Long ago, Isaac marched up a hill with wood carried on his back. In faith, he allowed his father to tie him to an altar as a sacrifice. Ultimately, he didn’t need to die. Another son would carry wood up a hill, and be the ultimate sacrifice.
Today's Bible verse is Luke 22:42, from the King James Version.
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<v Speaker 1>Let us pray, Father, if you are willing remove this
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<v Speaker 1>cup from me. Nevertheless, not my will, but yours be done.
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<v Speaker 1>Luke twenty two forty two. Dear Heavenly Father, your ways
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<v Speaker 1>are higher than our ways, and your thoughts are higher
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<v Speaker 1>than our thoughts. Your wisdom far exceeds our own. Yet
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<v Speaker 1>still we sometimes wrestle with obedience. We want our way
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<v Speaker 1>and our desires to be put before yours. Lord. We
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<v Speaker 1>humbly pray today that you would conform our hearts to
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<v Speaker 1>yours so we can honestly echo the words of Jesus.
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<v Speaker 1>Not my will, but yours be done. We want holy
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<v Speaker 1>submission and a heavenly mindset forgive us when we stumble
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<v Speaker 1>and fall, prey to pride, and guide us daily to
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<v Speaker 1>fulfill your will, even when it's difficult. We you, and
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<v Speaker 1>we trust you in Jesus's name. Amen, Thank you for
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<v Speaker 1>praying with me today. Stay tuned now for another episode
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<v Speaker 1>of Stories of the Messiah with Rabbi Schneider.
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<v Speaker 2>The cries of a tiny newborn echoed under the vast
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<v Speaker 2>starlit canvas of Canaanite night. Sarah cradled the newborn child
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<v Speaker 2>in her arms, tears of joy cascading down her aged face.
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<v Speaker 3>She laughed at her say she.
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<v Speaker 2>Once scoffed at the idea of bearing a child at
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<v Speaker 2>her age. Yet here he was the fulfillment of God's promise,
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<v Speaker 2>packaged in a small child.
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<v Speaker 4>His name will be Isaac, she sighed.
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<v Speaker 2>God has made me laugh, and everyone who hears of
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<v Speaker 2>this will laugh. Who would have thought Abraham and Sarah
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<v Speaker 2>would ever bear a child. The boy's cries were a
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<v Speaker 2>melody that turned bitter impossibilities into sweet possibilities. Abraham entered
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<v Speaker 2>the tent and gazed upon Isaac. He limped forward and
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<v Speaker 2>knelt beside his wife. His trembling hands reached for him.
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<v Speaker 2>Isaac's tiny hand wrapped around Abraham's finger, and a surge
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<v Speaker 2>of fierce and overwhelming love engulfed him. Abraham was not
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<v Speaker 2>just holding his son. He was holding the manifestation of
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<v Speaker 2>the covenant between him and God, the tangible evidence of
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<v Speaker 2>his faithfulness. This child was not just the fruit of
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<v Speaker 2>his old age, the seed of the great nation God
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<v Speaker 2>had promised. As Isaac's soft breath warmed Abraham's chest, the
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<v Speaker 2>realization of his promise overwhelmed him. Abraham vowed that night
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<v Speaker 2>never to doubt God. Again, he would obey him in everything,
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<v Speaker 2>for he knew God always worked things together for the good.
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<v Speaker 2>He always fulfilled his promises.
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<v Speaker 3>to life. This series unpacks stories from some of the
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<v Speaker 3>most famous heroes of the Bible, like Adam, Noah, and Abraham.
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<v Speaker 3>Each time we take a closer look at these characters,
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<v Speaker 3>we realize that they are deeply flawed but mightily used
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<v Speaker 3>by God. We can see ourselves in their stories. Their
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<v Speaker 3>struggles mirror our own in many ways. Yet the most
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<v Speaker 3>remarkable thing about them is that they point us toward
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<v Speaker 3>a greater hero, someone more mighty and worthy of all honor, Jesus.
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<v Speaker 3>Today we meet the promised son of Abraham, Isaac. When
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<v Speaker 3>he was just a boy, he was asked to join
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<v Speaker 3>his father on a journey to Mariah. At first, he
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<v Speaker 3>doesn't realize that this journey may very well lead to
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<v Speaker 3>his death. Join me for this cinematic retelling of Genesis
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<v Speaker 3>chapter twenty two in ancient Canaan, where God gives a
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<v Speaker 3>seemingly impossible command to Abraham. Let's begin.
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<v Speaker 2>Years had passed since the birth of Isaac, and the
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<v Speaker 2>aged Abraham and Sarah slept soundly.
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<v Speaker 1>In their tent.
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<v Speaker 2>The night sky was covered in swirling dark clouds. The
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<v Speaker 2>twinkling lights of the stars were hidden from view, and
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<v Speaker 2>the cold eastern wind blew against the sides of the tent.
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<v Speaker 2>Abraham heard a whisper through the wind. The voice of
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<v Speaker 2>God beckoned him again. Abraham wrapped himself in wound and
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<v Speaker 2>left the tent. The frigidaire at his aged bones and
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<v Speaker 2>his legs shook as he sat on the stump of
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<v Speaker 2>a terrabin tree and listened for the.
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<v Speaker 1>Sound of the Lord Abraham. The voice hushed.
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<v Speaker 2>Years had matured Abraham's understanding of God. He had accumulated
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<v Speaker 2>enough moments of faith and failure to better grasp the
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<v Speaker 2>Lord's will. When God spoke, Abram replied with a simple
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<v Speaker 2>you are.
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<v Speaker 1>His voice was raspy and tender.
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<v Speaker 2>He was ready for whatever God had for him, but
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<v Speaker 2>he had not anticipated what would come next. God spoke
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<v Speaker 2>through the cool evening wind.
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<v Speaker 4>Take your son, Isaac, your one and only son, the
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<v Speaker 4>one whom you laugh, to the mountains of Mariah, Bring wood, oil,
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<v Speaker 4>and robe. There you will make him into a burnt
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<v Speaker 4>offering from me. The winds picked up, as did Abraham's
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<v Speaker 4>heart beat.
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<v Speaker 1>His only son, the one God had promised him.
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<v Speaker 2>Abraham thought about objecting, He considered running.
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<v Speaker 1>Yet he did not. He paused, looked up at.
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<v Speaker 2>The starless sky, and shed a few silent tears to God.
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<v Speaker 2>What God asked was too much for him, but he
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<v Speaker 2>would obey. He closed his eyes and nodded without a word.
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<v Speaker 2>Abraham stood up and retreated back to his tent. He
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<v Speaker 2>was done questioning God. He was a man of faith,
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<v Speaker 2>bent on obeying even when the task seemed impossible. He
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<v Speaker 2>sobbed alone under his blankets, waiting for the morning to come.
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<v Speaker 2>The sun rose, and Abraham began to chop wood, coil, rope,
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<v Speaker 2>and poor oil. Isaac emerged from his tent and looked
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<v Speaker 2>at his father.
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<v Speaker 1>What are you doing?
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<v Speaker 2>He asked, inocimply preparing to make a sacrifice. Isaac's eyes
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<v Speaker 2>had a youthful exuberance, especially when he spoke to his father.
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<v Speaker 2>The two of them had a tender and unbreakable bond.
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<v Speaker 2>Abraham looked at his trying to mask his sorrow.
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<v Speaker 5>We are both going to the mountains of Moriah to
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<v Speaker 5>make a sacrifice, son, although I fear mine may be
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<v Speaker 5>a greater sacrifice than your horse.
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<v Speaker 2>Isaac did not question his father's cryptic answer. He helped
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<v Speaker 2>the servants, bundled the wood and strapped everything to his
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<v Speaker 2>father's donkey.
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<v Speaker 1>Abraham, Isaac, and.
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<v Speaker 2>A few servants ventured to the hill country of Moriah.
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<v Speaker 2>The skies hovering above them were still swirling. Thunder rolled
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<v Speaker 2>in the distance. They came to the mountain's base, and
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<v Speaker 2>Abraham dismounted the donkey and unstrapped the wood. He placed
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<v Speaker 2>the bundle in Isaac's hands, gestured to the servants and said,
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<v Speaker 2>stay here with the donkey, my son, and I will
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<v Speaker 2>go up to worship. He paused for a moment and
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<v Speaker 2>looked at his son. He had faith that somehow God's
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<v Speaker 2>promise would endure. He turned back to his servants and
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<v Speaker 2>finished saying and then we were coming down the mountain.
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<v Speaker 2>Both of us, two of them, ascended the mountain. Every
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<v Speaker 2>step was a strain for Abraham. Age and sorrow took
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<v Speaker 2>his strength away, draining every ounce of his energy. Isaac,
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<v Speaker 2>a boy who loved his father, marched behind him with
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<v Speaker 2>the wood. He propped up his father, and the two
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<v Speaker 2>continued to the summit. Abraham lit the fire on a
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<v Speaker 2>torch in his left hand and held a knife in
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<v Speaker 2>his right hand. Father, Isaac said, Abraham could barely look
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<v Speaker 2>at his son. The torchlight was slightly reflected in his
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<v Speaker 2>teary eyes as he replied, Oh, here, I shadd We
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<v Speaker 2>have the flame and wood, But where's the lamb for
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<v Speaker 2>the sacrifice? God will provide a lamp, Abraham whispered. The
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<v Speaker 2>clouds raged violently, galloping across the skies. As they reached
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<v Speaker 2>the top, a solitary flat stone was there.
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<v Speaker 1>To make a sacrifice.
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<v Speaker 2>Without a word, Abraham took the wood from his son
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<v Speaker 2>and placed them on the altar. He prepared the altar,
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<v Speaker 2>then turned to Isaac. He held his son's hands and
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<v Speaker 2>bound them with a rope. Memories of Isaac's birth came
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<v Speaker 2>flashing back in his mind. Those tiny hands wrapped around
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<v Speaker 2>his finger. Now he was tying his son with rope
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<v Speaker 2>to be sacrificed. Isaac, significantly stronger than his father, could
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<v Speaker 2>have struggled. He could have ran far to protested, but
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<v Speaker 2>he didn't. He had a quiet trust in his father.
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<v Speaker 2>Even as Abraham laid him down on the wood and
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<v Speaker 2>drew out his knife, Abraham stared up at the heavens.
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<v Speaker 2>Storm clouds thrashed like the waves of the sea. The
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<v Speaker 2>supposed father of Nations raised his knife, prepared to kill
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<v Speaker 2>his only son. He drew his shoulder back, closed his eyes,
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<v Speaker 2>and screamed to the heavens. He tilted his hips to
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<v Speaker 2>thrust downward, but was interrupted by a sound booming from
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<v Speaker 2>the sky.
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<v Speaker 1>Abraham Abraham.
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<v Speaker 2>Abraham dropped his knife and fell to his knees as
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<v Speaker 2>he heard the voice. Here I am, he replied, trembling
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<v Speaker 2>with anxious sorrow.
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<v Speaker 4>Do not lay hand on the boy. I know you
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<v Speaker 4>fear me, for you would not even withhold your son
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<v Speaker 4>from me. I will not require his life from you.
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<v Speaker 2>Instantly, Abraham unbound his son and embraced him. He wept
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<v Speaker 2>with bellowing sobs. He held Isaac's face and smiled. Then
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<v Speaker 2>the two of them looked to the left and saw
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<v Speaker 2>a ram caught in the thicket. Then they sacrificed the
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<v Speaker 2>ram to the Lord, and God reaffirmed his blessing to
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<v Speaker 2>Abraham and Isaac.
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<v Speaker 4>By myself, I have sworn to bless you, he said,
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<v Speaker 4>because you have done this and have not withheld your
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<v Speaker 4>only son from me, I will bless and multiply your
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<v Speaker 4>offspring to outnumber the stars in the heavens and sand
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<v Speaker 4>on the shore. Your offspring will possess the gait of
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<v Speaker 4>his enemies, and through him all the nations will be blessed.
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<v Speaker 3>What a test God put Abraham through. If you think
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<v Speaker 3>about it, Abraham's entire life has been filled with tests.
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<v Speaker 3>Abraham's journey was marked by multiple tests of faith, from
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<v Speaker 3>leaving his homeland and saving his nephew to fathering a
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<v Speaker 3>child at an old age. Through this journey, God was
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<v Speaker 3>shaping Abraham into a conduit of his blessings, and God
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<v Speaker 3>then invited Abraham into the greatest test of all, sacrificing
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<v Speaker 3>his son. This command from God seems so harsh, and
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<v Speaker 3>do you know what it was harsh. That's the point.
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<v Speaker 3>God knew that the most difficult and brutal thing he
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<v Speaker 3>could ask was for Abraham to sacrifice his own son,
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<v Speaker 3>but there was always a plan, a plan to save
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<v Speaker 3>Isaac just in the nick of time. In his willingness
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<v Speaker 3>to sacrifice what was most precious to him, Abraham demonstrated
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<v Speaker 3>his unequivocal faith in God's wisdom over his own. This
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<v Speaker 3>story illuminates the principle of trust in God even when
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<v Speaker 3>things don't make sense. Abraham trusted in God's goodness and
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<v Speaker 3>somehow knew that Isaac's life would be spared. So he
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<v Speaker 3>stood there at the altar, poised and prepared to make
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<v Speaker 3>the ultimate sacrifice, hoping and praying God would come through.
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<v Speaker 3>Yet Abraham was not the only figure in this story.
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<v Speaker 3>Was he Isaac was also being tested. His willingness to
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<v Speaker 3>trust his father, even towards the point of being slain
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<v Speaker 3>on an altar, hearkens to a greater theme in the Bible.
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<v Speaker 3>He silently marched up the hill and willingly laid down
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<v Speaker 3>his life in submission to his father's will. Abraham's sacrifice
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<v Speaker 3>of faith was signifs and the willingness of Isaac that
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<v Speaker 3>laid down his life was incredible. This event points to
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<v Speaker 3>another story. Jesus knelt before God on a different hell,
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<v Speaker 3>prepared to be sacrificed for the world's sins.
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<v Speaker 2>Jesus and his disciples scaled the winding path to the
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<v Speaker 2>garden of Gssemone. The full moon lingered over the trees
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<v Speaker 2>like a watchful eye. The frosty air pierced the disciples
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<v Speaker 2>lungs as they followed the shepherd. They all missed the
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<v Speaker 2>warmth of the upper room and wondered why he had
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<v Speaker 2>led them there. They arrived at the garden and paused
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<v Speaker 2>under a wooden glen. There was an ominous silence in
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<v Speaker 2>the garden, as if all the creatures of the night
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<v Speaker 2>were watching them with bated breath. Unbeknownst to the other disciples,
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<v Speaker 2>conspiracies had been made to arrest and execute Jesus. They
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<v Speaker 2>were blissfully ignorant of the impending peril Jesus was about
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<v Speaker 2>to face. So the son of Man carried that burden
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<v Speaker 2>alone with him.
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<v Speaker 4>He knew what was coming, and he knew it needed
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<v Speaker 4>to be done.
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<v Speaker 2>The wind picked up, running through the trees like wolves,
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<v Speaker 2>It blew towards a far off stone underneath a break
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<v Speaker 2>in the tree covering it beckoned the Son of God forward.
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<v Speaker 2>He left his companions and retreated to be alone with
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<v Speaker 2>his father. He knelt beside the stone and poured his
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<v Speaker 2>soul out to him. Jesus considered the faith that awaited him,
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<v Speaker 2>not just the pain of crucifixion, but the separation he
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<v Speaker 2>would have to endure from the Father and spirit. All
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<v Speaker 2>the sins of humanity were going to be thrust upon
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<v Speaker 2>his shoulders. The existential weight overwhelmed him. Blood sprang from
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<v Speaker 2>his paws like beads of sweat. The hero of Heaven
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<v Speaker 2>was overcome with anxious anticipation. He could have ran, fought,
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<v Speaker 2>or protested, but he didn't. He had a quiet trust
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<v Speaker 2>in his Father. Cutting through the silence, Jesus looked up
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<v Speaker 2>to the moon that sky and prayed, Oh, if it
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<v Speaker 2>is possible, did this come pass from me? He pleaded
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<v Speaker 2>with God that there was no other way. He was
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<v Speaker 2>the prophesied sacrifice. Like Isaac long ago, Jesus would be
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<v Speaker 2>led up onto a mountain of carrying wood, although there
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<v Speaker 2>would be no sheep to take his place. He was
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<v Speaker 2>the sheep, the lamb of God, sent to take away
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<v Speaker 2>the sins of humanity. God would do what he spared
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<v Speaker 2>Abraham from kill his only son. Jesus, knowing all these
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<v Speaker 2>things bowed and whispered.
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<v Speaker 6>Nevertheless, not my will, but yours be done. He was
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<v Speaker 6>ready to die.
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<v Speaker 3>Not my will, but yours be done. Now there is
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<v Speaker 3>a prayer for all of us to cling to Jesus.
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<v Speaker 3>Abraham and Isaac, all demons, traded an important quality for
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<v Speaker 3>us to embody, trust, unwavering and devoted trust. They all
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<v Speaker 3>trusted in the will of God, even when the path
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<v Speaker 3>forward seemed treacherous. All of their faiths were put to
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<v Speaker 3>the test. The test given to Abraham and Isaac foreshadowed
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<v Speaker 3>the test God, the father and son would be put
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<v Speaker 3>through as the greater Abraham God. The Father would slay
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<v Speaker 3>his son as a sacrifice. God. The son would willingly
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<v Speaker 3>give up his life and submit to his Father's will.
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<v Speaker 3>Do you see how this powerful imagery is interwoven throughout scripture. Isaac,
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<v Speaker 3>the promised son of Abraham, was a mere image to
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<v Speaker 3>a greater son who had come into the scene. Genesis
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<v Speaker 3>chapter twenty two points forward to the ultimate test passed
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<v Speaker 3>by Jesus Christ. Like Abraham and Isaac, Jesus was tested
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<v Speaker 3>in the garden of Gassemone. He surrendered his will to
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<v Speaker 3>the Father's, saying, not my will, but yours be done.
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<v Speaker 3>Jesus ultimately did what Isaac didn't. His life was given
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<v Speaker 3>as a sacrifice which acted as the ultimate atonement for
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<v Speaker 3>the sins of humanity. You and I are beneficiaries of
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<v Speaker 3>the sacrifice made by Jesus Christ. While Isaac's willingness to
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<v Speaker 3>submit to his father was beautiful, it was only a
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<v Speaker 3>small picture of what Christ did when he submitted to
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<v Speaker 3>the Father and redeemed mankind. In this way, Jesus is
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<v Speaker 3>the greater Isaac. Join us next time to witness a
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<v Speaker 3>man struggling in the dirt, fighting tooth and nail with
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<v Speaker 3>God himself for a blessing. Our next episode will be
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<v Speaker 3>an epic journey to discover how Jesus is the greater
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<v Speaker 3>Jacob
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