God tested Abraham 3,700 years ago… and today Nov 3, 2023, 12:00 AM Edit. Share. Copy link; Send by email; Facebook; X; ... Every verse alludes to questions that are unanswerable.

According to one of the most famous Biblical stories, God tested Abraham by instructing him offer his son Isaac as a human sacrifice. Abraham obeyed; he took Isaac up a mountain, gathered wood ...

From the blog of Allen S. Maller at The Times of Israel ...

The Akedah, the Binding of Isaac story (Genesis 22), is one of the great classics of literature: 15 short, moving verses of unparalleled artistry. ... God tested Abraham, and Abraham tested Isaac.

The opening verses explain why “Abraham Tested” is the chapter’s subtitle: “Sometime later God tested Abraham. He said to him, ‘Abraham!’ ‘Here I am,’ he replied.

For example, regarding the verse about Abraham “and he believed in the Lord” (Genesis 15, 6) where the context is that God has promised Abraham that he will have a son who will continue his ...

Q: Good God Squad piece this week, Rabbi! I am preaching this coming Sunday on that father/son relationship of Abraham and Isaac at my church in Patchogue, N.Y., where I serve as pastor. I love ...

In the story, God puts Abraham to the test, asking him to “Take now your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of ...

Q:Good God Squad piece this week, Rabbi! I am preaching this coming Sunday on that father/son relationship of Abraham and Isaac at my church in Patchogue, N.Y., where I serve as pastor. I love ...