Isaiah 8: Utter Darkness

Trying to control the future leads to anxiety, and trying to get around God leads to darkness.

Gospel of John: Father of Lies

Children of Abraham would have been as attentive and obedient to God’s word now as Abraham was then. They would have taken the risk of faith Abraham took, and believed God—believed Jesus—though it would mean the complete upending of their lives, just as it had meant for Abraham.