Genesis 21
Abraham (he used to be named Abram) had a son from Sarah (who was Sarai) and named him Isaac. This is where God's nation would descend from.
God also had another son, Ishmael, that God would make into a great nation.
How do you think Abraham felt, knowing that two great nations would come from his sons?
God also had another son, Ishmael, that God would make into a great nation.
How do you think Abraham felt, knowing that two great nations would come from his sons?
Genesis 22
In this chapter, God gives Abraham a very hard test that many people really, really don't like.
God told Abraham to kill his son, Isaac. Abraham had already sent his son Ishmael away. Isaac was the only son Abraham had left!
Why would God ask Abraham to do such a terrible thing?
But remember, back in chapter 21 when God said this:
When we look at this chapter, we usually talk about what Abraham must have been feeling. But what about Isaac?
What do you think Isaac felt or thought when he realized his dad, who loved him very much, intended to sacrifice him?
God told Abraham to kill his son, Isaac. Abraham had already sent his son Ishmael away. Isaac was the only son Abraham had left!
Why would God ask Abraham to do such a terrible thing?
But remember, back in chapter 21 when God said this:
...because it is through Isaac that your offspring will be reckoned...Abraham must have believed that God would raise Isaac from the dead. He knew that God intended to make a nation from Isaac.
When we look at this chapter, we usually talk about what Abraham must have been feeling. But what about Isaac?
What do you think Isaac felt or thought when he realized his dad, who loved him very much, intended to sacrifice him?
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