 God's Covenants With Abraham:
Abraham's Faith is Tested
God again talks about the covenant with Abraham
in Genesis 22. God asks Abraham in Genesis 22:1-2 to
offer his son Isaac, as a burnt offering on a
mountain in the land of Moriah (Note: This would be at
or near the site of the temple mount near the modern
day city of Jerusalem).
Abraham immediately proceeded to do what God
asked. Once God realized that
Abraham was willing to obey God without question,
God stopped Abraham from killing Isaac and provided
a ram as an offering instead (see Genesis 22:3-14).
God then swore that He would greatly bless
Abraham, that he would greatly multiply Abraham's
seed, that Abraham's seed would possess the gate of
their enemies, and in Abraham's seed all the nations
of the earth would be blessed:
 Genesis
22:15-18 says: Then the angel of the LORD called to
Abraham a second time from heaven, and said, "By
Myself I have sworn, declares the LORD, because you
have done this thing, and have not withheld your
son, your only son, indeed I will greatly bless you,
and I will greatly multiply your seed as the stars
of the heavens, and as the sand which is on the
seashore; and your seed shall possess the gate of
their enemies.
 "And in your seed all the nations of
the earth shall be blessed, because you have obeyed
My voice." (NAS)
Question:
According to Genesis 22:15-18, why did the Lord
make this covenant with Abraham?
- Because Abraham said that he would do what
God asked, but never did it.
- Because Abraham had no intention of doing
what God asked.
- Because Abraham obeyed God's voice.
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The
angel of the LORD called to Abraham from heaven a
second time and said, "I swear by myself, declares
the LORD, that because you have done this and have
not withheld your son, your only son, I will surely
bless you and make your descendants as numerous as
the stars in the sky and as the sand on the
seashore. Your descendants will take possession of
the cities of their enemies, and through your
offspring all nations on earth will be blessed,
because you have obeyed me." (NIV)
Then
the Angel of the LORD called to Abraham a second
time out of heaven, and said: "By Myself I have
sworn, says the LORD, because you have done this
thing, and have not withheld your son, your only
son--"blessing I will bless you, and in multiplying
I will multiply your descendants as the stars of the
heaven and as the sand which is on the seashore; and
your descendants shall possess the gate of their
enemies. "In your seed all the nations of the earth
shall be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice."
(NKJ)
And
the angel of Jehovah called unto Abraham a second
time out of heaven, and said, By myself have I
sworn, saith Jehovah, because thou hast done this
thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only
son, that in blessing I will bless thee, and in
multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of
the heavens, and as the sand which is upon the
seashore. And thy seed shall possess the gate of his
enemies. And in thy seed shall all the nations of
the earth be blessed. Because thou hast obeyed my
voice. (ASV)
And
the angel of the LORD called unto Abraham out of
heaven the second time, And said, By myself have I
sworn, saith the LORD, for because thou hast done
this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine
only son: That in blessing I will bless thee, and in
multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of
the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea
shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his
enemies; And in thy seed shall all the nations of
the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my
voice. (KJV)