“222 Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom

  thou lovest; and offer him for a burnt offering.”

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“He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me.

  And he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me.”

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“For Your servant

David’s sake,

  Do not turn away the face

of Your Anointed.

  The LORD has sworn

in truth to David;

  He will not turn from it:

“I will set upon your

throne the fruit

of your body.

  If your sons will keep

My covenant

  And My testimony

which I shall teach

them,

   Their sons also shall

sit upon your throne

forevermore.”

  For the LORD has

chosen Zion;

  He has desired it for His

dwelling place:

14 This is My resting

place forever;

     Here I will dwell, for I

have desired it.”

“²¹Then you said to your servants, ‘Bring him down to me, that I may set my eyes on him.’ ²²And we said to my lord, ‘The lad cannot leave his father, for if he should leave his father, his father would die.’ ²³But you said to your servants, ‘Unless your youngest brother comes down with you, you shall see my face no more.’ ”

– Genesis 44:21-23 (NKJV)