His Story: A journey through the greatest story of all time
The Bible isn’t just an old book—it’s God’s story, and it’s still alive today. His Story takes you chapter by chapter through Scripture, combining simple readings of God’s Word with prayer for every listener and occasional reflections on what the passage means for our lives right now.
Whether you’re brand new to the Bible or have been reading it for years, this podcast is a space to slow down, hear God’s Word spoken, and be reminded that His story is also our story.
His Story: A journey through the greatest story of all time
When obedience becomes worship and provision becomes prophecy
A quiet ascent, a hard command, and a name for God that changes how we face the unknown—walk with us through Genesis 22, where Abraham calls obedience “worship” and discovers the Lord who “will see to it.” We read the passage in full, sit with the tension of the knife and the voice from heaven, and follow the moment the ram appears in the thicket. Along the way, we unpack the Hebrew textures of “test” as refine, not trap, and “provide” as see ahead, not mere supply. The story reorients sacrifice away from fear and toward trust, away from performance and toward a Person who arrives before we do.
We explore Abraham’s line, “We will come back,” and how that reveals a faith stretched between two hopes: either God would provide a substitute or raise Isaac from the dead. That double horizon points forward to Calvary, where what God required, God provided, and where substitution becomes the heartbeat of grace. We also face the difficult question of child sacrifice head-on, seeing how God disrupts the patterns of surrounding cultures and reframes devotion through protection, provision, and promise. From covenant renewal to blessing for the nations, Moriah becomes a signpost of a larger story that reaches into our own fears and choices.
If you’re standing at your own Moriah—holding something precious, unsure what comes next—this conversation invites you to see obedience as adoration and to trust the God who sees ahead. We end with a simple practice: ask what God is inviting you to place on the altar today, and listen for where provision already waits. If this resonated, follow the show, share it with a friend who needs courage, and leave a review so others can find these journeys too.
The Bible isn’t just an old book—it’s God’s story, and it’s still alive today. His Story takes you chapter by chapter through Scripture, combining simple readings of God’s Word with prayer for every listener and occasional reflections on what the passage means for our lives right now.
Whether you’re brand new to the Bible or have been reading it for years, this podcast is a space to slow down, hear God’s Word spoken, and be reminded that His story is also our story.
Welcome back to his story, a journey through the greatest story of all time. Today we begin with one of the most breathtaking moments of scripture when Moses walks up a mountain with a sun, a life, and trust. Genesis 22 is one of the Bible's most defining moments when Abraham's faith was tested so that its reality might be proven. This event is both historical and prophetic, pointing forward to another father who would not spare his son. It highlights Abraham's quiet obedience. No bargaining, no delay. The text attention centers on obedience and provision, both anchored in God's character. In Hebrew, God will provide literally means the Lord will see to it. God, thank you so much for this passage in the Old Testament. We'll read about Abraham and his faith, how much he truly trusts in you. May our faith be strengthened by this chapter today. May we see you as the ultimate provider, the one who loves us so dearly and will always provide for all of our needs. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen. After these things God tested Abraham and said to him, Abraham, and he said, Here I am. He said, Take your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall tell you. So Abraham rose early in the morning, saddled his donkey, and took two of his young men with him, and his son Isaac. And he cut the wood for the burnt offering and arose and went to the place of which God had told him. On the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes and saw the place from afar. Then Abraham said to his young men, Stay here with the donkey. I and the boy will go over there and worship and come again to you. And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering, and laid it on Isaac his son. And he took in his hand the fire and the knife. So they went both of them together. And Isaac said to his father, Abraham, My father, and he said, Here I am, my son. He said, Behold the fire in the wood, but where is the lamb for a burnt offering? Abraham said, God will provide for himself a lamb for a burnt offering, my son. So they went both of them together. When they came to the place of which God had told him, Abraham built the altar there and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar on top of the wood. Then Abraham reached out his hand and took the knife to slaughter his son. But the angel of the Lord called to him from heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham, and he said, Here I am. He said, Do not lay your hand on the boy, or do anything to him. For now I know that you fear God, seeing you have not withheld your son, your only son, from me. And Abraham lifted up his eyes and looked. Behold, behind him was a ram caught in a thicket by his thorns. And Abraham went and took the ram and offered it up as a burnt offering instead of his son. So Abraham called the name of that place, the Lord will provide. As it is said to this day, on the mount of the Lord it shall be provided. And the angel of the Lord called to Abraham a second time from heaven, and said, By myself I have sworn, declares the Lord, because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son, I will surely bless you, and I will surely multiply your offspring, as the stars of heaven, and as the sand that is on the seashore, and your offering shall possess the gate of his enemies, and in your offspring shall all the nations of the earth be blessed, because you have obeyed my voice. So Abraham returned to his young men, and they arose and went together to Beersheba. And Abraham lived at Beersheba. Now after these things it was told to Abraham, Behold, Milka also has borne children to your brother Nahor, Uz, his firstborn, Buz, his brother, Kemuel, the father of Aram, Chesid, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaf, and Bethuel. Bethuel, father of Rebekah. These eight Milkor bore to Nahor, Abraham's brother. Moreover, his concubine, whose name was Ruma, bore Taba, Gaham, Tahash, and Makah. The word of the Lord. This is one of those stories that humbles you just reading it. Abraham's whole life has been training for this climb. When God says, take your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, it echoes another story waiting to be told. For God so loved the world that he gave his only son. Abraham doesn't argue. He obeys. He calls this worship. That word reframes obedience as adoration, not drudgery. In the Hebrew, the word for test, Nisa, doesn't mean trap. It means refine. God isn't trying to break Abraham, but to reveal the depth of faith he has built in him. And when Abraham says the Lord will provide, it means more than supply. It means to see ahead. God already had the ram waiting. The story ends with covenant renewed, descendants, blessing, nations. The mountain called the Lord Will Provide points straight to Calvary, where the father went through with what Abraham was spared from doing. What God required, he provided. Every time I read this story, I think, what kind of faith must Abraham have had to not argue with God about sacrificing his son? Child sacrifice. I mean, what is that? And yet he obeyed. And what really stands out to me is when he speaks to his uh his servants, he says to them, We will come back. Meaning he already knew. He already had faith that Isaac was going to come back. Either God was going to provide a sacrifice in place of Isaac, or that God could raise Isaac from the dead. He just believed one of those two things. And it's absolutely astonishing. In verse 5, it says, Abraham said to his young man, Stay here with the donkey, and I and the boy will go over there and worship and come again to you. What faith he must have had in that moment. And of course, God does provide the sacrifice, the ram whose thorns were caught in the thicket. And at that time they worship and they sacrifice together. And in many ways, it not only showed God what Abraham was about, but most importantly, it showed Abraham that he could trust God. And for us as we read this, I think to myself, what is God asking of me that may seem impossible or really hard? What is God asking me to sacrifice or to give up to him that maybe I'm refusing or objecting to, or not seeing the whole picture, not trusting him. What is it that God's asking you to give up to him? Take time today to pray about that and seek him in that. See where he would have you sacrifice something important in your life to him. And maybe he'll go through with it, or maybe he will provide another sacrifice in its place. God, thank you so much for this passage where we see about the faith of Abraham, how much he believed in you and trusted you, even to great lengths. God, we read in the New Testament that you credited this to him as righteous. One of those moments where he is credited with righteousness because he believes in you. So thank you for giving us this passage today. May we trust you more deeply. May our faith grow as a result. May we be all in when it comes to whatever you would ask us to do, knowing that you have a plan that is so great for our lives and that you will provide for all of our needs. Especially to fulfill the plan you have for our life. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen. Next time we'll listen to David's cry for mercy and restoration in Psalm 51. Until next time, remember, Jesus wrote the greatest story ever told, and that includes loving you and me completely. See you next time.
