The Sacrifice of Isaac and its Relevance “Take your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him as a burnt offering on one of the mountains that I shall show you.”(Genesis 22:2) Upon reading this verse, a reader might ask themselves “Why would God command Abraham to do such a horrible thing?” Especially after He had kept to his word and blessed Sarah with this miracle pregnancy, just a chapter before? I believe the answer is embedded in the notion that God didn’t command Abraham to do this in a negative sense, it was merely a test of faith. It clearly states at the very beginning of Genesis chapter 22, “God, tested Abraham.” God was trying to see if Abraham could ‘give up’ himself so to speak, and
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Moses then grew up among the royal family but soon discovered his real identity and the hardships his biological family endured while he was living a lavish life. He made the choice to leave the family who raised him and to join his real Hebrew family. This difficult choice had him banished from Egypt but his faith in God remained strong and like that, God gave him the task of leading the Israelites from slavery into the promised land. Moses never saw himself as a person that God would choose to lead.” But Moses protested to God, “Who am I to appear before Pharaoh? Who am I to lead the people of Israel out of Egypt?” He had no faith in himself and didn’t see the good reason behind God’s plan but God said to him “I will be with you.”(2:12) This statement, followed by “I am who I am”(2:14) is what pushed Moses to finally trust in God and do what God said for him to do which means putting his complete trust in Him that things would work out like they had for him before. This is much like in Genesis 22:7-8 where Isaac asks his father where the sheep is for the burnt offering to which Abraham replies “God himself will provide the lamb for a burnt offering my …show more content…
For example, when he “held a feast on the day Isaac was weaned.”(Genesis 21:8) or “Isaac received all the inheritance.” (Genesis 25:5) Furthermore, it could be noted that all thoughts and emotions going through Abrahams head were most likely not transcribed in the text. The Bible is often known to be very vague at times with few unanswered questions and missing details throughout. Who knows if this could have been a difficult choice for Abraham to make, or not a difficult one at all. What we do know though, is that God seems to test the faith of His people in many unusual ways. He expects people keep to their word as he keeps to His. To reiterate, the sacrifice of Issac was a ploy God used to tempt Abraham into not following his word. God used the most precious and perhaps vulnerable thing in Abrahams life as a way of testing his faith unto
Moses then grew up among the royal family but soon discovered his real identity and the hardships his biological family endured while he was living a lavish life. He made the choice to leave the family who raised him and to join his real Hebrew family. This difficult choice had him banished from Egypt but his faith in God remained strong and like that, God gave him the task of leading the Israelites from slavery into the promised land. Moses never saw himself as a person that God would choose to lead.” But Moses protested to God, “Who am I to appear before Pharaoh? Who am I to lead the people of Israel out of Egypt?” He had no faith in himself and didn’t see the good reason behind God’s plan but God said to him “I will be with you.”(2:12) This statement, followed by “I am who I am”(2:14) is what pushed Moses to finally trust in God and do what God said for him to do which means putting his complete trust in Him that things would work out like they had for him before. This is much like in Genesis 22:7-8 where Isaac asks his father where the sheep is for the burnt offering to which Abraham replies “God himself will provide the lamb for a burnt offering my …show more content…
For example, when he “held a feast on the day Isaac was weaned.”(Genesis 21:8) or “Isaac received all the inheritance.” (Genesis 25:5) Furthermore, it could be noted that all thoughts and emotions going through Abrahams head were most likely not transcribed in the text. The Bible is often known to be very vague at times with few unanswered questions and missing details throughout. Who knows if this could have been a difficult choice for Abraham to make, or not a difficult one at all. What we do know though, is that God seems to test the faith of His people in many unusual ways. He expects people keep to their word as he keeps to His. To reiterate, the sacrifice of Issac was a ploy God used to tempt Abraham into not following his word. God used the most precious and perhaps vulnerable thing in Abrahams life as a way of testing his faith unto