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Hebrews 11:17
By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac. He received the promises and yet he was offering his one and only son,
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Deuteronomy 8:2
Remember that the LORD your God led you on the entire journey these forty years in the wilderness, so that he might humble you and test you to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep his commands.
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1 Corinthians 10 13
No temptation has come upon you except what is common to humanity. But God is faithful; he will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation he will also provide the way out so that you may be able to bear it.
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James 2:21
Wasn’t Abraham our father justified by works in offering Isaac his son on the altar?
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James 1:12-14
Blessed is the one who endures trials, because when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.No one undergoing a trial should say,“ I am being tempted by God,” since God is not tempted by evil, and he himself doesn’t tempt anyone.But each person is tempted when he is drawn away and enticed by his own evil desire.
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1 Peter 1 7
so that the proven character of your faith— more valuable than gold which, though perishable, is refined by fire— may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
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Genesis 22:7
Then Isaac spoke to his father Abraham and said,“ My father.” And he replied,“ Here I am, my son.” Isaac said,“ The fire and the wood are here, but where is the lamb for the burnt offering?”
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Deuteronomy 8:16
He fed you in the wilderness with manna, which your ancestors had not known, in order to humble and test you, so that in the end he might cause you to prosper.
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Proverbs 17:3
A crucible for silver, and a smelter for gold, and the LORD is the tester of hearts.
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Genesis 22:11
But the angel of the LORD called to him from heaven and said,“ Abraham, Abraham!” He replied,“ Here I am.”
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Isaiah 6:8
Then I heard the voice of the Lord asking: Who will I send? Who will go for us? I said: Here I am. Send me.
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Deuteronomy 13:3
do not listen to that prophet’s words or to that dreamer. For the LORD your God is testing you to know whether you love the LORD your God with all your heart and all your soul.
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2 Chronicles 32 31
When the ambassadors of Babylon’s rulers were sent to him to inquire about the miraculous sign that happened in the land, God left him to test him and discover what was in his heart.
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Exodus 15:25-26
So he cried out to the LORD, and the LORD showed him a tree. When he threw it into the water, the water became drinkable. The LORD made a statute and ordinance for them at Marah, and he tested them there.He said,“ If you will carefully obey the LORD your God, do what is right in his sight, pay attention to his commands, and keep all his statutes, I will not inflict any illnesses on you that I inflicted on the Egyptians. For I am the LORD who heals you.”
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Judges 2:22
I did this to test Israel and to see whether or not they would keep the LORD’s way by walking in it, as their ancestors had.”
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Exodus 3:4
When the LORD saw that he had gone over to look, God called out to him from the bush,“ Moses, Moses!”“ Here I am,” he answered.
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2 Samuel 24 1
The LORD’s anger burned against Israel again, and he stirred up David against them to say,“ Go, count the people of Israel and Judah.”
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Exodus 16:4
Then the LORD said to Moses,“ I am going to rain bread from heaven for you. The people are to go out each day and gather enough for that day. This way I will test them to see whether or not they will follow my instructions.