Why does Eliezer lose his faith while others do not? The others had nothing. With barely any food, water, clothing, and the added bonus of torture and imminent death, they had nothing else to focus their hope on. They had no idea whether they would get saved, all they did know was that if they prayed and hoped that God would answer them because of how far they had gone. They realized that this was a punishment from God for their sins and that they need to last as long as possible in order for it to end. Now for the harder question, “Why did Eliezer lose his faith.” Because he had someone else to worry about, his father, his thoughts focused not on why he was being punished but why everyone was being punished. Why would an all powerful God do
