...exceeding abundantly above all that he could ask or think ; hence, says the apostle, " he offered up Isaac, of whom it was said, that, in Isaac shall thy seed...called ; accounting that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead ; from whence also he received him in a figure." So let us all believe and act...

...and the worthiness of the great act of obedience in offering up his son Isaac. Heb. xi. 17 — 19 : " By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac...called : accounting that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead ; from whence also he received him in a figure." Job again, who, I think, with...

...Scriptures. " By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac," notwithstanding the promise, That in Isaac shall thy seed be called : "accounting that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead." By faith, many a saint, now in heaven, has suffered the most cruel martyrdom....

...Isaac, whom he loved, and get him into the land of Moriah, and offer him there for a burntoffering; " by faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac; and he that received the promises offered up his only-begotten son, of whom it was said, that in Isaac shall thy...

...was a peculiarity in this instance of Abraham's faith, which here deserves our serious attention. " He that had received the promises offered up his only...was said, That in Isaac shall thy seed be called." Faith is in most cases opposed only to sense. Here it had to contend, and that in a faithful heart,...

...his brethren ; And Judas begat Phares 3 Abraham when lie was tried offered up Isaac ; and he that bad give th-f up, Ephraim ? how shall I deliver thee,...Israel ! bow shall I make thee as Admah ? how sha!! He. il 11. 17, 18. Isaac bfgat Jacob.] After "that" ("after Esau was born") came his brother out, and...

...delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things .' Ro. viii. 32. By faith, Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac...received the promises offered up his only begotten ton. He. xi. 17. In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten...

...up Isaac, and he who had received the promise offered up his only begotten son, of whom it was said, In Isaac shall thy seed be called ; accounting that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead, from whence also he received him in a figure." Was Abraham threatened with...

...Abraham in reference to the promise, as the apostle speaks expressly ; " By faith Abraham when he waa tried, offered up Isaac, and he that had received the promises offered up his only-begotten son." (Heb. xi. 17.) Avoiding therefore these two expositions, as far short of the true...

...foundation of the world."] " Heb. xii. 2. MMCCCXXV. ABRAHAM OFFERING UP ISAAC. Heb. xi. 17 — 19. By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac:...called : accounting that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead ; from whence also he received him in a figure. THE whole life of the patriarchs...