So why would God ever want to ask for the HUMAN SACRIFICE of someone who He made a COVENANT with and LOVED DEEPLY? Well, the important thing to understand is Abraham didn’t have the Bible to read and know these things, but he did have faith in the God he served. God made a promise that He would give Abraham a lineage through Isaac. So that’s why, as we read in Genesis 22:3 today, Abraham gets up and goes to do what the Lord has asked.

So why would God ever want to ask for the HUMAN SACRIFICE of someone who He made a COVENANT with and LOVED DEEPLY? Well, the important thing to understand is Abraham didn’t have the Bible to read and know these things, but he did have faith in the God he served. God made a promise that He would give Abraham a lineage through Isaac. So that’s why, as we read in Genesis 22:3 today, Abraham gets up and goes to do what the Lord has asked.

Demonstrating great aspects of the faith, Abraham is quick to be hospitable and caring to the three men, who were God and presumably two angels. In his faith he was obedient and was offered love from the words of God honoring him with the promise of a son. After that, Sarah (Abraham’s wife) laughed to herself in what could only be a laugh that was hollow with pain; you can hear the sarcasm in her thoughts. Yet, despite this, God chose to continue to honor the faith of Abraham and used his love as a teaching tool for Sarah. 

Have you ever had a word spoken to you that you couldn’t quite accept or understand? Maybe it was a random promotion or raise. Maybe you found out your family was expecting a new child or sibling. Think of Abram (later Abraham) sitting as an elderly man with no children of his own, and yet he is promised heirs that outnumber the stars; I’m sure that came as a shock. He was given the promise of ongoing lineage and blessing even though he was later in years.

The first passage we read today was from the Song of Moses. This was the recorded worship that Moses lifted up to the Lord before he died. Moses recognized that God is God, and whatever He decrees is right. Even though Moses had received a harsh punishment, he didn’t shake his fist at God or cry “this isn’t fair!”; he didn’t defend himself or blame others. Moses accepted God’s word in humility.