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b'So Abraham rose early in the morning and saddled his donkey, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son; and he split the wood for the burnt offering, and arose and went to the place of which God had told him. Then on the third day Abraham lifted his eyes and saw the place afar off. And Abraham said to his young men, \\u201cStay here with the donkey; the lad and I will go yonder and worship, and we will come back to you.\\u201d So Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering and laid it on Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand, and a knife, and the two of them went together. But Isaac spoke to Abraham his father and said, \\u201cMy father!\\u201d And he said, \\u201cHere I am, my son.\\u201d Then he said, \\u201cLook, the fire and the wood, but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?\\u201d And Abraham said, \\u201cMy son, God will provide for Himself the lamb for a burnt offering.\\u201d So the two of them went together. Then they came to the place of which God had told him. And Abraham built an altar there and placed the wood in order; and he bound Isaac his son and laid him on the altar, upon the wood. And Abraham stretched out his hand and took the knife to slay his son. But the Angel of the Lord called to him from heaven and said, \\u201cAbraham, Abraham!\\u201d So he said, \\u201cHere I am.\\u201d And He said, \\u201cDo not lay your hand on the lad, or do anything to him; for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from Me.\\u201d Then Abraham lifted his eyes and looked, and there behind him was a ram caught in a thicket by its horns. So Abraham went and took the ram, and offered it up for a burnt offering instead of his son. And Abraham called the name of the place, The-Lord-Will-Provide; as it is said to this day, \\u201cIn the Mount of the Lord it shall be provided.\\u201d Then the Angel of the Lord called to Abraham a second time out of heaven, and said: \\u201cBy Myself I have sworn, says the Lord, because you have done this thing, and have not withheld your son, your only son\\u2014 blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply your descendants as the stars of the heaven and as the sand which is on the seashore; and your descendants shall possess the gate of their enemies. In your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.\\u201d So Abraham returned to his young men, and they rose and went together to Beersheba; and Abraham dwelt at Beersheba.\\nGenesis 22:3\\u202d-\\u202c19 NKJV\\n\\n--- \\n\\nSend in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pastor-lucy-paynter/message\\nSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pastor-lucy-paynter/support'