God Commands to Offer Isaac Some time later God tested Abraham; he called to him, “Abraham!” And Abraham answered, “Yes, here I am!” “Take your son,” God said, “your only son, Isaac, whom you love so much, and go to the land of Moriah. There on a mountain that I will show you, offer him as a sacrifice to me.” Early the next morning Abraham cut some wood for the sacrifice, loaded his donkey, and took Isaac and two servants with him. They started out for the place that God had told him about. On t

Here is a song based on Genesis 22 where Abraham is told to offer Isaac on the altar. God is drawing Abraham closer to himself as he pulls him away from all other relationships to Mt Moriah. Isaac represents the physical evidence of God’s promises fulfilled. So what is more important, Isaac or God’s promises? Are God’s promises stronger than death? | Jon Crosby