Today's Favorite Verse: Genesis 22:1-2

Today's Favorite Verse: Genesis 22:1-2

"And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am.

And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of."

So much of this story of Abraham and Isaac is a foreshadowing of the Father sacrificing his only begotten son, Jesus Christ, for us. Abraham had to learn more about Abraham, and Isaac more about Isaac, in order to understand more completely the sacrifice and atonement of Jesus Christ.

The word tempt has a footnote to test or prove.

"My people must be tried in all things, that they may be prepared to receive the glory that I have for them, even the glory of Zion; and he that will not bear chastisement is not worthy of my kingdom."

(Doctrine and Covenants 136:31)

Abraham had long been tried and tested of the Lord God. Abraham had walked with and spoken to the Lord. He knew His voice, he knew the Master. There was no doubt when the Lord was speaking to him. The really key part to this test was Abraham was prepared for it in advance. This "test" could have gone horribly wrong if Abraham was listening to the wrong source.

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