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NASB | Genesis 22:2 He said, "Take now your son, your only son, whom you love, Isaac, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I will tell you." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 22:2 God said, "Take now your son, your only son [of promise], whom you love, Isaac, and go to the region of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall tell you." |
Subject: Why did God tell Abraham to kill his son |
Bible Note: Hi Steve, Thank you for your response. I have Barnes commentary and I read the part that you mentioned above. "But the moral difficulty of human sacrifice is not so removed... Without the divine command, it is needless to say that it was not lawful for Abraham to slay his son." So am I to understand that Barnes is saying that since God commanded it, then God who is over all of creation, it cannot be unlawful. And if God did NOT command it then of course it would still be unlawful? Well that being the case it seems that Barnes and you are saying that "if" God in fact is telling my friend to kill his family members then it is OK or lawful. Is that correct? |