Study Desk

Then God opened her eyes, and she saw a well. She went and filled the leather bag with water and gave some to the boy.

God was with the boy as he grew up; he lived in the wilderness of Paran and became a skillful hunter.

At that time Abimelech went with Phicol, the commander of his army, and said to Abraham, "God is with you in everything you do.

So make a vow here in the presence of God that you will not deceive me, my children, or my descendants. I have been loyal to you, so promise that you will also be loyal to me and to this country in which you are living."

Then Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beersheba and worshiped the Lord , the Everlasting God.

Some time later God tested Abraham; he called to him, "Abraham!" And Abraham answered, "Yes, here I am!"

"Take your son," God said, "your only son, Isaac, whom you love so much, and go to the land of Moriah. There on a mountain that I will show you, offer him as a sacrifice to me."

Early the next morning Abraham cut some wood for the sacrifice, loaded his donkey, and took Isaac and two servants with him. They started out for the place that God had told him about.

Abraham answered, "God himself will provide one." And the two of them walked on together.

When they came to the place which God had told him about, Abraham built an altar and arranged the wood on it. He tied up his son and placed him on the altar, on top of the wood.

"Don't hurt the boy or do anything to him," he said. "Now I know that you honor and obey God, because you have not kept back your only son from him."

I want you to make a vow in the name of the Lord , the God of heaven and earth, that you will not choose a wife for my son from the people here in Canaan.

The Lord , the God of heaven, brought me from the home of my father and from the land of my relatives, and he solemnly promised me that he would give this land to my descendants. He will send his angel before you, so that you can get a wife there for my son.

He prayed, " Lord , God of my master Abraham, give me success today and keep your promise to my master.

He said, "Praise the Lord , the God of my master Abraham, who has faithfully kept his promise to my master. The Lord has led me straight to my master's relatives."

"When I came to the well today, I prayed, ‘ Lord , God of my master Abraham, please give me success in what I am doing.

I knelt down and worshiped the Lord . I praised the Lord , the God of my master Abraham, who had led me straight to my master's relative, where I found his daughter for my master's son.

After the death of Abraham, God blessed his son Isaac, who lived near "The Well of the Living One Who Sees Me."

That night the Lord appeared to him and said, "I am the God of your father Abraham. Do not be afraid; I am with you. I will bless you and give you many descendants because of my promise to my servant Abraham."

Isaac said, "How did you find it so quickly, son?" Jacob answered, "The Lord your God helped me find it."