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The Sacrifice of Isaac - After these things God tested Abraham and said to him, “Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.” He said, “Take your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of ...
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8 Abraham said, “God will provide for himself the lamb for a...
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4 sty 2022 · In about a dozen places in the Bible, the Lord God is referred to as the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (e.g., Genesis 50:24; Exodus 3:15; Acts 7:32). This name of God emphasizes the covenant that God made with Israel and the Israelites’ special place as God’s Chosen People.
God also told Moses, “Say to the Israelites, ‘The LORD, the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob—has sent me to you.’ This is My name forever, and this is how I am to be remembered in every generation.
8 lis 2022 · One of the names God uses to describe himself is the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. As you consider this name, it is quite natural to connect it to the people of Israel (after all, these men were the patriarchs of Israel).
The story of Abraham and Isaac involves one of the most agonizing test—a trial both men pass because of their total faith in God. God instructs Abraham to take Isaac, the heir to God’s promise and sacrifice him.
In the New Testament, the apostle Peter calls God the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob as a way of linking modern miracles among the Jews to the God of their forefathers and also to Jesus Christ as God incarnate (Acts 3:12–13).
20 lip 2023 · One of the great patriarchs of Israel was Isaac, son of Abraham and father of Jacob. Compared to the Father of Nations and a man who wrestled with God, Isaac can be easily overlooked.