Genesis 22:1

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

After these things God decided to test Abraham’s faith. God said to him, “Abraham!” And he said, “Yes!”

Cross References

Hebrews 11:17

God tested Abraham’s faith. God told him to offer Isaac as a sacrifice. Abraham obeyed because he had faith. He already had the promises from God. And God had already said to him, “It is through Isaac that your descendants will come.” But Abraham was ready to offer his only son. He did this because he had faith.

Deuteronomy 8:2

And you must remember the entire trip that the Lord your God has led you through these 40 years in the desert. He was testing you. He wanted to make you humble. He wanted to know what is in your heart. He wanted to know if you would obey his commands.

1 Peter 1:7

These troubles test your faith and prove that it is pure. And such faith is worth more than gold. Gold can be proved to be pure by fire, but gold will ruin. When your faith is proven to be pure, the result will be praise and glory and honor when Jesus Christ comes.

James 2:21

Our father Abraham was made right with God by what he did. He offered his son Isaac to God on the altar.

1 Corinthians 10:13

The only temptations that you have are the same temptations that all people have. But you can trust God. He will not let you be tempted more than you can bear. But when you are tempted, God will also give you a way to escape that temptation. Then you will be able to endure it.

Proverbs 17:3

Fire is used to make gold and silver pure, but a person’s heart is made pure by the Lord.

Deuteronomy 8:16

In the desert he fed you manna—something your ancestors had never seen. He tested you to make you humble so that everything would go well for you in the end.

Exodus 3:4

The Lord saw Moses was coming to look at the bush. So he called to him from the bush. He said, “Moses, Moses!” Moses said, “Yes, Lord.”

Genesis 22:11

But the angel of the Lord stopped him. The angel called from heaven and said, “Abraham, Abraham!” Abraham answered, “Yes?”

Genesis 22:7

Isaac said to his father Abraham, “Father!” Abraham answered, “Yes, son?” Isaac said, “I see the wood and the fire. But where is the lamb we will burn as a sacrifice?”

Isaiah 6:8

Then I heard the Lord’s voice, saying, “Who can I send? Who will go for us?” So I said, “Here I am. Send me!”

2 Chronicles 32:31

One time the leaders of Babylon sent messengers to Hezekiah. The messengers asked about a strange sign that had happened in the nations. When they came, God left Hezekiah alone to test him and to know everything that was in Hezekiah’s heart.

Exodus 16:4

Then the Lord said to Moses, “I will cause food to fall from the sky. This food will be for you to eat. Every day the people should go out and gather the food they need that day. I will do this to see if they will do what I tell them.

Deuteronomy 13:3

Don’t listen to them, because the Lord your God is testing you. He wants to know if you love him with all your heart and all your soul.

Judges 2:22

I will use them to test the Israelites. I will see if the Israelites can keep the Lord’s commands as their ancestors did.”

2 Samuel 24:1

The Lord was angry with Israel again. He caused David to turn against the Israelites. He told David, “Go count the people of Israel and Judah.”

Psalm 11:5

The Lord examines those who are good and those who are wicked; he hates those who enjoy hurting others.

Genesis 15:1

After all these things happened, the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision. God said, “Abram, don’t be afraid. I will defend you and give you a great reward.”

Genesis 21:11

This upset Abraham very much. He was worried about his son Ishmael.

Genesis 37:13

Jacob said to Joseph, “Go to Shechem. Your brothers are there with my sheep.” Joseph answered, “I will go.”

Genesis 46:2

During the night God spoke to Israel in a dream and said, “Jacob, Jacob.” Israel answered, “Here I am.”

1 Samuel 3:4

The Lord called Samuel, and Samuel answered, “Here I am.”