Old Testement

THE OBEDIANCE OF ABRAHAM

The central image in this Catholic fine art print is about the testing of Abraham's faith and his obedience. This great event is recorded in the book of Exodus as follows: "... God put Abraham to the test. Then God said to Abraham). "Take your son Isaac, your only one, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah. There you shall offer him up as a holocaust on the height I shall point out to you." ... When they came to the place of which God had told him, Abraham built an altar there and arranged the wood on it. Next he tied up his son Issac, and put him on top of the wood on the altar. Them he reached out and took the knife to slaughter his son. But the lord's messenger called to him from heaven," Abraham, Abraham!" "Yes Lord" he replied. "Do not lay your hands on the boy," said the messenger. "Do not do the least thing to him." I know now how devoted you are to God. Since you did not withhold from me your own beloved son." As Abraham looked about, he spied a ram caught by its horn in the thicket. ... Again the Lord's messenger called to Abraham and said:" I swear by myself, declares the lord, that because you acted as you did in not withholding from me your beloved son, I will bless you abundantly and make your descendants as countless as the stars of the sky and the sands of the seashore; and in your descendants all the nations of the earth shall find a blessing - all this because you obeyed my command." We have all have been greatly blessed by Abraham's faith and obedience. Below this central image is an image of the Torah in which the great event is recorded. This window is a reminder of the mighty acts of God and his great promises to those who remain faithful and obedient to Him.

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