God is searching for faith (2015-01-18)

Definition(s):
Abraham (Ab-ra-ham): father of a great multitude
Abraham (Ehb-ra-ham): father of a great multitude
Isaac (Eye-zakk): laughter
On (Onn):
So (Soh):