Maimonides Principle Of Faith Analysis

The second principle of faith that Maimonides points to is the “truth of prophecy.” The second purpose of the “test” was to teach the prophets to believe in his or her own prophecies and to show no doubt in them. To explain this it is necessary to know that, according to Maimonides, God’s command came to Abraham in a dream or a vision, or in other words, a prophecy. As it is known that Abraham didn’t question this and didn’t doubt the truth of the prophecy, it is meant to be an example to other prophets. A prophet is supposed to see his or her own prophecy as true just as much as anyone would see true anything that they physically saw, felt, or heard with their physical senses. If they did indeed have any doubt or suspicion about their prophecies, they wouldn’t believe them enough to act on them, which isn’t what God wanted. Therefore, if Abraham had not “fulfilled” his prophecy by almost sacrificing his son, there would be no example for the later prophets to follow in his footsteps and trust in God. In other words, the second purpose of this test was to exemplify and confirm the principle of “the truth of prophecy” through the unconditional actions, belief, and confidence of Abraham. …show more content…
He was the first to establish the faith, fear, and love of God. He was the first to teach it to future generations. He was the first to cross any line to accomplish these goals. He was the first to contribute in the building blocks and institution of the bigger picture of faith, love, and fear—and this was all through this one test of sacrifice. He was the ideal model for this test. It is safe to say that not many others would agree to do what Abraham did and put all his trust and faith into a being that so many people question—God. Yet, Abraham did it anyway and the test was a