Why Would God Test Abraham?

God didn’t need to know what was in Abraham’s heart. He already knew. Abraham was the one that needed to know what was in his own heart, and we needed to see this sterling example of faith in God's promises today.
What is your best test-taking strategy?
The Ultimate Test:
22:1 Some time later God tested Abraham. He said to him, “Abraham!” “Here I am,” he replied. 2 Then God said, “Take your son, your only son, whom you love-Isaac-and go to the region of Moriah. Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on a mountain I will show you.”
How did God refer to Isaac?
What did God ask Abraham to do?
Has God asked you to sacrifice something dear to you? If so, what?
3 Early the next morning Abraham got up and loaded his donkey. He took with him two of his servants and his son Isaac. When he had cut enough wood for the burnt offering, he set out for the place God had told him about. 4 On the third day Abraham looked up and saw the place in the distance. 5 He said to his servants, “Stay here with the donkey while I and the boy go over there. We will worship and then we will come back to you.”
What was Abraham’s response?
How do you think you would respond?
6 Abraham took the wood for the burnt offering and placed it on his son Isaac, and he himself carried the fire and the knife. As the two of them went on together, 7 Isaac spoke up and said to his father Abraham, “Father?” “Yes, my son?” Abraham replied. “The fire and wood are here,” Isaac said, “but where is the lamb for the burnt offering?” 8 Abraham answered, “God himself will provide the lamb for the burnt offering, my son.” And the two of them went on together.
What was Isaac’s response?
How do you think you would respond?
9 When they reached the place God had told him about, Abraham built an altar there and arranged the wood on it. He bound his son Isaac and laid him on the altar, on top of the wood. 10 Then he reached out his hand and took the knife to slay his son. 11 But the angel of the Lord called out to him from heaven, “Abraham! Abraham!”
“Here I am,” he replied. 12 “Do not lay a hand on the boy,” he said. “Do not do anything to him. Now I know that you fear God, because you have not withheld from me your son, your only son.”
13 Abraham looked up and there in a thicket he saw a ram caught by its horns. He went over and took the ram and sacrificed it as a burnt offering instead of his son. 14 So Abraham called that place The Lord Will Provide. And to this day it is said, “On the mountain of the Lord it will be provided.”
How did God provide?
How has God provided in your life? Has he ever provided like this?
Passing the Ultimate Test:
17 By faith Abraham, when God tested him, offered Isaac as a sacrifice. He who had embraced the promises was about to sacrifice his one and only son, 18 even though God had said to him, “It is through Isaac that your offspring will be reckoned.” 19 Abraham reasoned that God could even raise the dead, and so in a manner of speaking he did receive Isaac back from death.
If God knows all things, why would he need to test Abraham?
Why would God ask Abraham to kill his son? Why Isaac?
Why did Abraham obey God? What was his reasoning?
Challenge: What is God asking you to lay on the altar today?
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[@MariusVanWoerden]

Where was Jesus crucified. Was it on a hill like we see pictures of the 3 crosses one in the middle usually taller. No Our Lord Jesus was not even crucified on a hill because there was not one matching the Biblical description for the place of the crucifixion. Jesus was crucified on a mountain. The name of the mountain is Mount Moriah, the same mountain where God told Abraham to sacrifice his son and likely the same place. Genesis 22: 6 So Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering and laid it on Isaac his son. Abraham did not need to lay his son on the wood because, God laid His Son on the wood. Genesis 22: 8 And Abraham said, “My son, God will provide for Himself THE LAMB for a burnt offering.”So the two of them went together. Abraham did not have to sacrificed his son, because God sacrificed HIS SON. Abraham brought his son on a donkey and Our God did bring His Son on a Donkey. We see how even here is a fulfilling of the old testament
Reason God wanted Abraham to go Mount Moriah is what Jesus was referring to in John 8:56 Your father Abraham rejoiced to see My day, and he saw it and was glad.” Abraham considered that God could raise Isaac from the dead. But God DID raise His Son up from the dead. God did not want to see what Abraham would do, but God wanted to show Abraham what He would do on that same mountain.
The place of Jesus’s crucifixion would have to have been located outside the city in accordance with Roman and Jewish customs of the time. The Gospels, too, seem to suggest that Jesus was crucified outside of the city.
Matthew 27: 39 And those who passed by blasphemed Him, wagging their heads 40 and saying, “You who destroy the temple and build it in three days, save Yourself! If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross.” They were on their way to Jerusalem for the Passover, But did not see that the real Passover Lamb was hanging on that Cross. Jesus Did not eat the Passover lamb because He Was The Passover LAMB.
(Hebrews 13:11-14) The high priest carries the blood of animals into the Most Holy Place as a sin offering, but the bodies are burned outside the camp. And so Jesus also suffered outside the city gate to make the people holy through his own blood. Let us, then, go to him outside the camp, bearing the disgrace that He bore. For here we do not have an enduring city, but we are looking for the City that is to come (Hebrews 13:11-14).
The name of place of the Crucifixion was Golgotha, as the Bible tells us, which in Aramaic means “PLACE OF THE SKULL.” The Latin word for skull is Calvaria, The Bible refer to this as site of the crucifixion. If it was a hill like some pictures show, a crowd could not have gathered there.
Where than was it? Read 1 Samuel 17: 53 And the children of Israel returned from chasing after the Philistines, and they spoiled their tents. 54 And David took the head of the Philistine, and brought it to Jerusalem; but he put his armor in his tent. David a 17 or 18 year old boy walked a day about 40 KM and carried the scull of Goliath. He placed it outside the city. David would not have been allowed in the city with the scull. It must have been placed on something solid or maybe buried. This place was known to the people as a place of a Scull, This was the providence of God Our Lord. God did not let David a days journey without a purpose.
Criminals were crucified outside the city wall and not carried on a long distance. Where Jesus was crucified must have been a place where a crowd could gather and people pass by, were on their way to the gate of Jerusalem for the Passover. The wall of Jerusalem was behind Him, which made it possible for the people to hear Him speak. There was not a little sign at the Cross but big letters on the wall of Jerusalem 37 And they put up over His head the accusation written against Him: THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS. Jesus feet must have been not farther from the ground as 3 feet to be able to speak to His Mother and the Disciples. All 3 crosses were the same size Jesus was not counted more worthy than a Criminal. We can conclude from this that: “Place Of A scull” must be where David placed the Scull of Goliath. I personally belief that it was still there and was crushed. Maybe even under the cross so that it signified God’s Word Genesis 3:15, And I will put enmity Between you and the woman, And between your seed and her Seed; He shall bruise your HEAD, And you shall bruise His heels.” The Feet of Jesus were on each side of the cross beam and nails were driven through His Heel(s). The only place in the feet that would break not the bones. The Hebrew word can also mean heels. This HE is Christ The Son Of God No mater what happened to the Scull, Satan’s head was crushed when Jesus said: “IT is finished.”

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Why does he need to test him if he already knows the answer since God is all-knowing and already knows the answer yes, all-knowing. Easy answer would be to say it was for us but that's not what the angel sent the angel said now I know, go back and read it again. The angel said now I know I can trust you. But if God knew that already why would the angel need to make that comment..

[@RobRuffMusic]

This is the comment I left on another page...
This story has absolutely nothing to do with testing Abraham's faith nor his obedience whatsoever.... What a sadistic and evil thing to do! Rather, This is a 100 percent a story about Jesus.
You have some problems with this "test" explanation....
God is all-knowing... Yet in verse 12 it says: “Do not lay a hand on the boy. Do not do anything to him. NOW I KNOW that you fear God, because you have not withheld from me your son, your only son.” What do you mean "now I know?" .... Now I know, since I did the test?... NOOOO sir. Our God is omniscient. God never says "Now I know.." He knows all things. He doesn't need to do a test on Abraham to know... So this God who sadistically tests people (according to your explanation) says, okay Now I am for certain your faithful... noooo. God already knows the heart.
Another problem you have is the 3 times (3 is the number of Jesus) in verse 2, 12, and 15, where God says "Your one and only son" The chapter before, in chapter 21, talks about Ishmael! Abraham doesn't have a "one and only son"... He's has 2 sons! This is another perceived "contradiction".... The thing is, GOD KNEW THIS ALREADY. God knew Abraham had two sons. So why did He say "his one and only?"
That's right....The Spirit has brought John 3:16 to your memory, "God so loved the world that He gave His ONE AND ONLY SON, that whoever believes in Him will not perish, but have eternal life."
So who then is this story REALLY about? This is a foreshadowing of Jesus. God provided the sacrifice for Abraham... Just like He has for us through Jesus. God was merely showing Abraham His plans for Jesus, He was not sadistically testing him. Our God is good, He does not do evil and sadistic things. God in the story is not talking about Isaac... He's talking about Jesus. It even says in verse 4 that the sacrifice was performed on the 3rd day. Sound familiar?
I just posted on about this on my Facebook, I encourage you to read it. My Facebook name is Rob Ruff Springfield Missouri. Profile pic is the same as my YT photo.

[@RobRuffMusic]

This story has absolutely NOTHING to do with testing Abraham's faith nor his obedience whatsoever.... What a sadistic and evil thing to do! Rather, This is a 100 percent a story about Jesus!!!
You have some problems with this "test" explanation....
God is all-knowing... Yet in verse 12 it says: “Do not lay a hand on the boy. Do not do anything to him. NOW I KNOW that you fear God, because you have not withheld from me your son, your only son.” What do you mean "now I know?" .... Now I know, since I did the test?... NOOOO sir. Our God is omniscient. God never says "Now I know.." He knows all things. He doesn't need to do a test on Abraham to know... So this God who sadistically tests people (according to your explanation) says, okay Now I am for certain your faithful... noooo. God already knows the heart.
Another problem you have is the 3 times (3 is the number of Jesus) in verse 2, 12, and 15, where God says "Your one and only son" The chapter before, in chapter 21, talks about Ishmael! Abraham doesn't have a "one and only son"... He's has 2 sons! This is another perceived "contradiction".... The thing is, GOD KNEW THIS ALREADY. God knew Abraham had two sons. So why did He say "his one and only?"
That's right....The Spirit has brought John 3:16 to your memory, "God so loved the world that He gave His ONE AND ONLY SON, that whoever believes in Him will not perish, but have eternal life."
So who then is this story REALLY about? This is a foreshadowing of Jesus. God provided the sacrifice for Abraham... Just like He has for us through Jesus. God was merely showing Abraham His plans for Jesus, He was not sadistically testing him. Our God is good, He does not do evil and sadistic things. God in the story is not talking about Isaac... He's talking about Jesus. It even says in verse 4 that the sacrifice was performed on the 3rd day. Sound familiar?
I just posted on about this on my Facebook, I encourage you to read it. Rob ruff Springfield Missouri. Fb profile pic is the same as my YT photo.