![]() ![]() God watched them both, listened to their conversations, and noticed the loving care Abraham showed his son. Together, father and son climbed the mountain. He was testing Abraham’s faith and his willingness to sacrifice everything for God.Ībraham listened and immediately set out on the journey with Isaac. You do know that God would never encourage a human sacrifice. However, sometime later, God confronted Abraham with a humanly unimaginable trial (Genesis 22:1-19) and said to him: “Take now your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall tell you.” Finally, God fulfilled His promise, and they received a son, Isaac. Mount Moriah – unconditional devotion to Godįor many years, Abraham and Sarah hoped for the arrival of a child. Further, may you realize: everything that happens belongs to a plan and works together for your good!Ģ. The passage supports your hope that God will change the situation into something good. However, then you read this Bible passage: “Cast your burden on the Lord, and He shall sustain you He shall never permit the righteous to be moved” (Psalm 55:22).Įven if the situation doesn’t change right away, be encouraged. Unease and restlessness want to take over. Your feelings fluctuate between hope and a lack of orientation. You look for a way out, but all the doors are closed. ![]() Your occupational journey is not what you had hoped for, and you feel that the competition is weighing in on you. Instead of a job acceptance letter, you receive a rejection letter. What will your future be like? What personal consequences for your future career will these economic developments have? Maybe you find yourself in a seemingly hopeless situation that remains unchanging. The current situation of the coronavirus pandemic has caused much fear and uncertainty. Similarly, your life today can unfold like this. The water consistently dropped, and they felt solid ground. He had not forgotten them! Now they knew that the time of their freedom was getting closer. Guided by the hand of God, the ark settled on the rocky terrain of Ararat (Genesis 8:4), for “God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the animals that were with him in the ark” (Genesis 8:1). Suddenly, a jolt caught the body of the ship. Would the food reserves be enough? Their faith in God remained unshakable! The result of this situation was uncertain to them. The massive ship swayed back and forth on the waves. The passengers remained in the dim “box” for another 150 days. For forty days, it rained extraordinarily heavily and without stopping. Noah, his family, and many different animals were inside the ark, which drifted on an incalculable mass of water. Mount Ararat – the strong mountain on life’s ocean (Genesis 7-8:5) Have you ever thought about the meaning they could have for your life?ġ. Important events of the Bible happened near or on mountains in Israel. ![]()
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