Identifier: bibleprimeroldte00hult (find matches)
Title: Bible primer, Old Testament, for use in the primary department of Sunday schools
Year: 1919 (1910s)
Authors: Hult, Adolf, 1869-1943 Augustana synod. (from old catalog)
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Publisher: Rock Island, Ill., Augustana book concern
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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lovest, even Isaac, andgo into the land of Moriah. Offer him there for a burnt-offering.,, What?, Offer, kill, burn Isaac? Were not allpeoples to be blessed through Isaac? How it cut Abrahamsheart to hear this! But he obeyed God. He takes Isaac, servants, wood, knife. On the third daysjourney they come to the mountain. He builds an altar, andputs wood on it. Where is the lamb for the offering? asksinnocent little Isaac. God will see to that, says Abraham. Oh, and then the poor broken-hearted Abraham takesIsaac and binds him to the wood. He lifts his knife to killhim, when an angel cries out: Abraham, Abraham, touchnot the lad. For now I know that thou fearest God. Isfather Abraham happy then ? You can imagine! He quicklyfrees Jsaac and presses him to his heart. Instead of Isaac he offers a sheep that he sees in the bushesbehind him. So God tested Abrahams faith. Abraham was willing tooffer — even Isaac! Once more God told Abraham that in Isaac all peoplesshould be blessed. Gen. 2%.
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BIBLE PRIMER 27 11. REBEKAH AT THE WELL. Isaacs mother Sarah died when he was thirty-six yearsold. Abraham thought it time for Isaac to marry. Take nota wife of the wicked daughters of the land, said Abraham.He told his trusted servant Eliezer to go north to Isaacsuncle in Haran and find a bride for him. Ah, pretty sight, when Eliezer starts out with ten camelsloaded with presents. Can you see it? One evening he stops outside of Haran at a well. Maidensare coming to draw water. Eliezer prays that he may findthe one whom God has chosen to be Isaacs wife. Here comesa beautiful maiden. Let me drink, says Eliezer. In-deed, she answers, I will give your camels water too. Heasks her name. How happy he is to hear that she is Abra-hams brothers grandchild, beautiful Rebekah. Isaac andRebekah are cousins, But Isaac is older. God tells Eliezerthat Rebekah is to be Isaacs wife. Soon Eliezer is invited into the tent. He tells his errandand asks for Rebekah as a bride for Isaac. Her father atlast

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