Getting to Know
How far in the deep have you ever been? (Ocean, River, Woods, Inner City, Foreign Country)

Who did you trust to get you back?

 

Getting Into
Read Genesis 22:1-14
Why does God test anyone?

 

What is the difference between tempting and testing? Does God tempt people? see James 1:13

 

What do you learn from the following? Ex.20:20, Job 1:8

 

Will the Refiner test us beyond what we are able to endure? (see 1Cor.10:13) Do you really believe this?

 

Gen.22:3 What words or phrases, speak to the immediacy of Abraham’s surrender?

 

Gen.22:5 What will they do at Moriah? What does this express about his faith?

 

Where is Abraham’s trust and confidence?

 

What is God teaching us about real worship?

 

How does the burnt offering relate to the act of worship?

 

In light of God’s gift of His Son as our substitute “ram caught in the bush”, what should our response be as those who by faith are “Abraham’s offspring” (Gal.3:29) “like Isaac...children of promise” (Gal.4:28)?

 

What did Abraham believe?

 

What had God promised? see Heb. 11:17-19

 

What did God “know” about Abraham as a result of his complete obedience?

 

What theological concept is rooted in Abraham taking the ram caught in thicket and offering it instead of Isaac?

 

From this study of Jehovah Jireh, how would you define real worship?

 

When God sees your worship, He makes your _________.

Sermon Highlights or questions.

Going Deeper
What is the purpose of the test in these passages: Deut.8:2,16? How does Abraham’s response compare with Job’s when he was severely tried? Job.1:20,21

 

What parallel do you see in the Genesis 22 passage between father Abraham’s actions and God the Father’s actions some 2000 years later?

 

What do we learn about real worship from the following passage? Rom.12:1-2

 

What do the following passages teach us about Mt. Moriah? 2Sam.24:24-25; 2 Chron.3:1

 

Who revealed Himself to Abraham?

 

What is Jesus’ incredible promise in Jn.14:21?

 

What is the warning in Heb.12:14?

 

 

Life Application: Do you hesitate, negotiate, argue or resist and in so doing avoid obeying immediately? What is your “Isaac” that you dearly love and you would rather God not ask you to release to Him? Pray that God would help you release that to Him.