Genesis 22:14-24

¹⁴ So Abraham called the name of that place, “The LORD will see to it”; as it is said to this day, “On the mount of the LORD it shall be seen to.”

¹⁵ And the angel of the LORD called to Abraham a second time from the sky

¹⁶ and said, “By myself I have sworn, declares the LORD, because you have done this and have not held back your only son,

¹⁷ Blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply your offspring like the stars of the sky and like the sand upon the beach. And your offspring will possess the gate of his enemies,

¹⁸ and because of your offspring all the nations of the earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed my voice.”

¹⁹ So Abraham returned to his young men, and they set out together to Beersheba. And Abraham lived at Beersheba.

²⁰ Now after these things it was told to Abraham, “See, Milcah also has borne children to your brother Nahor:

²¹ Uz his firstborn, Buz his brother, Kemuel the father of Aram,

²² Chesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph, and Bethuel.”

²³ ( Bethuel fathered Rebekah.) These eight Milcah bore to Nahor, Abraham’s brother.

²⁴ His concubine, whose name was Reumah, also bore Tebah, Gaham, Tahash, and Maacah.

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Unthinkable and Impossible

Abraham is a perfect example of saving faith because his faith was more than mere intellectual assent. He trusted God and he obeyed his command. His faith strapped his son to an altar and picked up a knife. By doing so, he was acting out a scene in a drama, a scene that was written long before his time, a scene that would be fulfilled in history when God himself would send his only Son to be sacrificed on a cross. But Abraham did not know that. All Abraham knew was that God commanded him to do the unthinkable, and he was prepared to do it, because he trusted God. God would see to it.

This is the kind of faith God has chosen to bless. If you ever struggle with why you keep getting into impossible situations, that could be the reason. The LORD could be challenging you to stay committed to him when the reasonable thing to do would be to pack up your stuff and go back home.

LORD, give us the faith that trusts and obeys in unthinkable and impossible situations.