Abraham is a very devout subject to God, who has received several blessings from him and thus must follow with all of God’s requests. After Abraham’s wife Sarah hadn’t been able to conceive a child for many years, God gifted them with the blessing of their son Isaac. It is described how the sons of Abraham are the ones who will be the salvation of the world, hence Isaac is chosen to be a savior and thus is meant to live on. The sacrifice of Isaac is a proof of Abraham’s faith and devotion to God. I believe that Abraham follows with God’s request due to how he is aware that his son is meant to survive and live on, and that his lineage will continue because of how God promised that he will have as many descendants as stars in the sky. Abraham is aware that this is a test of his faith and thus must satisfy God’s requests. God asks this from Abraham as a test of his faith, and to prove whether he is worthy of having a lineage that will populate the earth.
In 22:5 Abraham is not lying since he is stating the truth when claiming that they will go worship and then return. I think this touches back on how Abraham is aware that God is testing his faith in him but that he will not really force him to sacrifice his only son. It is another proof of how God had promised Abraham to have many descendants, and having his only son sacrificed is not compliant with that. In 22:8, Abraham is not lying since he is yet again describing how it is in the hands of God which “lamb” will be sent as a sacrifice. I think that this is a demonstration of his loyalty and devotion to him. I do believe that Abraham is praiseworthy since he is willing to sacrifice his only son because it is God’s command to do so. Regardless of how hard it was for him to do this, the fact that he does so without questioning is praiseworthy since it shows how he is devoted to God. I think God would also be considered praiseworthy in this scenario since he is trying to prove whether Abraham and Isaac are indeed the chosen ones to carry on with many descendants.
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I agree with your interpretation of Genesis 22. I also thought that Abraham did not believe God would sacrifice his only son. I liked your reasoning that since Isaac is Abraham’s only son, and God promised him many sons, Isaac’s sacrifice would make that impossible; I did not make that connection.
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I liked the way you elaborated on certain points, especially in your analysis of 22;5 and 22;8. Though I do feel like Abraham may have lied a little, you built a strong argument for your opinion on the matter.
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I think it is really interesting how you remark that Abraham obliges to God’s request because he believes that his son is meant to “survive and live on”, and that Isaac is in some form meant to be a savior. I had not thought of this, and it’s a very interesting way to view the situation. I also agree with both your statements about Abraham telling the truth. At the surface, it may seem as if Abraham is lying, but with careful reading one can see that he is not. Overall, this was a great post and I enjoyed reading it!
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