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God is faithful to His promise, and Sarah bears a son, Isaac, who will carry on the covenant line Genesis 21: 1 – 5, 12. So that there might be no misunderstanding about the line through which covenant rights obtained, God commands Abraham to cut off Ishmael. But God does not abandon Ishmael, and from him a great nation. The Arab people will emerge.
Abraham’s test Genesis 22: 1 – 24. Abraham’s supreme act of faith is his obedience to God’s command that he sacrifice his beloved son Issac. The experience demonstrates to all Abraham’s conviction that God is trustworthy and keeps his word.
The Lord will provide carries the idea that God will provide, where he sees a need. Abraham needed a sacrificial lamb. In faith he said to Isaac,” God will provide for himself the Lamb or a burnt offering”. God saw the need and provided a lamb that spared Isaac’s life. All humankind needs a Savior. That need has been met in Christ, the Lamb of God, who died for our sins.
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