Gen 22:16-17, Deu 8:2, 13:3, Judg 2:22, 2Ch 32:21, Psa 139:23-24 | ESV | STEP | and said , By myself I have sworn , declares the Lord , because you have done this and have not withheld your son , your only son,

Genesis 22:16-17

16 and said, ^a“By myself I have sworn, declares the Lord, because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son, 17 I will surely bless you, and I will surely multiply your offspring ^bas the stars of heaven and ^cas the sand that is on the seashore. And your offspring shall possess ^dthe gate of his ^{▼▼Or their} enemies,

Deuteronomy 8:2

2 And you shall remember the whole way that the Lord your God has led you ^fthese forty years in the wilderness, that he might humble you, ^gtesting you ^hto know what was in your heart, ⁱwhether you would keep his commandments or not.

Deuteronomy 13:3

3 you shall not listen to the words of that prophet or that dreamer of dreams. For the Lord your God ^jis testing you, to know whether you love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul.

Judges 2:22

22 in order ^kto test Israel by them, whether they will take care to walk in the way of the Lord as their fathers did, or not.”

2 Chronicles 32:21

21 And the Lord sent an angel, who cut off all the mighty warriors and commanders and officers in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he returned with ^lshame of face to his own land. And when he came into the house of his god, some of his own sons struck him down there with the sword.

Psalms 139:23-24

23 Search me, O God, and know my heart!
^mTry me and know my thoughts! ^{▼▼Or cares}
24 And see if there be any grievous way in me,
and ^olead me in ^pthe way everlasting! ^{▼▼Or in the ancient way (compare Jeremiah 6:16)}