Quotes About Sacrifice

So Abram brought all these to Him, split each of them down the middle, and laid the halves opposite each other. The birds, however, he did not cut in half.

And the birds of prey descended on the carcasses, but Abram drove them away.

When the sun had set and darkness had fallen, behold, a smoking firepot and a flaming torch appeared and passed between the halves of the carcasses.

So Sarai said to Abram, “Look now, the LORD has prevented me from bearing children. Please go to my maidservant; perhaps I can build a family by her.” And Abram listened to the voice of Sarai.

So the angel of the LORD told her, “Return to your mistress and submit to her authority.”

You are to circumcise the flesh of your foreskin, and this will be a sign of the covenant between Me and you.

On that very day Abraham took his son Ishmael and all those born in his household or purchased with his money—every male among the members of Abrahamís household—and he circumcised them, just as God had told him.

So Abraham was ninety-nine years old when he was circumcised,

Abraham and his son Ishmael were circumcised on the same day.

And all the men of Abrahamís household—both servants born in his household and those purchased from foreigners—were circumcised with him.

And I will bring a bit of bread so that you may refresh yourselves. This is why you have passed your servantís way. After that, you may continue on your way.” “Yes,” they replied, “you may do as you have said.”

Meanwhile, Abraham ran to the herd, selected a tender and choice calf, and gave it to a servant, who hurried to prepare it.

Then Abraham brought curds and milk and the calf that had been prepared, and he set them before the men and stood by them under the tree as they ate.

But Lot insisted so strongly that they followed him into his house. He prepared a feast for them and baked unleavened bread, and they ate.

Lot went outside to meet them, shutting the door behind him.

Look, I have two daughters who have never slept with a man. Let me bring them to you, and you can do to them as you please. But do not do anything to these men, for they have come under the protection of my roof.”

Early the next morning, Abraham got up and returned to the place where he had stood before the LORD.

One day the older daughter said to the younger, “Our father is old, and there is no man in the land to sleep with us, as is the custom over all the earth.

The next day the older daughter said to the younger, “Look, I slept with my father last night. Let us get him drunk with wine again tonight so you can go in and sleep with him and we can preserve our fatherís line.”

Thus both of Lotís daughters became pregnant by their father.

Abraham said of his wife Sarah, “She is my sister.” So Abimelech king of Gerar had Sarah brought to him.

So when God had me journey from my fatherís house, I said to Sarah, ëThis is how you can show your loyalty to me: Wherever we go, say of me, “He is my brother.”í”

So Abimelech brought sheep and cattle, menservants and maidservants, and he gave them to Abraham and restored his wife Sarah to him.

Now this matter distressed Abraham greatly because it concerned his son Ishmael.