...On a certain day God tempted Abraham, or put Abraham's feelings to a severe trial. He said to him, " Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou...for a burntoffering upon one of the mountains which F 5 I will tell thee of." A stronger temptation, a more severe and bitter trial, to any man, but especially...

...things, that God did tempt Abra ham, and said unto him, Abraham ; and he said, Behold, here I am. 2. And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac,...into the land of Moriah, and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of. 3. And Abraham rose up early in...

...modification, except by means of a communication equally direct. Thus, when Abraham had been commanded, " Take now thy son, thine only son, Isaac, whom thou...of Moriah, and offer him there for a burntoffering ; " (Gen. xxii. 2 ;) no communication by means of a prophet had sufficient authority to recall the...

...— 2 Kings ii. 12, 591 SERMONS. SERMONS. SERMON I. THE TRIAL OF ABRAHAM'S FAITH. GENESIS XXÜ. 2. And He said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac,...upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of. THE history of which these words form a part, is, in all respects, one of the most remarkable portions...

...violent hands upon him. But now, all pleas of this kind were fully anticipated by the divine command, • Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou...one of the mountains, which I will tell thee of;' that is, " notwithstanding- he ¡g thy son, thine only son, and a son thou hast set thine heart upon,...

...ready always to do it ; no matter how hard it is." " And what did God tell Abraham to do, mother?" son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get...upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of." " What is a burnt-offering, mother?" " It is a sacrifice, my dear, such as I explained to you." " What,...

...superadded to that of reason and of faith. When the alarming mandate sounded in the ears of Abraham — " Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou...burnt-offering, upon one of the mountains which I shall tell thee of;" how must the feelings of the parent have struggled with the faith of the believer...

...Hebr. xi. 17. Abraham travels to mount Mnriah GENESIS. only son Isaac, whom thou lovcst, and get thce * h. xxxvii. 11. Eccles. iv. 4. •Ch. xxi. 30. ¿Eicd....thouldest have brought guiltiness upon us] It is l b early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two » 2 Chron. iii. 1. » P«. ciix. 60. Eccles....

...expectations awakened by the previous merciful communications of heaven, were destined to be blighted. " Take now thy son, thine only son, Isaac, whom thou...Moriah, and offer him there for a burnt-offering." Such was the command of God ; and was there not in it every thing that was calculated to wound the...

...1. And it came to pass after these things, that God did ternpt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, behold, here I am. And he said, take...upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of. And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him,...