Throughout the Bible, God’s followers have experienced suffering in numerous forms – persecution, slander, emotional turmoil, and even physical pain. In such cases, suffering is accepted as service to God, albeit a self-sacrificing service. The picture of the suffering of our Lord is nowhere more […]

In perhaps one of the most recognized passages of Scripture, the near-sacrifice of Isaac in Genesis 22:1-19 is both a transfixing, yet unsettling pericope. The story appears in the “patriarchal history” (12-50) at the center of Genesis following “primeval history” (1-11). While the primeval history […]