Yet God had spoken, and His word must be obeyed. Abraham was stricken in years, but this did not excuse him from duty. He grasped the staff of faith and in dumb agony took by the hand his child, beautiful in the rosy health of youth, and went out to obey the word of God. The grand old patriarch was human; his passions and attachments were like ours, and he loved his boy, who was the solace of his old age, and to whom the promise of the Lord had been given. {4T 144.3}

Men Gud havde talt og hans ord måtte adlydes. Abraham var højt oppe i årene, men dette fritog ham ikke for pligten. Han greb troens stav og med stum angst tog han sit dejlige barn ved hånden og drog af sted for at adlyde Guds ord. Den prægtige gamle patriark (145) var menneskelig; hans følelser var som vore og hans hengivenhed lignede vor. Han elskede sin dreng, som var hans trøst i alderdommen og den, til hvem Herrens løfte var givet.