Genesis 17:18
18And Abraham said to God, “Oh that Ishmael might live before you!”Genesis 22:1-2
The Sacrifice of Isaac
1After these things aGod tested Abraham and said to him, “Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.” 2He said, “Take your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to bthe land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall tell you.”2 Samuel 18:33
33 ▼▼Ch 19:1 in Hebrew
And the king was deeply moved and went up dto the chamber over the gate and wept. And as he went, he said, e“O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! Would I had died instead of you, O Absalom, my son, my son!” Matthew 10:37
37 fWhoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.Hebrews 12:11
11 gFor the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but later it yields hthe peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.
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