Hebrews 11:17-19

"Heroes of Faith -- Testing" - Hebrews 11:17-19

Studying through Hebrews 11 is like being stuck in traffic, but in a good way! In traffic, progress is measured in inches not miles, and for us in Heb. 11 it is measured by verses not chapters. In fact we will cover only three verses tomorrow!

Actually, that is not totally true. Yes, we will cover only three chapters in Heb. 11, we will travel back in time to look at Genesis 22 also.

The author of Hebrews was writing to Jews who had a very functional knowledge of their own history, and there is an assumed level of familiarity with the stories he is referring to.

But many of us are new to reading the Bible and are not familiar with the story of Abraham being asked to sacrifice his son, Isaac. So let's look at it!

Slowing down here is less like being on the highway and more like being on safari. We are going slowly because there is so much to see, and we don't want to miss it!

The story of Abraham and Isaac is one of the most important in the whole Bible. Central to it is the level of trust that Abraham had developed in God. Testing for him was not a scary thing, but a simple thing.

What is the story? How was Abraham tested? Did he pass the test? As usual, this is a story with an application you just can live without, so.....

....VIEW and SEE!!!

Steve