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The second time we see the word "love" in Holy Scripture is in Genesis 22:2
Then God said, "Take your son, your only son, Isaac, whom you love and go to the Region of Moria. Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains I will tell you about."
Why would God even need to say futher "your only son?" To further emphasize that God knew exactly what He was asking Abraham to do. Sacrifice his son. Kill his son. His only son.
This was no ordinary little boy! (Not that any of us are just ordinary to God!)
But God tells Abraham (then Abram) time and time again that he will have offspring.
In chapter 12 of Genesis, God tells Abraham (then Abram) "To your offspring I will give this land." And so many offpsring that if dust could be counted, then his offspring could be counted.
And again and again God reminds Abram of the promised offspring.
And Abraham was 100 years old was Isaac was born.
Abraham knew the promise of, and He knew God was the ultimate Promise Keeper. So when God asks Abraham to kill his own son, do we see Abraham questioning God? No we do not. He got as far as to raise the knife to slay his son, his only son.
Did Abraham love this boy? Oh absolutely. Did he love God more? Yes.
Does God love us? Yes
"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life."
He sent his one and only Son. One and only.
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