Big Idea:

Abraham shows his faith in the God who saves and provides the sacrifice

4 Parts:

1) 1-5 Abraham hears God
2) 6-10 Abraham obeys God
3) 11-14 God sees his faith and provides a substitute
4) 15-19 God blesses Abraham

4 Parts:

1) 1-5 Abraham hears God

“This was not so much a test to produce faith, as it was a test to reveal faith. God built Abraham slowly, piece by piece, year by year, into a man of faith. This test would reveal some of the faith God had built into Abraham.”

David Guzik

4 Parts:

1) 1-5 Abraham hears God
2) 6-10 Abraham obeys God

“Every detail of the story shows that Abraham in firm faith was walking steadfastly to the place of sacrifice with the determination to obey God and to offer up his Isaac. His marvelous example of faith was that he obeyed without question and left all the details and the circumstances to God. As soon as we know that God has spoken, we must act upon the command to the full extent of our ability and leave the details to Him.”

Donald Barnhouse

4 Parts:

1) 1-5 Abraham hears God
2) 6-10 Abraham obeys God
3) 11-14 God sees his faith and provides a substitute

4 Parts:

1) 1-5 Abraham hears God
2) 6-10 Abraham obeys God
3) 11-14 God sees his faith and provides a substitute
4) 15-19 God blesses Abraham

“It is all so simple. We grow in faith as we believe the bare word of God. The process is this: God comes to us with his word, and we are challenged to believe. When we believe his word, he tests us by stretching our faith so it can grow to greater dimensions than before. There are always valleys next to the hilltops of faith. There are ups and downs. But God grows our faith incrementally, so that we are enabled to give our “Isaacs” to God.”

Kent Hughes