On the third day of the journey, Abraham saw the place in the distance. Stay here with the donkey, Abraham told the young men. The boy and I will travel a little farther
A little farther
One day Moses was tending the flock of his farther in-law, Jethro, the priest of Median, and he want deep into the wilderness near Sinai, the mountain of God. Suddenly the angel of the Lord appeared to him as a blazing fire in a bush. Moses was amazed because the bush was engulfed in flames but it didnt burn up. Amazing! Moses said to himself. Why isnt that bush burning up? I must go over to see this. When the Lord saw that he had caught Moses attention, God called to him from the bush, Moses! Moses!
Then, accompanied by the disciples Jesus left the upstairs room and went as usual to the Mount of Olives. There he told them, Pray that you will not be overcome by temptation. He walked away, about a stones throw, and knelt down and prayed,
At that moment the angel of the LORD shouted at him from heaven, Abraham! Abraham! Yes he answered I am listening Do not hurt the boy in any way for now I know that you truly fear God. You have not withheld even your beloved son from me. Then Abraham looked up and saw a ram caught by its horns in a bush. So he took the ram and sacrificed it as a burnt offering on the altar in place of his son. Abraham named the place, The LORD Will Provide. This name has now become a proverb. On the mountain of the lord it will be provided. | Then the angel of the LORD called again to Abraham from heaven This is what the LORD says: Because you have obeyed me and have not withheld even your beloved son, I swear by my own self that I will bless you richly. I will multiply your descendents into countless millions, like the stars of the sky and the sand on the seashore. They will conquer their enemies, and through your descendents, all the nations of the earth will be blessed - all because you have obeyed me Then they returned to Abrahams young men and traveled home again to Beersheba, where Abraham lived for quite some time.
It was by faith that Abraham offered Isaac as a sacrifice when God was testing him. Abraham, who had received Gods promises, was ready to sacrifice his only son, Isaac, though God had promised him, Isaac is the son through whom your descendants will be counted. Abraham assumed that if Isaac died, God was able to bring him back to life again. And in a sense, Abraham did receive his son back from the dead.
Altar
Then Elijah called to the people, Come over here!. They all crowded around him as he repaired the altar of the LORD that had been torn down. He took twelve stones, one to represent each of the tribes of Israel, and he used the stones to rebuild the LORDs altar...
At the customary time for offering the evening sacrifice, Elijah the prophet walked up to the altar and prayed, OLORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob prove today that you are God in Israel and that I am your servant. Prove that I have done all this at your command. O LORD, answer me! Answer me so these people will know that you, O LORD, are God and that you have brought them back to yourself. Immediately the fire of the Lord flashed down from heaven and burned up the young bull, the wood, the stones, and the dust. It even licked up all the water in the ditch!
Priest
And now God is building you, as living stones, into his spiritual temple. Whats more, you are Gods holy priests, who offer the spiritual sacrifices that please him because of Jesus Christ. As the scriptures express it.
Offering
Chapter Three | I will pass through Egypt
Now the LORD gave the following instructions to Moses and Aaron while they were still in the land of Egypt: From now on, this month will be the first month of the year for you. Announce to the whole community that on the tenth day of this month each family must choose a lamb or a young goat for a sacrifice. If a family is too small to eat an entire lamb, let them share the lamb with another family in the neighborhood. Whether or not they share in this way depends on the size of each family and how much they can eat. This animal must be a one year- old male, either a sheep or a goat, with no physical defects. | Take special care of these lambs until the evening of the fourteenth day of this first month. Then each family in the community must slaughter its lamb. They are to take some of the lambs blood and smear it on the top and sides of the door frame of the house where the lamb will be eaten. That evening everyone must eat roast lamb with bitter herbs and bread made without yeast. The meat must never be eaten raw or boiled; roast it all, including the head, legs, and internal organs. Do not leave any of it until the next day. Whatever is not eaten that night must be burned before morning. | Wear your travelling clothes as you eat this meal, as though prepared for a long journey. Wear your sandals, and carry your walking sticks in your hands. Eat the food quickly, for this is the LORDs Passover. On that night I will pass through the land of Egypt and kill all the firstborn sons and firstborn male animals in the land of Egypt. I will execute judgment against all the gods of Egypt, for I am the LORD... celebrate this festival of Unleavened Bread, for it will remind you that I brought your forces out of the land of Egypt on this very day. This festival will be a permanent regulation for you, to be kept from generation to generation.