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 Godโ€™s word now as Abraham was then. They would have taken the risk of faith Abraham took, and believed Godโ€”believed Jesusโ€”though it would mean the complete upending of their lives, just as it had meant for Abraham.