God tested Abraham. The Binding of Isaac is a mystery that will never be completely understood. Commentators, philosophers, poets, and artists have tried to uncover its secrets — yet there ...

It is a terrible test but it was compelled by a weak man who had to prove he was worthy of being God’s messenger to the nations.

Before the Bible tells us God commanded Abraham to go to a distant, unfamiliar land, which would be where there’s now a country which all people in the ...

Abraham reached a higher level of religious self conscious. Abraham realized that everything comes from God; both what we think is good and what we think is bad.

Through his test, Abraham learned how much he trusted God. He discovered His loving heart and profound provision. In our confusion, darkness, and testing, we learn truths about ourselves and about ...

The perfect test and indeed the only test was to ask Abraham to sacrifice Isaac while at the same time believing that God would not actually require him to go through with the sacrifice.