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Hebrews 11:18

“Even though God had said to him, “Through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.””

Hebrews 11:18 verse artwork: Even though God had said to him, “Through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.”

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¹⁶Instead, they were longing for a better country, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has prepared a city for them.

¹⁷By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac on the altar. He who had received the promises was ready to offer his one and only son,

¹⁸Even though God had said to him, “Through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.”

¹⁹Abraham reasoned that God could raise the dead, and in a sense, he did receive Isaac back from death.

²⁰By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning the future.

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