One of my favorite parallels between the Old and New Testaments is the narrative of Abraham and Isaac.
In Genesis 22:2, God says to Abraham: “Take your son, your only son, whom you love—Isaac—and go to the region of Moriah. Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on a mountain I will show you.”
Then, in the next verse, we see Abraham’s immediate obedience: “Early the next morning, Abraham got up and loaded his donkey. He took with him two of his servants and his son Isaac. When he had cut enough wood for the burnt offering, he set out for the place God had told him about.”
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