He spoke to Him yet again and said, "Suppose forty are found there?" Dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness. Holy Bible, New International Version, NIV Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc. Used by permission. read more. "Then in the fourth generation they will return here, for the iniquity of the Amorite is not yet complete." He said, "Do not stretch out your hand against the lad, and do nothing to him; for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from Me.". And Abraham bowed before the people of the land. (AT) 23Bethuel became the father of Rebekah. He gave him a tenth of all. God Tests Abraham's Faith by Joshua Travers God tested Abraham's trust in Him in a totally unexpected way. (AV) 24His concubine,(AW) whose name was Reumah, also had sons: Tebah, Gaham, Tahash and Maakah. Then they turned back and came to En-mishpat (that is, Kadesh), and conquered all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites, who lived in Hazazon-tamar. So Abraham hurried into the tent to Sarah, and said, "Quickly, prepare three measures of fine flour, knead it and make bread cakes." read more. So the LORD said, "If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare the whole place on their account." Sarah denied it however, saying, "I did not laugh"; for she was afraid. And the LORD said to Abraham, "Why did Sarah laugh, saying, 'Shall I indeed bear a child, when I am so old?' Now then, here is your wife, take her and go." It is you who are the sons of the prophets and of the covenant which God made with your fathers, saying to Abraham, And in your seed all the families of the earth shall be blessed., and said to him, Leave your country and your relatives, and come into the land that I will show you., Now it came about after these things, that God tested Abraham, and said to him, Abraham! And he said, Here I am. He said, Take now your son, your only son, whom you love, Isaac, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I will tell you. So Abraham rose early in the morning and saddled his donkey, and took two of his young men with him and Isaac his son; and he split wood for the burnt offering, and arose and went to the place of which God had told him.read more.On the third day Abraham raised his eyes and saw the place from a distance. By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises was offering up his only begotten son; it was he to whom it was said, In Isaac your descendants shall be called. He considered that God is able to raise people even from the dead, from which he also received him back as a type. Now Abraham was old, advanced in age; and the Lord had blessed Abraham in every way. So Isaac went to Gerar, to Abimelech king of the Philistines. R While he was circumcised, or uncircumcised? He said to him, "Abraham!". So Ephron's field, which was in Machpelah, which faced Mamre, the field and cave which was in it, and all the trees which were in the field, that were within all the confines of its border, were deeded over to Abraham for a possession in the presence of the sons of Heth, before all who went in at the gate of his city. So the field and the cave that is in it, were deeded over to Abraham for a burial site by the sons of Heth. Jesus saith unto them, If ye were Abraham's children, ye would do the works of Abraham." And He said, "I will not destroy it if I find forty-five there." Publication date: May 4, 2022. Exodus 3:6 KJV, "That they may believe that the LORD God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath appeared unto thee." The king of Sodom said to Abram, "Give the people to me and take the goods for yourself." And indeed if they had been thinking of that country from which they went out, they would have had opportunity to return. 10Then he reached out his hand and took the knife(R) to slay his son. Abram passed through the land as far as the site of Shechem, to the oak of Moreh. Now the LORD said to Abram, "Go forth from your country, And from your relatives And from your father's house, To the land which I will show you; And I will make you a great nation, And I will bless you, And make your name great; And so you shall be a blessing; And I will bless those who bless you, And the one who curses you I will curse And in you all the families of the earth will be blessed.". Then he believed in the Lord; and He reckoned it to him as righteousness. (AD), 15The angel of the Lord(AE) called to Abraham from heaven(AF) a second time 16and said, I swear by myself,(AG) declares the Lord, that because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son,(AH) 17I will surely bless you(AI) and make your descendants(AJ) as numerous as the stars in the sky(AK) and as the sand on the seashore. All the men of his household, who were born in the house or bought with money from a foreigner, were circumcised with him. In your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.. And He said, "No, but you did laugh." When he heard that Jesus had come out of Judea into Galilee, he went to Him and was imploring Him to come down and heal his son; for he was at the point of death. Then Abraham set seven ewe lambs of the flock by themselves. Trust in the Lord forever,For in God the Lord, we have an everlasting Rock. Abram took Sarai his wife and Lot his nephew, and all their possessions which they had accumulated, and the persons which they had acquired in Haran, and they set out for the land of Canaan; thus they came to the land of Canaan. In this case mortal men receive tithes, but in that case one receives them, of whom it is witnessed that he lives on. Shall not the Judge of all the earth deal justly?" All these died in faith, without receiving the promises, but having seen them and having welcomed them from a distance, and having confessed that they were strangers and exiles on the earth. And those who know Your name will put their trust in You. May the. But Abraham complained to Abimelech because of the well of water which the servants of Abimelech had seized. And He said, "I will not destroy it on account of the ten." So then those who are of faith are blessed with Abraham, the believer. By faith he lived as an alien in the land of promise, as in a foreign land, dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, fellow heirs of the same promise; for he was looking for the city which has foundations, whose architect and builder is God. It came about when the sun had set, that it was very dark, and behold, there appeared a smoking oven and a flaming torch which passed between these pieces. and said, By Myself I have sworn, declares the Lord, because you have done this thing and have not withheld your son, your only son. So Ephron's field, which was in Machpelah, which faced Mamre, the field and cave which was in it, and all the trees which were in the field, that were within all the confines of its border, were deeded over to Abraham for a possession in the presence of the sons of Heth, before all who went in at the gate of his city. For this reason it is by faith, in order that it may be in accordance with grace, so that the promise will be guaranteed to all the descendants, not only to those who are of the Law, but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all, (as it is written, "A FATHER OF MANY NATIONS HAVE I MADE YOU") in the presence of Him whom he believed, even God, who gives life to the dead and calls into being that which does not exist. Now Abraham took another wife, whose name was Keturah. By faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed by going out to a place which he was to receive for an inheritance; and he went out, not knowing where he was going. By faith even Sarah herself received ability to conceive, even beyond the proper time of life, since she considered Him faithful who had promised. Even so Abraham BELIEVED GOD, AND IT WAS RECKONED TO HIM AS RIGHTEOUSNESS. Unless otherwise indicated, all content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License. "In your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice." While he was circumcised, or uncircumcised? Ex 15:25; 16:4; 20:20; Dt 8:2, 16; 13:3; Jdg 2:22; 3:1; 2Ch 32:31; Ps 66:10; Heb 11:17; Jas 1:12-13, ver 11; Ge 31:11; 46:2; 1Sa 3:4, 6, 8; Isa 6:8, S Ge 18:19; 42:18; Ex 18:21; 1Sa 15:22; Job 1:1; 37:24; Pr 8:13; Jas 2:21-22, Ex 13:11; 32:13; 33:1; Isa 45:23; 62:8; Jer 22:5; 44:26; 49:13; 51:14; Am 6:8; Lk 1:73; Heb 6:13, S Ge 12:2; S 26:24; Hos 1:10; Ro 9:27; Heb 11:12, Ge 25:6; 35:22; 36:12; Jdg 8:31; 2Sa 3:7; 1Ki 2:22; 11:3; 1Ch 1:32; SS 6:8, NIV, Beautiful Word Bible Journal, Galatians, Paperback, Comfort Print, NIV, The Woman's Study Bible, Full-Color, Red Letter: Receiving God's Truth for Balance, Hope, and Transformation, NIV, Lucado Encouraging Word Bible, Comfort Print: Holy Bible, New International Version, NIV, Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible, Red Letter Edition: Bringing to Life the Ancient World of Scripture. But the one whose genealogy is not traced from them collected a tenth from Abraham and blessed the one who had the promises. "Is anything too difficult for the LORD? Abraham came near and said, "Will You indeed sweep away the righteous with the wicked? The sons of Midian were Ephah and Epher and Hanoch and Abida and Eldaah. read more. Joshua said to all the people, Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, From ancient times your fathers lived beyond the River, namely, Terah, the father of Abraham and the father of Nahor, and they served other gods. ", Saying, "To you I will give the land of Canaan As the portion of your inheritance,", 'Then I will take you for My people, and I will be your God; and you shall know that I am the LORD your God, who brought you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians. He said, "Take now your son, your only son, whom you love, Isaac, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I will tell you." Now to the one who works, his wage is not credited as a favor, but as what is due. "Suppose the fifty righteous are lacking five, will You destroy the whole city because of five?" Commit your way to the Lord,Trust also in Him, and He will do it.read more.He will bring forth your righteousness as the lightAnd your judgment as the noonday. 'I will bring you to the land which I swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and I will give it to you for a possession; I am the LORD.'". "But Abraham said, 'They have Moses and the Prophets; let them hear them.' Delight yourself in the Lord;And He will give you the desires of your heart. But God said, "No, but Sarah your wife will bear you a son, and you shall call his name Isaac; and I will establish My covenant with him for an everlasting covenant for his descendants after him. Abram passed through the land as far as the site of Shechem, to the oak of Moreh. The oath which He swore to Abraham our father. 8Abraham answered, God himself will provide(L) the lamb(M) for the burnt offering, my son. And the two of them went on together. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And He went off with him; and a large crowd was following Him and pressing in on Him. He said, "O Lord GOD, how may I know that I will possess it?" New International Version (NIV). At the appointed time I will return to you, at this time next year, and Sarah will have a son." And Jesus said to him, Today salvation has come to this house, because he, too, is a son of Abraham. "I will bless her, and indeed I will give you a son by her Then I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of peoples will come from her." So the two of them walked on together. Try it free today! And Sarah was listening at the tent door, which was behind him. "And of the son of the maid I will make a nation also, because he is your descendant." Abram took Sarai his wife and Lot his nephew, and all their possessions which they had accumulated, and the persons which they had acquired in Haran, and they set out for the land of Canaan; thus they came to the land of Canaan. For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. 2 Then God said, "Take your son, your only son, Isaac, whom you love, and go to the region of Moriah. But to the one who does not work, but believes in Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is credited as righteousness. To your descendants I have given this land. Now this may be interpreted allegorically: these women are two covenants. As he was now going down, his slaves met him, saying that his son was living. Now this Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia and corresponds to the present Jerusalem, for she is in slavery with her children. But Abraham complained to Abimelech because of the well of water which the servants of Abimelech had seized. Then the angel of the Lord called to Abraham a second time from heaven. Therefore he called that place Beersheba, because there the two of them took an oath. Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran, his grandson, and Sarai his daughter-in-law, his son Abrams wife; and they went out together from Ur of the Chaldeans in order to enter the land of Canaan; and they went as far as Haran, and settled there. Now the Lord appeared to him by the oaks of Mamre, while he was sitting at the tent door in the heat of the day. Then they came to the place of which God had told him; and Abraham built the altar there and arranged the wood, and bound his son Isaac and laid him on the altar, on top of the wood. Copyright 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. "I will establish My covenant between Me and you, And I will multiply you exceedingly. And He said to him, I am the Lord who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans, to give you this land to possess it. He said, O Lord God, how may I know that I will possess it? So He said to him, Bring Me a three year old heifer, and a three year old female goat, and a three year old ram, and a turtledove, and a young pigeon. Then he brought all these to Him and cut them in two, and laid each half opposite the other; but he did not cut the birds. As soon as He had finished speaking to Abraham the LORD departed, and Abraham returned to his place. And He said, "No, but you did laugh." God said further to Abraham, "Now as for you, you shall keep My covenant, you and your descendants after you throughout their generations. "As for you, you shall go to your fathers in peace; you will be buried at a good old age. read more. Why will you continue to rebel? And He said, "I will not destroy it if I find forty-five there." Matthew 3:9 KJV, "And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am." Then he brought all these to Him and cut them in two, and laid each half opposite the other; but he did not cut the birds. And He said, Come! And Peter got out of the boat, and walked on the water and came toward Jesus. Abraham said, "God will provide for Himself the lamb for the burnt offering, my son." When Abram heard that his relative had been taken captive, he led out his trained men, born in his house, three hundred and eighteen, and went in pursuit as far as Dan. Then Abraham said to his young men, Stay here with the donkey; I and the boy will go over there and worship and come again to you. After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision: Fear not, Abram, I am your shield; your reward shall be very great. But Abram said, O Lord God, what will you give me, for I continue childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus? And Abram said, Behold, you have given me no offspring, and a member of my household will be my heir. And behold, the word of the Lord came to him: This man shall not be your heir; your very own son shall be your heir. And he brought him outside and said, Look toward heaven, and number the stars, if you are able to number them. Then he said to him, So shall your offspring be. By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises was in the act of offering up his only son, of whom it was said, Through Isaac shall your offspring be named. He considered that God was able even to raise him from the dead, from which, figuratively speaking, he did receive him back. On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, "To your descendants I have given this land, From the river of Egypt as far as the great river, the river Euphrates: the Kenite and the Kenizzite and the Kadmonite and the Hittite and the Perizzite and the Rephaim and the Amorite and the Canaanite and the Girgashite and the Jebusite. And Abraham replied, "Now behold, I have ventured to speak to the Lord, although I am but dust and ashes. "This is My covenant, which you shall keep, between Me and you and your descendants after you: every male among you shall be circumcised. He brought back all the goods, and also brought back his relative Lot with his possessions, and also the women, and the people. Now the valley of Siddim was full of tar pits; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and they fell into them But those who survived fled to the hill country. Do not fear, for God has heard the voice of the lad where he is. and said, Truly I say to you, unless you are converted and become like children, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven. God said to Abram, "Know for certain that your descendants will be strangers in a land that is not theirs, where they will be enslaved and oppressed four hundred years. "And he cried out and said, 'Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus so that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool off my tongue, for I am in agony in this flame.' Without becoming weak in faith he contemplated his own body, now as good as dead since he was about a hundred years old, and the deadness of Sarah's womb; yet, with respect to the promise of God, he did not waver in unbelief but grew strong in faith, giving glory to God, and being fully assured that what God had promised, He was able also to perform. And Abraham replied, "Now behold, I have ventured to speak to the Lord, although I am but dust and ashes. Why did you not tell me that she was your wife? So bury your dead." Then behold, the word of the LORD came to him, saying, "This man will not be your heir; but one who will come forth from your own body, he shall be your heir. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org, Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness. Who gave himself for our sins to deliver us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father. Copyright 2019 by Zondervan. If some did not believe, their unbelief will not nullify the faithfulness of God, will it? And He said, "I will not do it if I find thirty there." Abraham Tested with Isaac (Genesis 21-22) Related Media Lesson PPT TITLE Main Point: Our faith makes us right with God. He divided his forces against them by night, he and his servants, and defeated them, and pursued them as far as Hobah, which is north of Damascus. Then in the fourth generation they will return here, for the iniquity of the Amorite is not yet complete. It came about when the sun had set, that it was very dark, and behold, there appeared a smoking oven and a flaming torch which passed between these pieces. And he said, "Now behold, I have ventured to speak to the Lord; suppose twenty are found there?" "And every male among you who is eight days old shall be circumcised throughout your generations, a servant who is born in the house or who is bought with money from any foreigner, who is not of your descendants. Genesis 22:12. read more. To You they cried out and were delivered;In You they trusted and were not disappointed. So you also must consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus. And He said, "I will not do it on account of the forty." And He said, "I will not destroy it on account of the twenty." Visit the Bible online to search for words if you dont know the specific passage yourre looking for. For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life. Now it came about at that time that Abimelech and Phicol, the commander of his army, spoke to Abraham, saying, God is with you in all that you do; And Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine; now he was a priest of God Most High. Then he said, "Oh may the Lord not be angry, and I shall speak only this once; suppose ten are found there?" Then they took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah and all their food supply, and departed. Blessed is the man who trusts in the LordAnd whose trust is the Lord.read more.For he will be like a tree planted by the water,That extends its roots by a streamAnd will not fear when the heat comes;But its leaves will be green,And it will not be anxious in a year of droughtNor cease to yield fruit. But without any dispute the lesser is blessed by the greater. And He said, "I will not do it if I find thirty there." In the same way the chief priests also, along with the scribes and elders, were mocking Him and saying. Without becoming weak in faith he contemplated his own body, now as good as dead since he was about a hundred years old, and the deadness of Sarah's womb; yet, with respect to the promise of God, he did not waver in unbelief but grew strong in faith, giving glory to God, and being fully assured that what God had promised, He was able also to perform. Now the LORD said to Abram, "Go forth from your country, And from your relatives And from your father's house, To the land which I will show you; And I will make you a great nation, And I will bless you, And make your name great; And so you shall be a blessing; And I will bless those who bless you, And the one who curses you I will curse And in you all the families of the earth will be blessed." He said, "You shall take these seven ewe lambs from my hand so that it may be a witness to me, that I dug this well." But to the one who does not work, but believes in Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is credited as righteousness, just as David also speaks of the blessing on the man to whom God credits righteousness apart from works: "BLESSED ARE THOSE WHOSE LAWLESS DEEDS HAVE BEEN FORGIVEN, AND WHOSE SINS HAVE BEEN COVERED. For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. And those who were in the boat worshiped Him, saying, You are certainly Gods Son!, At that time the disciples came to Jesus and said, Who then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?. Why did you not tell me that she was your wife? If some did not believe, their unbelief will not nullify the faithfulness of God, will it? In hope against hope he believed, so that he might become a father of many nations according to that which had been spoken, "SO SHALL YOUR DESCENDANTS BE." He said, Hagar, Sarais maid, where have you come from and where are you going? And she said, I am fleeing from the presence of my mistress Sarai. Then the angel of the Lord said to her, Return to your mistress, and submit yourself to her authority. Moreover, the angel of the Lord said to her, I will greatly multiply your descendants so that they will be too many to count. The angel of the Lord said to her further,Behold, you are with child,And you will bear a son;And you shall call his name Ishmael,Because the Lord has given heed to your affliction. In this case mortal men receive tithes, but in that case one receives them, of whom it is witnessed that he lives on. Abimelech said to Abraham, "What do these seven ewe lambs mean, which you have set by themselves?" And He said, "I will not destroy it on account of the ten.". God heard the lad crying; and the angel of God called to Hagar from heaven and said to her, What is the matter with you, Hagar? Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you will abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Genesis 24:12 KJV, "And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham." 'And besides all this, between us and you there is a great chasm fixed, so that those who wish to come over from here to you will not be able, and that none may cross over from there to us.' And they said, These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt! When Aaron saw this, he built an altar before it. The Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying, All the nations will be blessed in you.. Now the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. So the two of them walked on together. Then God said to Abraham, As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall be her name. And He said, "I will not destroy it if I find forty-five there." Genesis 28:4 KJV, "Moreover he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. Bible Verses About Peace Genesis 22:20. At the appointed time I will return to you, at this time next year, and Sarah will have a son." but to the sons of his concubines, Abraham gave gifts while he was still living, and sent them away from his son Isaac eastward, to the land of the east. Bible Verses About Grace "But an uncircumcised male who is not circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin, that person shall be cut off from his people; he has broken My covenant.". So the LORD said, "If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare the whole place on their account." Now it came about after these things, that God tested Abraham, and said to him, "Abraham!". If a verse or topic does not belong, please contact us. God told him to offer Isaac as a sacrifice. It came about when the sun had set, that it was very dark, and behold, there appeared a smoking oven and a flaming torch which passed between these pieces. Far be it from You! Abimelech said to Abraham, "What do these seven ewe lambs mean, which you have set by themselves?" Love C.S. "A servant who is born in your house or who is bought with your money shall surely be circumcised; thus shall My covenant be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant. Then he said, "Oh may the Lord not be angry, and I shall speak only this once; suppose ten are found there?" Abraham called the name of that place The Lord Will Provide, as it is said to this day, In the mount of the Lord it will be provided.. They also took Lot, Abram's nephew, and his possessions and departed, for he was living in Sodom. Now Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, whom she had borne to Abraham, mocking. But Abraham complained to Abimelech because of the well of water which the servants of Abimelech had seized. So Abram went forth as the LORD had spoken to him; and Lot went with him. B He said, Do not stretch out your hand against the lad, and do nothing to him; for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from Me.. God said further to Abraham, "Now as for you, you shall keep My covenant, you and your descendants after you throughout their generations. 5He said to his servants, Stay here with the donkey while I and the boy go over there. Verse Concepts. read more. Abraham called the name of that place The Lord Will Provide, as it is said to this day, In the mount of the Lord it will be provided. Then the angel of the Lord called to Abraham a second time from heaven, and said, By Myself I have sworn, declares the Lord, because you have done this thing and have not withheld your son, your only son, indeed I will greatly bless you, and I will greatly multiply your seed as the stars of the heavens and as the sand which is on the seashore; and your seed shall possess the gate of their enemies. And Abraham bowed before the people of the land. He saved others; He cannot save Himself. Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on a mountain I will show you." 3 Early the next morning Abraham got up and loaded his donkey. And those who know Your name will put their trust in You,For You, O Lord, have not forsaken those who seek You. 1 Some time later God tested Abraham.