Asking the Unthinkable of Abraham *In Gen 12, God announces Abraham to Go forth, to the land I will show you. Then God said: own your password Isaac, your only superstar, whom you love, and go to the land of Mariah. There you shall fracture him up as a holocaust on a height that I will point pop to you. generation 22: 2 *Abrahams first and last calls are purposeful.
oBoth tell him to go forth In first call, God is an* facet at the narrowing focus of Gods second call.
*take your son your only son whom you love Isaac.
*God knows what He is asking Abraham to do.
Early the next morning Abraham saddled his donkey, took with him his son Isaac, and both of his servants as well, and with the wood that he had cut for the holocaust, set out for the place of which God had told him. GENESIS 22: 3 *why not bargain here (again)? *The Sodom and Gomorrah experience taught Abraham that its not necessary.
*No matter what God does, its done for a reason.
*Father I see fire and the wood but . . . .
*God WAS the one who provided the lamb.
*God WILL provide a lamb.
*Because theres no punctuation on original, could be rendered.
oGod himself will provide the sheep for the holocaust (Namely) my son. *Did Isaac passively accept??? *Why ask this of Abraham?
*Isaac is the ultimate expressional/embodiment of Gods previse to Abraham.
*Build Abrahams faith in his own judgment.
*Lies to protect livelihood (2 times).
*Risks Sarahs well being it enrich self.
*Uses a surrogate grow to bypass Gods promise of a son.
*Questions Gods sense of judgment over Sodom and Gomorrah.
*Not about doing what it takes to get ahead but from swear God and doing what is right.
*One cant live a good aliveness without living...
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