After all these things happened, the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision. [84] God said, “Abram, don’t be afraid. I will defend you. And I will give you a great reward.”
Genesis 22:1 - Easy To Read Version After those things, God decided to test Abraham’s faith. God said to him, “Abraham!” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition AFTER THESE events, God tested and proved Abraham and said to him, Abraham! And he said, Here I am. American Standard Version (1901) And it came to pass after these things, that God did prove Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham; and he said, Here am I. Common English Bible After these events, God tested Abraham and said to him, “Abraham!” Abraham answered, “I’m here.” Catholic Public Domain Version After these things occurred, God tested Abraham, and he said to him, "Abraham, Abraham." And he answered, "Here I am." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version After these things, God tempted Abraham, and said to him: Abraham, Abraham. And he answered: Here I am. |
After all these things happened, the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision. [84] God said, “Abram, don’t be afraid. I will defend you. And I will give you a great reward.”
This upset Abraham very much. He was worried about his son {Ishmael}.
But then the Angel of the Lord stopped Abraham. The angel called from heaven and said, “Abraham, Abraham!”
Jacob said to Joseph, “Go to Shechem. Your brothers are there with my sheep.”
During the night, God spoke to Israel in a dream. God said, “Jacob, Jacob.”
The Lord was angry against Israel again. The Lord caused David to turn against the Israelites. {David} said, “Go count the people of Israel and Judah.”
One time the leaders of Babylon sent messengers to Hezekiah. Those messengers asked about a strange sign that had happened in the nations. {\cf2\super [396]} When they came, God left Hezekiah alone to test him and to know everything that was in Hezekiah’s heart. {\cf2\super [397]}
The Lord searches for good people,\par but he rejects {\cf2\super [62]} cruel, evil people.\par
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 the people will do what I tell them.
The Lord saw Moses was coming to look at the bush. So God called to Moses from the bush. God said, “Moses, Moses!”
Gold and silver are put into fire to make them pure. But the Lord is the One who makes peoples’ hearts pure.
Then I heard my Lord’s voice. The Lord said, “Who can I send? Who will go for us?”
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.
Don’t listen to that person. Why? Because the Lord your God is testing you. The Lord wants to know if you love him with all your heart and all your soul.
In the desert, the Lord fed you manna [53] —something your ancestors [54] had never seen. The Lord tested you. Why? Because the Lord made you humble so that things would go well for you in the end.
And you must remember the whole trip that the Lord your God has led you through these 40 years in the desert. The Lord was testing you. He wanted to make you humble. He wanted to know the things in your heart. He wanted to know if you would obey his commands.
Abraham {\cf2\super [10]} is our father {\cf2\super [11]} . Abraham was made right with God by the things he did. He offered (gave) his son Isaac to God on the altar. {\cf2\super [12]}
Why do these troubles happen? To prove that your faith is pure (true). This purity of faith is worth more than gold. Gold can be proved to be pure by fire, but gold will ruin. The purity of your faith will bring you praise and glory and honor when Jesus Christ appears (comes).