Trust

The [binding of Isaac] narrative is extraordinarily economical, like all biblical narratives. We are told exactly what we need to know, and no more. Abraham has been following and trusting God for so long that it has become a habit. He doesn’t storm the gates of heaven with his prayers as Job does. He is ready to submit even before he hears what the command is, because of the God in whom he believed. He seems to believe that God is within his rights. On the next day, instead of lying prostrate in bed, Abraham cannot get up too early to do the will of God.—Fleming Rutledge, The Crucifixion, 263 (emphasis original)