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1 | Who was the one to be sacrificed? | Gen 22:12 | Morant61 | 36102 | ||
Greetings Mist! The term used in Gen. 22:12 is 'yachiyd'. One of it's meanings is 'beloved' or 'unique'. So, Gen. 22:12 isn't saying that Abraham had no other children, but simply that Isaac held a special position for Abraham. After all it was Isaac, not Ishmael, through whom God was going to establish His covenant with Abraham. In this sense, the term is similar to 'firstborn' in that it didn't always refer to the first born physically, but to the one whom the father had blessed. It is obvious even from the context that the term doesn't mean 'only child' since Genesis clearly records the birth of Ishmael prior to that of Isaac's birth. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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2 | Who was the one to be sacrificed? | Gen 22:12 | 10ECPreacher | 36163 | ||
Greetings, Mist and Tim. The NT reference to this event may shed a little light on this discussion: "By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises was offering up his only begotten son;" [Heb. 11:17 NASB] The Greek "monogenes" is translated "only begotten" here as well as in John 3:16, etc. This word means "single of its kind" but also bears the connotation of "dearly loved". The French use the term "fils unique" to denote a son that is loved in a special way. I would further posit that the Koran has no claim to being "God-breathed". Even if the NT didn't explicitly bear out the OT record that it was Isaac that was offered by Abraham (as opposed to Ishmael), I would not even be remotely tempted to believe the record of the Koran over that of the Bible. Kind regards, Tim D. Cormier Tennessee Preacher |
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3 | Who was the one to be sacrificed? | Gen 22:12 | Morant61 | 36172 | ||
Greetings Tim! I agree completely! :-) Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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