Aug 6, 2017
Abraham was 75 years old and Sarah 65 when God promised he would become the father of a great nation (12:1-9). After 25 years of infertility, God miraculously allowed Sarah to birth Isaac at 90 years old! When Isaac was of marriageable age in his teens or twenties, God asked Abraham to sacrifice his only son as a burnt offering. Coming from a pagan, child-sacrificing background in Babylon, Abraham was confused why the true God would ask this but made the preparations. If we have faith, God will often bring clarity to our confusion. Abraham had such great faith he told his servants they would return believing God could raise Isaac from the dead/ashes (Gen. 22:1-19)! Faith without testing is no faith at all!