childbearing. And now, to demand Isaac’s life? Outlandish though it seems, Abraham was ready to obey, and he told his servants something very significant: “I and the lad will go yonder and worship” (Gen. 22:5, KJV, emphasis added). Of course, today we know the story’s end: God provided another sacrifice—a ram caught in the thicket—and spared Isaac’s life. Yet the New Testament says that Abraham really “offered” Isaac, because faith’s living worship was found in his obedience and willingness (see