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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]." |
Bible Question: Why was jephthah allowed to kill his daughter but Abraham not allowed to kill his son? |
Bible Answer: Hello teachermom, This may not be the easiest question to give a direct answer. We can say it was God's will for both situations though. Jephthah was fulfilling a vow. From Judges 11:30-39, here is what Hard Sayings of the Bible notes: "The story of Jephthah and his famous vow has caused heated debates among interpreters. The question dividing interpreters is simply, Did Jephthah sacrifice his own daughter or did he not? If he did, did God condone such an unspeakable act? Almost all early writers portrayed Jephthah as actually offering up his own daughter. It was not until the Middle Ages that commentators began to look for ways to soften Jephthah’s act. Indeed, sane men and women would naturally be incensed and shocked by Jephthah’s autocratic and nonbiblical ways of thinking and acting. But the reader must remember the theme of Judges: Everyone was doing what was right in his or her own eyes. Jephthah was no different. As a matter of fact, the people at first had hesitated to call him as judge over the tribes on the east bank because his mother was a prostitute and his own brothers had driven him from the family inheritance." With Abraham, it was his faith that was being tested. The Angel of the Lord called to him in Gen. 22:12 and 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." The writer of Hebrews writes in 11:17-19, "By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises was offering up his only begotten son; it was he to whom it was said, "IN ISAAC YOUR DESCENDANTS SHALL BE CALLED." He considered that God is able to raise people even from the dead, from which he also received him back as a type." I trust this will be of some help, BradK |
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