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ABRARAM% SACRIFICE. 21
6. Abrnham lifted up his eyes and saw behind him a ram
stiolcing fast by his horns in the bushes; him he took and
oflcred, instcad of his son. The angel of the Lord spoke
ngnin to llbrahnm, saying: " By My own self haye I sworn,
saitll the Lord, becal~slsc thou hnst done this thing, ar~d hast
not spared thy only-begotten son for My sakc, 1 will bless
thcc, and I will multiply thy seeti as the stars of hcaven and
as the sand tllnt is by thc sea-shore. And in thy seed ahnll
all the nations of thc earth be Llesscd, because thou hast
obcyed My voice." Then Akraharn returned home with his
6011.
G. The seed, or person in whom a11 nations shall be blcst,
is the eamc that ~vns promised in Paradise; it is tlie Savior
who was descentlcd from Abrharn, nud who recleerned mankincl
from sin and hell. Isaac, anrrying the wood on which
he hinlself was to be sacrificetl, is a true figure of Christ
currying IIis cross. Abraliam is a gmnd rnodcl, which
parents ought to imitate. Thcy sl~ould love thcir childrcn
muell, but not so much as to tr~lsgress,~ for thcir sake, the
labvs of God.
QUESTIONS.
1. What was Abrnharn's son named7 What did the Lord do in
order to see whether Abrahntn loved his son more than God? 2.
Did Abrrtham obey 1 What did he do? %'hat did he say to his ser-
vants? 3. What did lie lay on the shoulders of Isaac P What took
place as they went along? 4. What did Abrahnm do when they
reached the top of the mountain? What did the angel say from
hcaven to Abrahnm P 5. What did Abraharn sacrifice instoad of his
son 7 What did the angcl again say ? 8. Who is the seed in whom
all nations shall be blcst? Of whom is Ienac a true figure? Why?
For whom is Abrahmn a grand model ?
I Tna~s-a~~ss, to break, to violate.