Isaac is the fulfillment of God’s promise, the long-awaited and almost-despaired-of biological heir and heir of the covenant. Now God asks Abraham to sacrifice him.

The perfect test and indeed the only test was to ask Abraham to sacrifice Isaac while at the same time believing that God would not actually require him to go through with the sacrifice.

In pardoning his son Hunter, President Biden faced a challenge like Abraham's with Isaac: does family or faith — in the system — come first?

We stand today, like Abraham, atop the mountain, facing the delicate challenge of reconciling morality and prophecy.

ABRAHAM'S TRUST IN GOD; Dr. Talmage's Lesson from the Presenting of Isaac as a Sacrifice. NO OFFERING TOO GREAT TO MAKE Christ Sustains His Followers and Throws Open the Gates of Everlasting Life ...