that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead, from which he also received him in a figurative sense” (Heb. 11:17–19). To the questioning youngster who wanted to know how they could sacrifice without a sacrificial animal he replied with amazing confidence, “My son, God will provide for Himself the lamb for a burnt offering” (Gen. 22:8). The testing of Abraham’s faith shows that his was no reckless abandonment to irrational behavior. Nor was it an uncaring, callous procession along the pathway