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Test of Faith [05-06]

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When Isaac was a young man, God tested Abraham's faith by saying, “Take Isaac, your only son, and kill him as a sacrifice to me.” Again Abraham obeyed God and prepared to sacrifice his son.

以撒年少时,神试探亚伯拉罕的忠诚,神说:「带你的独生子以撒,把他杀了给我作全燔祭。」亚伯拉罕再次遵从神的话。

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  • God tested Abraham's faith - God wanted Abraham to show that he was completely submitted to God, that he would obey whatever God told him to do.
  • kill him - God did not want human sacrifice. God wanted to see that Abraham loved God more than he loved his son and would obey God even when God told him to give his son back to God.
  • prepared to sacrifice - Abraham got ready to sacrifice his son. God stopped him before he killed his son.