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Genesis chapter 22 is one of the most important chapters in the entire Old Testament: In this chapter is one of the clearest pictures of Jesus offering Himself as a sacrifice for our sins. In this chapter we understand how the Temple in Jerusalem came to be located there on Mount Moriah. And in this chapter, we understand what victorious faith looks like when Abraham’s faith is brought to the ultimate test.

When it comes to our relationship to God, faith is everything, but faith is meant to be used, it’s meant to be the foundation for how you live. And faith is like exercise, the more you use it, the stronger it becomes. You can’t say, “I tried that faith thing and it didn’t work for me.” That’s like saying, “I tried the going to the gym thing, but it didn’t work for me.” Well, it would help if you did something while you were there.

Abraham is called the father of our faith, but he didn’t start out in his relationship with God always being victorious, Abraham grew in his faith. There were times when he failed, but Genesis 22 is about Abraham’s spectacular victory!

At this point, Abraham is an old man. He has walked with God many years, and God is now giving him the greatest test of his life. God is going to ask him to place on the altar that which meant the most to him.

There is so much personal application in this study because we all hold on to things and God wants to know if we will truly trust Him in our lives or not. Are we willing to lay them before God and give them to Him with complete trust?

I. Faith Must be Tested

 This is the first time the word ‘test’ is used in the bible, but not the first time Abraham has been tested in his faith.

 There was the ‘Follow God Test,” when God called Abram to leave his father’s house and relatives and go to a place he had not known. He probably would get a ‘C’ on that one. He got halfway and stopped, and God had to urge him on again. He ended up taking his nephew Lot with him which ended badly.

 Then there was the ‘Famine Test.’ When a famine hit the land, he ended up going to Egypt for provisions, said a half-truth, which of course is a whole lie. This got him a rebuke from the Pharaoh and escorted out of the country. He got an ‘F’ on that one.

 Then there was the ‘Conflict Test,’ when Lot’s herdsman and Abraham’s had tension over grazing rights. Abraham offered Lot that he could choose whatever land he wanted, and Abraham would take what was left. On that test, Abraham got an ‘A.’

 And of course, we can’t forget the ‘Fatherhood Test.’ God promised him a son, but Abraham and Sarah took matters into their own hands and Sarah offered her handmaiden Hagar. The result was trouble that continues to this day.

 Even though Abraham and Sarah failed, however, God’s promises did not fail.

 At this point, God fulfilled His promise of giving Abraham a son and their house has been filled withed laughter and joy since God gave them Isaac when Sarah was 90 years old.

 But will Abraham’s confidence be in his son, or in God who gave him his son?

A. Give God that which means most

 For there to be a test, it must be regarding something we care about.
Illus – There are several scriptures that forbid the Jews to eat vultures, bats, and a goodly number of insects; I can honestly say that I have passed this test with flying colors!
 But there are other things we often hold on to and give the highest place in our lives. Even good things can get out of order…

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