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Jan 2025
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God Testing Abraham - The Book of Genesi...

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In this Bible Story, Abraham shows his true devotion to God by testing him to sacrifice Isaac. Abraham with anguish and sorrow, obeys, but the Lord provided a ram instead and blesses Abraham for his obedience. This story is inspired by Genesis 22. Go to BibleinaYear.com and learn the Bible in a Year.

Today's Bible verse is Genesis 22:2 from the King James Version.

Episode 16: After several years of getting to raise his son Isaac, Abraham is commanded by God to sacrifice him, the son of promise, on a mountain to which God would lead him. Undoubtedly tormented inside but trusting God, Abraham obeys. Just as the knife is about to come down on his son, an Angel of the Lord shows up, praising his faithfulness, and provides a ram for him to slay instead.

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Executive Producers: Steve Gatena & Max Bard

Producer: Ben Gammon

Hosted by: Pastor Jack Graham

Music by: Andrew Morgan Smith

Bible Story narration by: Todd Haberkorn

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