Tag: Moriah
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The Son Returns on the Third Day – Genesis 22:19
Genesis 22:19 So Abraham returned unto his young men, and they rose up and went together to Beer-sheba; and Abraham dwelt at Beer-sheba. This is a brief verse, but it carries a quiet weight. Abraham comes back down the mountain and returns to the young men. The journey continues. They rise up and head back…
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The Son Set Free – Genesis 22:19
Genesis 22:19 So Abraham returned unto his young men, and they rose up and went together to Beer-sheba; and Abraham dwelt at Beer-sheba. This is one of those quiet verses that says more than it first appears to say. Abraham comes back down the mountain to the young men. The journey resumes. Life moves on.…
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Jehovah Jireh – Genesis 22:14
Genesis 22:14 And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovah-jireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the Lord it shall be seen. Abraham names that place Jehovah jireh. The Lord will provide. The Lord will see. Both fit. Both are true. God saw exactly what Abraham needed, and God…
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The Third Day Journey – Genesis 22:4
Genesis 22:4 Then on the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off. There is something about that phrase that slows everything down. “On the third day…” That means this was not a quick moment of obedience. Abraham had three days to think about what God had asked of him.…
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Early Obedience – Genesis 22:3
Genesis 22:3 And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him. What grabs me right away is…
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The Father and the Son – Genesis 22:1-2
Genesis 22:1-2 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. And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah… … and offer him there for…