A Test of Faith Genesis 22 Genesis 22

A Test of Faith Genesis 22

Genesis 22: 1 -2 – Abraham’s Test Some time later God tested Abraham. He said to him, “Abraham!” “Here I am, ” he replied. Then God said, “Take your son, your only son, whom you love —Isaac—and go to the region of Moriah. Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on a mountain I will show you. ” But why?

Why does God test Abraham? 1. To reveal what is inside • James 2: 21 -22 - 21 Was not our father Abraham considered righteous for what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar? 22 You see that his faith and his actions were working together, and his faith was made complete by what he did. 2. To purify Abraham’s faith • 1 Peter 1: 7 - so that the proof of your faith, being more precious than gold which is perishable, even though tested by fire, may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ;

Does God test us? Yes! James 1: 2 -8 2 Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials, 3 knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. 4 And let endurance have its perfect result, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. 5 But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all generously and without reproach, and it will be given to him. 6 But he must ask in faith without any doubting, for the one who doubts is like the surf of the sea, driven and tossed by the wind. 7 For that man ought not to expect that he will receive anything from the Lord, 8 being a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.

Genesis 22: 3 -5 3 Early the next morning Abraham got up and loaded his donkey. He took with him two of his servants and his son Isaac. When he had cut enough wood for the burnt offering, he set out for the place God had told him about. 4 On the third day Abraham looked up and saw the place in the distance. 5 He said to his servants, “Stay here with the donkey while I and the boy go over there. We will worship and then we will come back to you. ”

Genesis 22: 3 -5 3 Early the next morning Abraham got up and loaded his donkey. He took with him two of his servants and his son Isaac. When he had cut enough wood for the burnt offering, he set out for the place God had Heb 11: 17 -19 4 On the third day Abraham looked up and saw the told him about. 17 By faith Abraham, when God tested him, offered Isaac 5 He said to his servants, “Stay here with the place in the as distance. a sacrifice. He who had embraced the promises was donkey while I and boyhis goone over there. We 18 will worship about to the sacrifice and only son, even though and then we will come back God to hadyou. ” said to him, “It is through Isaac that your offspring will be reckoned. ” 19 Abraham reasoned that God could even raise the dead, and so in a manner of speaking he did receive Isaac back from death.

Genesis 22: 6 -8 6 Abraham took the wood for the burnt offering and placed it on his son Isaac, and he himself carried the fire and the knife. As the two of them John 7 1: 29 went on together, spoke up and said to his father Abraham, 29 The. Isaac next day John saw Jesus coming “Father? ” toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb “Yes, my son? ”of. Abraham replied. God, who takes away the sin of the “The fire and wood are here, ” Isaac said, “but where is the lamb for the world! burnt offering? ” 8 Abraham answered, “God himself will provide the lamb for the burnt offering, my son. ” And the two of them went on together.

Genesis 22: 9 -12 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 took the knife to slay his son. 11 But the angel of the LORD called out to him from heaven, “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. ”

Genesis 22: 13 -14 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. ”

Abraham’s faith journey 1. Believes God and moves to promised land 2. Wavers in his faith, has Ishmael 3. Trusts God completely, even when the path is unclear

Encountering Trials 1. We don’t always know what God is doing, but he is always doing something Romans 8: 28 28 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.

Encountering Trials 1. We don’t always know what God is doing, but he is always doing something 2. Sometimes we focus more on the gifts than the giver 3. Will you still trust God even if you don’t get what you want? The ultimate triumph of faith: The Cross