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MARTYRS IN THE BIBLE
ABRAHAM’S SON ISAAC,
RESCUED BY GOD

GENESIS 22

THEIR JOURNEY

God tested Abraham. He said to him, “Take your son, your only son, Isaac, whom you love, and go to the region of Moriah. Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering.”

Early the next morning Abraham set out for the place God had told him about. On the third day Abraham took the wood for the burnt offering and placed it on his son Isaac, and he himself carried the fire and the knife. As the two of them went on together, Isaac spoke up and said to his father Abraham, “The fire and wood are here, but where is the lamb for the burnt offering?”

Abraham answered, “God himself will provide the lamb for the burnt offering, my son.” And the two of them went on together.

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CORNELIS DE VOS
"Abraham Taking Isaac to be Sacrificed"

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Brunswick Monogrammist
"The Sacrifice of Isaac"

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PEDRO ORRENTE
"Abraham and Isaac on the Way to Sacrifice"

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DOMENICHINO
"Abraham Leading Isaac to Sacrifice"

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GUSTAVE DORÉ
"The Testing of Abraham's Faith"

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JAMES TISSOT
"Isaac Bears the Wood for His Sacrifice"

THEIR SACRIFICE

When they reached the place God had told him about, Abraham built an altar there and arranged the wood on it. He bound his son Isaac and laid him on the altar, on top of the wood. Then he reached out his hand and took the knife to slay his son. But the angel of the LORD called out to him from heaven, “Abraham! Abraham!”

“Here I am,” he replied.

“Do not lay a hand on the boy,” he said. “Do not do anything to him. Now I know that you fear God, because you have not withheld from me your son, your only son.”

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JAN VICTORS
"Abraham and Isaac before the Sacrifice"

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JAN VICTORS
"Abraham and Isaac before the Sacrifice"

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BERNWARD SCHMID
"The Sacrifice of Isaac"

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SIMON TROGER
"Binding of Isaac"

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"Binding of Isaac"

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GIAMBATTISTA PITTONI
"Sacrificio d'Isacco"

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"Abraham's Sacrifice"

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ORAZIO RIMINALDI
"Sacrifice of Isaac"

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REMBRANDT
"Sacrifice of Isaac"

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CARAVAGGIO
"Sacrifice of Isaac"

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CARAVAGGIO
"Sacrifice of Isaac"

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PEDRO ORRENTE
"The Sacrifice of Isaac"

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CORNELIS DE VOS & JAN WILDENS
"The Sacrifice of Abraham"

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PIETER THIJS
"Sacrifice of Isaac"

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JACOB FRANQUART
"The Angel Restrains Abraham from Sacrificing Isaac"

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CELESTIN MEDOVIĆ
"The Sacrifice of Isaac"

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Detail
Source

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DOMENICHINO
"The Sacrifice of Isaac"

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KÁROLY FERENCZY
"The Sacrifice of Abraham"

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GERARD TER BORCH the Elder
"The Sacrifice of Abraham"

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JUAN DE VALDÉS LEAL
"The Sacrifice of Isaac"

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PHILIPPE DE CHAMPAIGNE
"The Sacrifice of Isaac"

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POMPEO BATONI
"The Sacrifice of Isaac"

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GERHARDT WILHELM VON REUTERN
"Abraham Sacrificing Isaac"

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PETER PAUL RUBENS
"Abraham's Sacrifice of Isaac"

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ANTONIO GONZÁLEZ VELÁZQUEZ
"Sacrificio de Isaac"

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SANTIAGO REBULL
"The Sacrifice of Isaac"

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ANDREA MANTEGNA
"Sacrifice of Isaac"

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TITIAN
"Sacrifice of Isaac"

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CIGOLI
"The Sacrifice of Isaac"

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ANDREA LANZANI
"The Sacrifice of Isaac"

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GIUSEPPE VERMIGLIO
"Sacrifice of Isaac"

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LAURENT DE LA HYRE
"The Sacrifice of Isaac"

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HAROLD COPPING
"Abraham and Isaac"

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JAN LIEVENS
"The Sacrifice of Isaac"

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"Abraham Embraces His Son Isaac
after Receiving Him Back from God"

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Source

THE LORD’S PROVISION

Abraham looked up and there in a thicket he saw a ram caught by its horns. He went over and took the ram and sacrificed it as a burnt offering instead of his son. So Abraham called that place The LORD Will Provide.

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DAVID TENIERS the Younger
"Abraham's Sacrifice"

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HEBREWS 11:
By faith Abraham, when God tested him, offered Isaac as a sacrifice. He who had received the promises was about to sacrifice his one and only son, even though God had said to him, “It is through Isaac that your offspring will be reckoned.” Abraham reasoned that God could raise the dead, and figuratively speaking, he did receive Isaac back from death.

New International Version ©1984, Abrgd, EMPHASES added
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[Red Badger]

Muslim Koran says it was Ishmael, not Isaac.

Somebody’s lying...................

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Didn’t know that, am not surprised.............................

[No name given]

These paintings just prove how powerful, beautiful and wonderful our God truly is.

[NorthMountain]

Somebody’s lying

Hmmmm ...

Yeah ... I have an idea who that might be.

[Hebrews 11:6]

He is, indeed, all of those things and many more.

[NorthMountain]

God himself will provide the lamb

Indeed. Didn't just provide the lamb but became The Lamb (eventually).

[Red Badger]

The Arabs descended from Ishmael.
The Jews descended from Isaac.
They both refer to ‘Father Abraham.’

It’s a family squabble that has gone on for 4 thousand years................

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The many levels of revealed truth in the Word continually please and inspire me.

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And God blessed both...................

[Red Badger]

“Moses wandered around for 40 years and took us to the only place in the Middle East that has no oil.” - Gold Meir..........

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At least Golda could laugh about it.............

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Maybe you’ve heard this story (which I heard from Hugh Ross).

Right after Israel formed in 1948, it desperately needed arms and money. So they dispatched Golda Meir to the United States.

When she arrived she had only $10 in her purse. When she left she had enough to conduct a successful war of independence.

[InkStone]

Greetings Dan, and hello to all.

One of our favorite ‘teaching stories’ of God’s Word; an example of real faith.

#20 Thijs : Abrahams’s face! Thijs well depicted Abraham’s extreme pain.

#30 Von Reutern : color, drama and action. Even a reflection in the polished blade. Remarkable skill! Maybe etabeta could speak to this artist.

Grateful for your ministry Dan.

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an example of real faith

I love how the Holy Spirit explains Abraham's faith through Hebrews' author, that Abraham reasoned that God could resurrect Isaac.

BTW, Alba is traveling this week, so Leon we must struggle manfully along as best we can without her.

[InkStone]

Oh NO...

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We’ll just have to hope Sis stops by.

[InkStone]

She often stops in late.

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Works long hours. Has a short nose—the grindstone wore it down.