God came to Abraham and told him to take his son Isaac to the land of Moriah and give him as a burnt offering. So that next morning Abraham woke up, packed up his donkey, and took two servants and Isaac with him to the mountains of Moriah. Once they got to the mountains Abraham tells the servants to stay by the donkey. Isaac and Abraham walk up farther up the mountain. After a while Isaac noticesthat they are about to give an offering to God and asks his father why there is no lamb to give as an offering. Abraham says that God is going to provide the lamb when they get there. Then Abraham starts building an altar for the sacrifice and is just about to slaughter hisson. But Abraham hears the voice of an angel telling him not togive Isaac as a sacrifice. SoAbraham catches a ram and burns that and gives that as a sacrifice to God instead. God sees that Abraham was about to give up his only son to him. God tells Abraham that he now knows for sure that Abraham is fearful of him and his powers because if he really wanted Isaac to be a sacrifice Abraham would have done it. God sees that Abraham will trust him and promises that his offspring will multiply greatly and they will be powerful. It seems to be that trust is God’s main motivation. God is seeing if Abraham really trusts him and respects him so he is asking him to do a task that most people would have a very hard time doing. Basically God is testing Abraham with the ultimate test and Abraham passes with flying colors. Abraham’s motivation is basically that he wants God to know that he trusts and worships him. Abraham had been tested before and this was just one more way to show God he was obedient. One lesson to get out of this is that God will test you at times and that you should always stay faithful tohim. This ...