The title of this piece points to the central event under discussion: Abraham’s attempted sacrifice of Isaac on Mount Moriah. But, given our discussion of last week and the week before ...

In the hands of Baroque painters, the Genesis account of Isaac, Jacob, and Rebekah becomes more than a tale of deception — it ...

Abraham and Sarah had a son and called him Isaac. Later, God asked Abraham to sacrifice Isaac (Genesis 22). This must have deeply disturbed Abraham, but he did as God asked, and as he was about to ...

Above each is an aspect of the encounter account: Abraham’s home above the Father, the oak of Mamre above the Son, Mount Moriah (where Isaac is almost offered in sacrifice) above the Holy Spirit.

Genesis 17:11-14 Abraham kept this covenant and his wife, Sarah, gave birth to their son, Isaac. God chose Isaac to inherit the covenant directly from his father, and Isaac handed it on to his own ...