But God said to Abraham, "Do not be distressed about the boy and your maidservant. Listen to everything that Sarah tells you, for through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.
Walk the Square · a single-voice walk of this pair around the Clowney square7:43
Significance
Promise that descendants would come through Isaac, yet Abraham willing to sacrifice him. Faith trusts God's faithfulness to promises. The logic: if God promised descendants through Isaac, and Abraham must sacrifice Isaac, then God must raise him from the dead. Faith holds together divine promise and divine command by trusting God's power and faithfulness.
