Introduction
This verse is found in the book of Genesis, which was written by Moses. This is the first of the five books that make up the ‘Pentateuch’. It is believed that Moses compiled the Pentateuch while in the Wilderness of Sinai in approximately 15th Century BC. The book of Genesis is written as a narrative, and is a compilation of testimonies of ancient Israel about their origins.
The law had not yet been established at this point, however, God had established a covenant with Abraham (Gen 12:1, Gen 15, Gen 17), promising to bless him and his descendants, and make them into a great nation. The chapters leading up to the above verse go on to mention that God had promised a son to Abraham and Sarah (Gen 15:1, Gen 17:19), and that the birth of Isaac in their old age was God’s fulfilment of his promise. Genesis 22:1-2 makes reference to a time during Abraham’s life, after his son Isaac was born. Here, we see that God asks Abraham to give up his …show more content…
Although Abraham had waited many years to see the promise of Isaac come to pass, it was this child of promise that Abraham loved and cherished so much that God asked him to sacrifice. In my life, there are many things that I have been earnestly waiting and seeking God for. This story highlights to me the importance of not letting my wants or my needs be greater than God in my life. Even though I may receive something that I may have been waiting many years to receive, I should not let this thing have a greater hold on my life than God himself, who is the provider of all things. This does not necessarily mean that God is going to take back everything that he grants to us. However, God may use the temporary removal of these things to see where our heart truly lies, and, even when the thing we desire the most is taken away from us, whether we will truly seek after Him and worship Him
This verse is found in the book of Genesis, which was written by Moses. This is the first of the five books that make up the ‘Pentateuch’. It is believed that Moses compiled the Pentateuch while in the Wilderness of Sinai in approximately 15th Century BC. The book of Genesis is written as a narrative, and is a compilation of testimonies of ancient Israel about their origins.
The law had not yet been established at this point, however, God had established a covenant with Abraham (Gen 12:1, Gen 15, Gen 17), promising to bless him and his descendants, and make them into a great nation. The chapters leading up to the above verse go on to mention that God had promised a son to Abraham and Sarah (Gen 15:1, Gen 17:19), and that the birth of Isaac in their old age was God’s fulfilment of his promise. Genesis 22:1-2 makes reference to a time during Abraham’s life, after his son Isaac was born. Here, we see that God asks Abraham to give up his …show more content…
Although Abraham had waited many years to see the promise of Isaac come to pass, it was this child of promise that Abraham loved and cherished so much that God asked him to sacrifice. In my life, there are many things that I have been earnestly waiting and seeking God for. This story highlights to me the importance of not letting my wants or my needs be greater than God in my life. Even though I may receive something that I may have been waiting many years to receive, I should not let this thing have a greater hold on my life than God himself, who is the provider of all things. This does not necessarily mean that God is going to take back everything that he grants to us. However, God may use the temporary removal of these things to see where our heart truly lies, and, even when the thing we desire the most is taken away from us, whether we will truly seek after Him and worship Him