““Do not lay a hand on the boy or do anything to him,” said the angel, “for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your only son from me.””
Genesis 22:12
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Why did God test Abraham?
God tested Abraham to know him, to see in action how far Abraham trusted and honoured Him. At the top Abraham built the altar, bound his son and took the knife. A voice from heaven said his name twice. For the third time in the chapter Abraham answered, "Here I am" (Genesis 22:11). Then came the sentence that explains the test: "now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your only son from me" (Genesis 22:12).
Read the whole studyHow did Israel first hear Genesis 22?
God tested Israel at Sinai with the same Hebrew verb, nasah (H5254), that opens this verse. Moses told them, "For God has come to test you, so that the fear of Him may be before you" (Exodus 20:20), and the angel told Abraham, "now I know that you fear God" (Genesis 22:12). So Israel heard Abraham's test as their own story.
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