Genesis 24:11-12 New International Version (NIV) 11 He had the camels kneel down near the well outside the town; it was toward evening, the time the women go out to draw water. 12 Then he prayed, “Lord, God of my master Abraham, make me successful today, and show...

Genesis 22:15-18 New International Version (NIV) 15 The angel of the Lord called to Abraham from heaven a second time 16 and said, “I swear by myself, declares the Lord, that because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son, 17 I will surely...

  Genesis 22:13 New International Version (NIV) 13 Abraham looked up and there in a thicket he saw a ram caught by its horns.He went over and took the ram and sacrificed it as a burnt offering instead of his son. There is a parallel between the ram that was offered on...

  Genesis 22:12 New International Version (NIV) 12 “Do not lay a hand on the boy,” he said. “Do not do anything to him. Now I know that you fear God, because you have not withheld from me your son, your only son.” It can be very difficult to let go of what you deeply...

Genesis 18:21 New International Version (NIV) 21 that I will go down and see if what they have done is as bad as the outcry that has reached me. If not, I will know.” A fair test was given to the men of Sodom. God gave the people of Sodom one last chance to repent....

Genesis 18:20-33 New International Version (NIV) 20 Then the Lord said, “The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is so great and their sin so grievous 21 that I will go down and see if what they have done is as bad as the outcry that has reached me. If not, I will...