And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt [test]Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, [here] I [am.]
Geneva Bible - And after these things God did (*) prove Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham. Who answered, (♣) Here am I.
(*) Hebrews 11:17 .
(♣) Hebrew: Lo, I.
Scofield Bible notes - The spiritual experience of Abraham was marked by 4 great crises, each of which involved a surrender of something naturally more dear. These were:
(1) Country and kindred
(2) His nephew, Lot; especially dear to Abraham by nature, as a possible heir and as a fellow believer. The completeness of Abraham's separation from one who, though a believer, was a "vessel unto dishonour".
(3) His own plan about Ishmael
(4)Isaac, "thy son, they only son Isaac, whom thou lovest"
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