Here was proof of how much a mere man would do for love of God. But although we must stop at this point and continue in our next chapter, I am sure you have seen how this incident is also a pageant of how much more God would do as an expression of his love for fallen men and women. Abraham was only asked to sacrifice his son; he did not actually have to do it. Even if he had, there was only a physical death involved. But when the time came for God, the heavenly Father, to sacrifice his Son, it was
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