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Genesis 22:1-12
After these things God tested Abraham and said to him,“ Abraham!”“ Here I am,” he answered.“ Take your son,” He said,“ your only son Isaac, whom you love, go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains I will tell you about.”So Abraham got up early in the morning, saddled his donkey, and took with him two of his young men and his son Isaac. He split wood for a burnt offering and set out to go to the place God had told him about.On the third day Abraham looked up and saw the place in the distance.Then Abraham said to his young men,“ Stay here with the donkey. The boy and I will go over there to worship; then we’ll come back to you.”Abraham took the wood for the burnt offering and laid it on his son Isaac. In his hand he took the fire and the sacrificial knife, and the two of them walked on together.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?”Abraham answered,“ God Himself will provide the lamb for the burnt offering, my son.” Then the two of them walked on together.When they arrived at the place that God had told him about, Abraham built the altar there and arranged the wood. He bound his son Isaac and placed him on the altar on top of the wood.Then Abraham reached out and took the knife to slaughter his son.But the Angel of the Lord called to him from heaven and said,“ Abraham, Abraham!” He replied,“ Here I am.”Then He said,“ Do not lay a hand on the boy or do anything to him. For now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your only son from Me.”
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Genesis 22:16
and said,“ By Myself I have sworn,” this is the Lord’s declaration:“ Because you have done this thing and have not withheld your only son,
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1 Peter 4 12
Dear friends, don’t be surprised when the fiery ordeal comes among you to test you as if something unusual were happening to you.
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Revelation 3:10
Because you have kept My command to endure, I will also keep you from the hour of testing that is going to come over the whole world to test those who live on the earth.
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James 2:21-24
Wasn’t Abraham our father justified by works when he offered Isaac his son on the altar?You see that faith was active together with his works, and by works, faith was perfected.So the Scripture was fulfilled that says, Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him for righteousness, and he was called God’s friend.You see that a man is justified by works and not by faith alone.
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James 5:11
See, we count as blessed those who have endured. You have heard of Job’s endurance and have seen the outcome from the Lord. The Lord is very compassionate and merciful.
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1 Peter 1 6-1 Peter 1 7
You rejoice in this, though now for a short time you have had to struggle in various trialsso that the genuineness of your faith— more valuable than gold, which perishes though refined by fire— may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
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Hebrews 7:6
But one without this lineage collected tenths from Abraham and blessed the one who had the promises.
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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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Daniel 11:35
Some of the wise will fall so that they may be refined, purified, and cleansed until the time of the end, for it will still come at the appointed time.
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John 3:16
“ For God loved the world in this way: He gave His One and Only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life.
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Zechariah 13:9
I will put this third through the fire; I will refine them as silver is refined and test them as gold is tested. They will call on My name, and I will answer them. I will say: They are My people, and they will say: Yahweh is our God.”
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Deuteronomy 8:2
Remember that the Lord your God led you on the entire journey these 40 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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James 1:2-4
Consider it a great joy, my brothers, whenever you experience various trials,knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance.But endurance must do its complete work, so that you may be mature and complete, lacking nothing.
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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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Job 1:11-12
But stretch out Your hand and strike everything he owns, and he will surely curse You to Your face.”“ Very well,” the Lord told Satan,“ everything he owns is in your power. However, you must not lay a hand on Job himself.” So Satan left the Lord’s presence.
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2 Corinthians 8 12
For if the eagerness is there, it is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what he does not have.
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Job 2:3-6
Then the Lord said to Satan,“ Have you considered My servant Job? No one else on earth is like him, a man of perfect integrity, who fears God and turns away from evil. He still retains his integrity, even though you incited Me against him, to destroy him without just cause.”“ Skin for skin!” Satan answered the Lord.“ A man will give up everything he owns in exchange for his life.But stretch out Your hand and strike his flesh and bones, and he will surely curse You to Your face.”“ Very well,” the Lord told Satan,“ he is in your power; only spare his life.”
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Malachi 3:2-3
But who can endure the day of His coming? And who will be able to stand when He appears? For He will be like a refiner’s fire and like cleansing lye.He will be like a refiner and purifier of silver; He will purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver. Then they will present offerings to the Lord in righteousness.
