abraham andisaac
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Popular Bible Stories: Abraham and Isaac
“What is Your Isaac?”
Genesis 18:1-5; 9-14, 19; 21:1-8;
Genesis 22:1-18; Genesis 24;
Hebrews 11:17-19
What God asked Abraham to do:
•Travel with his son Isaac to Mt. MORIAH•Build an ALTAR of stones and wood•Tie up Isaac and lay him upon the wood•SLAY him and BURN his body as a sacrifice
What was at stake•Losing his CHILD-- a real tragedy in itself•But Abraham himself was to do the KILLING!
•The possible death of God’s PROMISE. (Gen 12:1-3)
Questions
•How can Isaac birth a NATION if he is dead?•What happens to the promise if Abraham REFUSES?
Abraham TRUSTED God
•“WE will come back to you.” (Gen. 22:5)•“God Himself will provide a LAMB for the offering.” (Gen. 22:8)•He believed that God could even raise Isaac from the DEAD. (Heb. 11:19)
Many of those things are GOOD things, but an idol
is anything/one good that becomes TOO IMPORTANT to you.