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1 | Why did God tell Abraham to kill his son | Gen 22:2 | srbaegon | 214975 | ||
Hello, You may be comparing apples to oranges between Abraham and this friend. Is God asking the friend to offer the family members as a burnt offering? That would be the only possible justification your friend would have. As to your question concerning God's request which would end in a person's death: God does nothing in violation of his character. If he did, he would cease to be God. We know God hates murder, and he had already promised that Isaac was the promised son through whom he would be the father of many nations. That being the case, God's command to Abraham could not possibly end in Isaac's death. One of two things must occur: God stops Abraham, or God resurrects Isaac. In either case, the immediate end of the journey is life. Now, does God command people to kill other people? Yes, he does, but only as an act of defense or as a tool of divine judgment. But that is looking at Abraham's situation from our understanding with the totality of Scripture. The capital punishment described in the covenant with Noah was to deal with retribution for unjust killing. I am willing to bet your friend does not have assurance that his family members will live physically immediately after they have been killed. Steve |
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2 | Why did God tell Abraham to kill his son | Gen 22:2 | bibleman12 | 214989 | ||
Hi Steve, Good question. No the human sacrifice specifficly is not the question. It is when we talk to him and tell him the loss his family is going through and the "death" to his family that he is causing he responds: "Well Abraham was commanded to kill his son so why should I be any different. To which I replied: You are not Abraham. Christ has become our sacrfice and we need no more. It is wrong for you to hurt you family in this way and etc... He replies If God told Abraham to kill his son then don't think it strange if things in my life have to die as well. So I am trying to get him to see the truth of Abraham's testing. So indirectly I would like to have an answer to this question so that I can let him know how wrong he is. But he says that there must be an error in the Bible since God told Abraham to kill his son and in James we are told that God does not temp any man with evil. Well the point of the whole question is how do we reconcile Genesis 22:2 where God told Abraham to offer his son as a burnt offering (which of course would kill him - and would be evil if you are I did it) with James 1:14 that tells us that God does not temp with evil. I really did not come here to cause any kind of trouble just to get a question answered. It is a real shame that some have taken a very difficult Bible question to be some strange attempt to try and trap people. I am not doing that, just would like an answer from Scripture. |
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3 | Why did God tell Abraham to kill his son | Gen 22:2 | srbaegon | 214996 | ||
Hello, The reconciliation between Gen 22:2 and James 1:14 is that the passages have nothing to do with each other. James is speaking of temptations that come from within and tear us and others down spiritually. Genesis 22 is a test to prove and increase faith. We know from looking at this side of the story that God never intended for Isaac to die. In order for your friend to mimic the command to Abraham, he would have to stop at the last moment and kill a ram instead. Steve |
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4 | Why did God tell Abraham to kill his son | Gen 22:2 | bibleman12 | 214997 | ||
Hi Steve, You said: "In order for your friend to mimic the command to Abraham, he would have to stop at the last moment and kill a ram instead." I like that... I will tell him that for sure. Great answer. It is sort of like people claiming to being tempted like Job when they loose things. Well to be like Job they have to be healed and restored. But that be as it may. God still told Abraham to kill his son. So is my friend to go through with the destruction of his family until God calls out from Heaven in an audible voice? |
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5 | Why did God tell Abraham to kill his son | Gen 22:2 | srbaegon | 215002 | ||
Hello, When teaching Bible in my church, I am rather strict in making the class speak accurately of the text, so no, God did not tell Abraham to kill his son. He told Abraham to offer Isaac as a burnt offering. I know it's a fine point, but I will be adamant about it (in a nice way). This is the reason I belabor the point. God's plan was to provide the substitute for Isaac. He just never let Abraham know the plan until the very end after everything had been prepared to offer Isaac as a sacrifice. Abraham built the altar, laid the wood, bound Isaac (remarkable in itself), laid him on the wood, and took the knife. Notice it does not say that the Lord interrupted as the knife was coming down or anything like that. It just says everything was prepared. At that point God reveals the substitute. So no, your friend cannot destroy his family. All he can do is make preparations and expect a substitute. If none arrives, God was not speaking to him. And really the only acceptable substitute would be Christ himself who already paid the price. Steve |
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6 | Why did God tell Abraham to kill his son | Gen 22:2 | azurelaw | 215014 | ||
Dear Steve, You have provided very good answers. I hope the user find them helpful. Shalom Azure |
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