The Sacrifice of Isaac

Genesis 22

1 After these things k God tested Abraham and said to him, "Abraham!" And he said, "Here am I." 2 He said, "Take your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to l the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall tell you." 3 So Abraham rose early in the morning, saddled his donkey, and took two of his young men with him, and his son Isaac. And he cut the wood for the burnt offering and arose and went to the place of which God had told him. 4 On the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes and saw the place from afar. 5 Then Abraham said to his young men, "Stay here with the donkey; I and the boy 1 will go over there and worship and come again to you." 6 And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering and m laid it on Isaac his son. And he took in his hand the fire and the knife. So they went both of them together. 7 And Isaac said to his father Abraham, "My father!" And he said, "Here am I, my son." He said, "Behold, the fire and the wood, but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?" 8 Abraham said, n "God will provide for himself the lamb for a burnt offering, my son." So they went both of them together.

9 When they came to the place of which God had told him, Abraham built the altar there and laid the wood in order and bound Isaac his son and o laid him on the altar, on top of the wood. 10 Then Abraham reached out his hand and took the knife to slaughter his son. 11 But the angel of the Lord called to him from heaven and said, "Abraham, Abraham!" And he said, "Here am I." 12 He said, p "Do not lay your hand on the boy or do anything to him, for q now I know that you fear God, seeing you have not withheld your son, your only son, from me." 13 And Abraham lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, behind him was a ram, caught in a thicket by his horns. And Abraham went and took the ram and offered it up as a burnt offering instead of his son. 14 So Abraham called the name of that place, r "The Lord will provide"; 2 as it is said to this day, "On the mount of the Lord it shall be provided." 3

15 And the angel of the Lord called to Abraham a second time from heaven 16 and said, s "By myself I have sworn, declares the Lord, because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son, 17 I will surely bless you, and I will surely multiply your offspring t as the stars of heaven and u as the sand that is on the seashore. And your offspring shall possess v the gate of his 4 enemies, 18 and w in your offspring shall all the nations of the earth be blessed, x because you have obeyed my voice." 19 So Abraham returned to his young men, and they arose and went together to y Beersheba. And Abraham lived at y Beersheba.

20 Now after these things it was told to Abraham, "Behold, z Milcah also has borne children to your brother Nahor: 21 a Uz his firstborn, b Buz his brother, Kemuel the father of Aram, 22 Chesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph, and Bethuel." 23 ( c Bethuel fathered Rebekah.) These eight Milcah bore to Nahor, Abraham's brother. 24 Moreover, his concubine, whose name was Reumah, bore Tebah, Gaham, Tahash, and Maacah.

  1. Cross References
    1 Corinthians 10:13
    No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.
    Hebrews 11:17
    By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises was in the act of offering up his only son.
    James 1:12 - 13
    Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him.
    1 Peter 1:6 - 7
    In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials.
  2. Cross References
    2 Chronicles 3:1
    Then Solomon began to build the house of the Lord in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where the Lord had appeared to David his father, at the place that David had appointed, on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.
  3. Cross References
    John 19:17
    And he went out, bearing his own cross, to the place called The Place of a Skull, which in Aramaic is called Golgotha.
  4. Cross References
    John 1:29
    The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, "Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
    John 1:36
    And he looked at Jesus as he walked by and said, "Behold, the Lamb of God!
    1 Peter 1:19
    But with the precious blood of Christ, like that of a lamb without blemish or spot.
    Revelation 5:12
    Saying with a loud voice, "Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing!
  5. Cross References
    Hebrews 11:17
    By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises was in the act of offering up his only son.
    James 2:21
    Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered up his son Isaac on the altar?
  6. Cross References
    Micah 6:7 - 8
    Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams, with ten thousands of rivers of oil? Shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?
  7. Cross References
    Genesis 26:5
    Because Abraham obeyed my voice and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.
  8. Cross References
    Genesis 22:8
    Abraham said, "God will provide for himself the lamb for a burnt offering, my son." So they went both of them together.
  9. Cross References
    Psalms 105:9
    The covenant that he made with Abraham, his sworn promise to Isaac.
    Luke 1:73
    The oath that he swore to our father Abraham, to grant us
    Hebrews 6:13
    For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he had no one greater by whom to swear, he swore by himself.
  10. Cross References
    Jeremiah 33:22
    As the host of heaven cannot be numbered and the sands of the sea cannot be measured, so I will multiply the offspring of David my servant, and the Levitical priests who minister to me.
    Genesis 15:5
    And he brought him outside and said, "Look toward heaven, and number the stars, if you are able to number them." Then he said to him, "So shall your offspring be.
  11. Cross References
    Genesis 13:16
    I will make your offspring as the dust of the earth, so that if one can count the dust of the earth, your offspring also can be counted.
  12. Cross References
    Genesis 24:60
    And they blessed Rebekah and said to her, "Our sister, may you become thousands of ten thousands, and may your offspring possess the gate of those who hate him!
    Psalms 127:5
    Blessed is the man who fills his quiver with them! He shall not be put to shame when he speaks with his enemies in the gate.
  13. Cross References
    Genesis 12:3
    I will bless those who bless you, and him who dishonors you I will curse, and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.
    Genesis 18:18
    Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?
    Genesis 26:4
    I will multiply your offspring as the stars of heaven and will give to your offspring all these lands. And in your offspring all the nations of the earth shall be blessed.
    Galatians 3:8
    And the Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying, "In you shall all the nations be blessed.
    Acts 3:25
    You are the sons of the prophets and of the covenant that God made with your fathers, saying to Abraham, 'And in your offspring shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
  14. Cross References
    Genesis 22:3
    So Abraham rose early in the morning, saddled his donkey, and took two of his young men with him, and his son Isaac. And he cut the wood for the burnt offering and arose and went to the place of which God had told him.
    Genesis 26:5
    Because Abraham obeyed my voice and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.
  15. Cross References
    Genesis 21:31
    Therefore that place was called Beersheba, because there both of them swore an oath.
  16. Cross References
    Genesis 21:31
    Therefore that place was called Beersheba, because there both of them swore an oath.
  17. Cross References
    Genesis 11:29
    And Abram and Nahor took wives. The name of Abram's wife was Sarai, and the name of Nahor's wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran the father of Milcah and Iscah.
  18. Cross References
    Job 1:1
    There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job, and that man was blameless and upright, one who feared God and turned away from evil.
  19. Cross References
    Jeremiah 25:23
    Dedan, Tema, Buz, and all who cut the corners of their hair.
  20. Cross References
    Genesis 24:15
    Before he had finished speaking, behold, Rebekah, who was born to Bethuel the son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, came out with her water jar on her shoulder.
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