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NASB | Genesis 22:12 He said, "Do not stretch out your hand against the lad, and do nothing to him; for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from Me." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 22:12 The LORD said, "Do not reach out [with the knife in] your hand against the boy, and do nothing to [harm] him; for now I know that you fear God [with reverence and profound respect], since you have not withheld from Me your son, your only son [of promise]." |
Subject: Who was the one to be sacrificed? |
Bible Note: Mist, I don't know that I have much to add to your conversation other than what I have already posted. It is apparent that the technical "first born" with certain inheritance rights can lose them to another son as in the case of Esaau selling his bithright to Jacob for a mess of pottage and later Jacob tricking Isaac into giving him the blessing. Jacob's name meaning supplanter. or Abel's receiving the blessing of God being pleased with his sacrifice and rejecting Cain's or Reuben being supplanted in his father's favor by Joseph the late born child of his first love Rachel. God is not bound by the machinations of men who think they know better how to accomplish His ends. He blesses whom He will and even uses the headstrong when they think they are making things happen in their own way. I do have a book recommendation for you. If you do not already have it or have not read it, I recommend, Answering Islam by Norman L Geisler and Abdul Saleeb from Baker Books. You can probably get it through Amazon on the web or order it through a bookstore. I also recommend this link http://www.ewtn.com/library/HOMELIBR/HERESY4.TXT which is a chapter from a book by Hilaire Belloc titled The Great Heresies. This particular chapter is title The Great and Enduring Heresy of Mohammed. It is more an historical book from the Catholic Christian European perspective. It was written in the 1930s when all Islam was prostrate at the feet of colonial powers, but was prophetic in predicting that Islam would rise again. It does touch on some theology but is mostly history and very readable. It is about 40 pages if printed out. Emmaus |