ABRAHAM

MODULE 5: SESSION 23: Abraham’s Ultimate Test

Moriah means “seeing,” and it’s a strong thematic connection to the test in the garden of Eden. The theme of the test in the Bible has two sides: positively, it can be an opportunity to prove loyalty and preparedness; negatively, it can be a temptation or a trap. God commands Avraham to offer Yitskhaq as a “going-up” offering a whole offering of total surrender. The New Testament links Jesus’ trial in the garden of Gethsemane to the test Avraham faces in Genesis 22.