Beginning of the End - Ellen G. White

old man, exhausted with the struggle of those three terrible days,
could not have opposed the will of the vigorous youth. But Isaac had
been trained from childhood to give ready obedience, and as the
purpose of God was opened to him, he yielded a willing submission.
He shared in Abraham's faith, and he felt honored in being called to
give his life as an offering to God.
And now the last words of love were spoken, the last tears
shed, the last embrace given. The father lifted the knife. Suddenly an
angel of God called from heaven, "Abraham, Abraham!" He quickly
answered, "Here I am." Again the voice was heard: "Do not lay your
hand on the lad, or do anything to him; for now I know that you fear
God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from
Me."
Then Abraham saw "a ram caught in a thicket," and quickly he
offered it "instead of his son." In his joy and gratitude, Abraham
gave a new name to the sacred spot--"Jehovah-jireh", meaning "The-
Lord-Will-Provide."
The Promise to Abraham Repeated
On Mount Moriah, with a solemn oath, God again confirmed
the blessing to Abraham and to his descendants:
"Because you have done this thing, and have not withheld your
son, your only son--blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will
multiply your descendants as the stars of the heaven and as the sand
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