God, Abraham and his Son

Hi there.
Here is biblical perspective on your question about Abraham and his son. I am still planning to answer some of your other questions you posted for me at the other forum (evolution, creation, etc). Sorry didn't have much time to do it yesterday.

'Abraham is one of the great heroes of faith because he believed the promises of God. God told Abraham that his wife Sarah would bear him a son and they were to name the boy Isaac. God also told him it would be through Isaac that all of Abraham's descendants would come. But Abraham had to wait until he was 100 years old to receive the son God had promised him. Then, several years after Isaac was born, God commanded Abraham to take his son to the land of Moriah and offer him as a sacrifice to God there. Abraham obeyed God and traveled to Moriah. Once he got there, he built an altar and placed Isaac on it. Even though Abraham loved Isaac, he was willing kill his son because God had asked him to. Why would Abraham do that? Why would he take the life of the son that he loved and had waited so long for? Abraham knew that God had promised to bring him countless descendants through Isaac. If God wanted him to kill Isaac, Abraham figured that God must have been planning to raise him from the dead. (Heb. 11:17-19). That's the only way he could see that God could still keep his promise. Just as Abraham was ready to bring the knife down to kill his son, an angel of the Lord stopped him. Stuck in the bushes was a ram and the angel told Abraham to sacrifice the animal instead (Gen. 22:1-13). God did not intend for Abraham to sacrifice his son. It was only a test of Abraham's faith. However God Himself would later do what he did not require Abraham to do. God would sacrifice His own son, and then raise Him from the dead.

Hebrews 11:17-19

By faith Abraham, when God tested him, offered Isaac as a sacrifice. He who had received the promises was about to sacrifice his one and only son, even though God had said to him, "It is through Isaac that your offspring will be reckoned." Abraham reasoned that God could raise the dead .... (NIV)

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