Hebrews 11:17

Examples Of Faith In Action

¹⁶ But now they aspire for a superior one, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed of them, to be called their God, for he has prepared for them a city. ¹⁷ By faith Abraham, being tested, offered Isaac. And he who received the promises offered his only begotten son, ¹⁸ about whom it was said, The seed by thee will be called in Isaac.

By Faith

Offered Up Isaac

Only Begotten Son

Only Son

Abraham

Isaac

Genesis 22:1-12

And it came to pass after these things, that God proved Abraham, and said to him, Abraham. And he said, Here I am.

Genesis 22:16

and said, By myself I have sworn, says LORD, because thou have done this thing, and have not withheld thy son, thine only son,

Deuteronomy 8:2

And thou shall remember all the way which LORD thy God has led thee these forty years in the wilderness, that he might humble thee, to prove thee, to know what was in thy heart, whether thou would keep his commandments, or not.

2 Chronicles 32:31

However in [the business of] the ambassadors of the rulers of Babylon, who sent to him to inquire of the wonder that was done in the land, God left him, to try him, that he might know all that was in his heart.

Job 1:11-12

But put forth thy hand now, and touch all that he has, and he will renounce thee to thy face.

Job 2:3-6

And LORD said to Satan, Have thou considered my servant Job? For there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one who fears God, and turns away from evil. And he still holds fast his integrity, although thou m

Proverbs 17:3

The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold, but LORD tries the hearts.

Daniel 11:35

And some of those who are wise shall fall, to refine them, and to purify, and to make them white, even to the time of the end, because it is yet for the time appointed.

Zechariah 13:9

And I will bring the third part into the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried. They shall call on my name, and I will hear them. I will say, It is my people, and they shall say, LORD i

Malachi 3:2-3

But who can abide the day of his coming? And who shall stand when he appears? For he is like a refiner's fire, and like fuller's soap.

John 3:16

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, so that every man who believes in him would not perish, but have eternal life.

2 Corinthians 8:12

For if the willingness is present, it is acceptable to the extent if some man has, not to the extent he does not have.

Hebrews 7:6

But the man who did not descend from them has received tithes from Abraham, and has blessed the man having the promises.

James 1:2-4

Consider it all joy, my brothers, when ye encounter various trials,

James 2:21-24

Was not Abraham our father made righteous from works, having offered up Isaac his son upon the altar?

James 5:11

Behold, we regard those who endured, blessed. Ye have heard of the fortitude of Job, and have seen the outcome of Lord, that he is very compassionate and merciful.

1 Peter 1:6-7

In which ye greatly rejoice, although made sorrowful in various trials. Since it is now necessary for a little while,

1 Peter 4:12

Beloved, ye should not be surprised at the fieriness in you, which occurs for a trial to you, like a strange thing happening to you.

Revelation 3:10

Because thou keep the word of my perseverance, I also will keep thee from the hour of trial that is going to come upon the whole inhabited world, to try those who dwell upon the earth.