Hebrews 11:17

Examples Of Faith In Action

¹⁶ And now they feel an ardent desire for a better, that is, a heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed of them to be called their God: for he prepared for them a city. ¹⁷ By faith Abraham had brought near Isaac, being tried: and he having received the promises brought near the only born, ¹⁸ To whom it was spoken, That in Isaac shall seed be called to thee:

By Faith

Offered Up Isaac

Only Begotten Son

Only Son

Abraham

Isaac

Genesis 22:1-12

And it shall be after these words, and God tried Abraham, and he will say to him, Abraham: and he will say, Behold, here I.

Genesis 22:16

And he will say, By myself did I swear, says Jehovah, for because that thou didst this word, and didst not spare thy son, thine only.

Deuteronomy 8:2

And remember thou all the way which Jehovah thy God caused thee to go this forty years in the desert in order to humble thee, to try thee, to know what is in thy heart, whether thou shalt watch his commands or not

2 Chronicles 32:31

Thus in the chiefs of Babel interceding, sending to him to seek out the sign which was in the land, God left him, to try him, to know all in his heart

Job 1:11-12

But send forth now thy band and tough upon all which is to him, if he will not bless thee upon thy face.

Job 2:3-6

And Jehovah will say to the adversary, Didst thou set thy heart to my servant Job, that none like him in the earth, a man blameless and upright, fearing God and departing from evil? And yet he holding fast upon his integrity, and thou wilt stimulate me to destroy him without cause.

Proverbs 17:3

The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold: and Jehovah tries hearts.

Daniel 11:35

And from those understanding shall be weak to try upon them to separate, to become white even to the time of the end: for yet at the appointment

Zechariah 13:9

And I brought the third through fire, and I purified them as purifying silver, and I tried them as trying gold: he shall call on my name and I will answer him: I said, He is my people; and he shall say, Jehovah my God.

Malachi 3:2-3

And who enduring the day of his coming? and who standing in his being seen? for he is as the fire of the crucible, as the alkali of the fuller.

John 3:16

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only born Son, that every one believing in him perish not, but have eternal life.

2 Corinthians 8:12

For if a forwardness lie before, according as any has, it is acceptable, not as he has not.

Hebrews 7:6

And he not having his descent traced from them received a tenth from Abraham, and praised him having the promises.

James 1:2-4

Deem all joy, my brethren, when ye fall into various trials;

James 2:21-24

Was not Abraham our father justified by works, having brought up Isaac his son upon the altar

James 5:11

Behold, we esteem those enduring happy. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and ye see the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very compassionate and merciful.

1 Peter 1:6-7

By which ye are transported with joy, now for a little, (if it is necessary,) having grieved in various temptations:

1 Peter 4:12

Dearly beloved, be not astonished at the refining of fire in you, being for trial to you, as a strange thing happening to you:

Revelation 3:10

For thou didst keep the word of my patience, and I will keep thee from the hour of temptation, about to come upon the whole habitable globe, to try them dwelling upon the earth.