God tested Abraham with the one thing he treasured the most – his son Isaac. He asked him to give up the one thing that he waited his entire life for. Sometimes God will test us because it’s the only way to see what our faith will really produce. Abraham responded with immediate obedience. In the end, God saw Abraham’s faith and he stopped the execution. God never intended for Abraham to kill Isaac, but by asking him it was the only way He could prove it. I also believe that it was intended to “show” us a picture of what God was going to do for us – with Jesus.