Abraham Sacrifices Isaac

The Chosen People

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Judaism, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

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🗓️ 11 November 2024

⏱️ 55 minutes

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# 27 - Abraham Sacrifices Isaac - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, Abraham faces the ultimate challenge of faith as he is asked by God to sacrifice his beloved son, Isaac. This episode explores the tension between obedience and love, revealing how Abraham's unwavering trust in God's plan becomes a profound lesson in faith and divine provision.Episode 27 of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein is inspired by the Book of Genesis.Sign up for The Chosen People devotionals at https://www.thechosenpeople.com/sign-upFor more information about Yael Eckstein and IFCJ visit https://www.ifcj.org/Today's opening prayer is inspired by Hebrews 11:1, “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.”Listen to some of the greatest Bible stories ever told and make prayer a priority in your life by downloading the Pray.com app. Show Notes: (02:25) Intro with Yael Eckstein (04:07) Abraham Sacrifices Isaac - Cinematic Retelling (29:54) Reflection with Yael Eckstein See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Previously on the Chosen People
0:03.0	Can you count the stars, Abram?
0:06.0	Abram shook his head, uncertain.
0:09.0	You cannot, for there are too many.
0:13.0	It is impossible. It is to be the same with your offspring.
0:17.0	The great nation I shall make through your air would be as innumerable as the stars in the night sky.
0:27.9	I can't help it. You're never going to believe it. It's finally happened. God's promise to us.
0:36.9	You're with child. You're going to be our father.
0:44.0	Sarah has given you a son. Isaac. Master? The boy's name is Isaac.
0:56.1	They laughed until tears streamed down their faces.
1:00.8	Everyone in the room began to harmonize with them.
1:03.9	Years of pent-up tension from yearning for a child had finally released, ironically, just like the babies. It is a miracle. It is our God.
1:16.5	It truly is. Abraham, you have walked with our God for a long time and grown accustomed to his
1:23.5	voice. I have always wondered how you sustained your faith all these years waiting for the impossible. But now I hear his voice. I have always wondered how you sustained your faith all these years waiting for the impossible.
1:29.6	But now I hear his voice too. I hear his voice in the cries of our son here at last, and I hear it in
1:37.3	all our laughter. God made me laugh when I first learned of his intentions for my life, but now everyone will laugh with me.
1:52.0	Blessed be Abram by God Most High, creator of heaven and earth.
1:58.0	In him, you and your great nation will have a protector and provider.
2:05.4	Abram was pleased to know that he had done right by his God
2:09.5	and that his reward would be something akin to a legacy,
2:14.1	enduring and everlasting,
2:16.7	just as the God Most High had promised him.
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