Jan.
22
Genesis
22
Gen
22:1 It happened after these things, that God tested Abraham, and
said to him, "Abraham!" He said, "Here I am."
Gen
22:2 He said, "Now take your son, your only son, whom you love,
even Isaac, and go into the land of Moriah. Offer him there for a
burnt offering on one of the mountains which I will tell you of."
Gen
22:3 Abraham rose early in the morning, and saddled his donkey, and
took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son. He split the
wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went to the place of
which God had told him.
Gen
22:4 On the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place
far off.
Gen
22:5 Abraham said to his young men, "Stay here with the donkey.
The boy and I will go yonder. We will worship, and come back to you."
Gen
22:6 Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering and laid it on
Isaac his son. He took in his hand the fire and the knife. They both
went together.
Gen
22:7 Isaac spoke to Abraham his father, and said, "My father?"
He said, "Here I am, my son." He said, "Here is the
fire and the wood, but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?"
Gen
22:8 Abraham said, "God will provide himself the lamb for a
burnt offering, my son." So they both went together.
Gen
22:9 They came to the place which God had told him of. Abraham built
the altar there, and laid the wood in order, bound Isaac his son, and
laid him on the altar, on the wood.
Gen
22:10 Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to kill
his son.
Gen
22:11 The angel of Yahweh called to him out of the sky, and said,
"Abraham, Abraham!" He said, "Here I am."
Gen
22:12 He said, "Don't lay your hand on the boy, neither do
anything to him. For now I know that you fear God, seeing you have
not withheld your son, your only son, from me."
Gen
22:13 Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and saw that behind
him was a ram caught in the thicket by his horns. Abraham went and
took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering instead of his
son.
Gen
22:14 Abraham called the name of that place Yahweh Will Provide. As
it is said to this day, "On Yahweh's mountain, it will be
provided."
Gen
22:15 The angel of Yahweh called to Abraham a second time out of the
sky,
Gen
22:16 and said, "I have sworn by myself, says Yahweh, because
you have done this thing, and have not withheld your son, your only
son,
Gen
22:17 that I will bless you greatly, and I will multiply your seed
greatly like the stars of the heavens, and like the sand which is on
the seashore. Your seed will possess the gate of his enemies.
Gen
22:18 In your seed will all the nations of the earth be blessed,
because you have obeyed my voice."
Gen
22:19 So Abraham returned to his young men, and they rose up and
went together to Beersheba. Abraham lived at Beersheba.
Gen
22:20 It happened after these things, that it was told Abraham,
saying, "Behold, Milcah, she also has borne children to your
brother Nahor:
Gen
22:21 Uz his firstborn, Buz his brother, Kemuel the father of Aram,
Gen
22:22 Chesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph, and Bethuel."
Gen
22:23 Bethuel became the father of Rebekah. These eight Milcah bore
to Nahor, Abraham's brother.
Gen
22:24 His concubine, whose name was Reumah, also bore Tebah, Gaham,
Tahash, and Maacah.