“By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten son,”
By faith Abraham, when put to the test (peirazō), offered up Isaac; he who had received the promises was ready to offer up his only son — the Akedah (Genesis 22) represents faith's supreme test. Abraham had received (komizō) the promise of Isaac's lineage; yet he was prepared (tolmao) to offer (prospherō) his only-begotten (monogenēs) son. This paradox of faith: willing to destroy the very promise God had given.
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