The Greatest Trial of All
Chapter Twenty-One(TOC)
The Greatest Trial of All
"Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest; and offer him for a burnt offering."—Genesis 22:2.
So long as men live in the world, they will turn to this story with unwaning interest. There is only one scene in history by which it is surpassed; that where the Great Father gave His Isaac to a death from which there was no deliverance. God and Abraham were friends in a common sorrow up to a certain point; though the infinite love of God stepped in to stay the hand of Abraham at the critical moment, sparing His friend what He would not spare Himself.