Comments on: Why did God tell Abraham to sacrifice Isaac?

By: Dennis

Dennis — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 22:13:49 +0000

I don’t think any of the above adequately answers the question of why. God did not need to test Abraham. God is omniscient. He knew Abraham’s heart before, during and after the “test.” So, the test isn’t for God to find out, it’s for Abraham (and maybe Isaac). But what lesson was God trying to teach Abraham? Maybe this, God doesn’t always ask us to do things that make sense. Also, God values life (Isaac) more than religion (the act of sacrifice).

By: Matilda

Matilda — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 13:21:17 +0000

Personally you have to understand that God really was not goinh to let Abrham go through with the sacrifice. This is because God does not abhor to child sacrifice. Plus if god did let him go through with it wouldn’t he resurrect Isaac lie what he did with Jesus?

By: jackie

jackie — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 00:52:57 +0000

first of all you are wrong, genesis verse 22:15 god says to Abraham “…you have done this thing and have not withheld your son, your only son” this is because Isaac is the only son that really matter, and it’s the son of abraham and his REAL wife.
second genesis and Matthew are written by different ppl, therefore no foreshadowing is possible.
third pls dont use “we” christians because even if it shocks you, I have to let you know that not everyone who reads is a christian, for the record I’m an atheist and I dont belive any of this really, the bible is a spirtial and historical piece of artifact, and put together after decades, prb. longer, pls respect it and not be an useless ass.
forth, the sacrifice of Jesus is predicted and determined by god, he has given his only son 2 us because otherwise, we’ll all go to hell, to follow the commandments are impossible for a human, and we can not enter heaven unless we are “perfect like our heavenly father is perfect”
because letting us all go to hell is unbearable, he sacrificed his own son for us, so we should fell thankful and not remorseful for the sacrifice of Jesus, because we can not know what god has planed, thats why we are not god.

By: David

David — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 01:53:12 +0000

I disagree with this answer somewhat. Isaac was not the only son of Abraham,(Abraham to sacrifice his only son Isaac). He was not even the first son. He was the first son that was of pure Jewish blood. This story is not only of faith in G-d, it foreshadows the story of Jesus. Abraham was ask to sacrifice his only,”Pure blood Jewish son”. G-d showed mecy and let the boy go free. G-d sent his only pure blood son to the Jews and they killed him! We as Christians should feel remorse for the suffering of Christ upon receiving him. This shows LOVE. We know that he had to pass from this world for our sin, we should feel remorse for the pain he had to endure. Paul explains that we were bought or payed for by his pain, (sacrifice). The bottom line is this. G-d ask Abraham to sacrifice his true son, then showed mercy upon the child. G-d sent his only begotten son, and he was sacrificed.