David Harju, a senior at Centennial High School, took the SAT test and scored a perfect 1600 on it this Spring. How did David feel about it? “Ecstatic,” said Tennessean staff writer, Barbara Moore.[1]

The Old Testament story we step into today is the life and death test of one man’s faith and obedience. Father Abraham feels directed by God to sacrifice his only son as an act of worship on Mt. Moriah. Suddenly, this boy who has brought laughter to a couple in their elder years, is surrounded by a trail of tears. It is a hard story, a bizarre story, a story for mature audiences only. Yet, it stands as a shining example of one man’s faith and God’s power to provide.

Let us first of all consider this story through the eyes of Isaac. This dream child of Abraham and Sara is raised with love an…