4 years ago
Monday, September 24
I am agitated
Okay, Mo and I were talking about the old testament today, specifically the story about God asking Abraham to sacrifice his son to prove his devotion. I have a problem with that. This is supposed to be the same God who is loving and good and caring and everything, right? How does killing your children factor into the equation? The whole "God never meant Abraham to kill Isaac; he just wanted Abraham to prove his allegiance" argument makes no sense. If he were such a good God, why would he need his people to prove their faith by sacrificing their own children in the first place? I'd love to hear your thoughts on this. And I don't intend to offend any of you Christians, this particular story just really bothers me.
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Yes, i've been confused about this story also. But God never intended for Abraham to actually kill Isacc. Abraham had repeatedly promised his devotion to the Lord. God intended to test Abraham's faith. It does seem extreme, but God is all knowing and all powerful. He would have known Abraham would have said yes despite the immense sorrow it caused him, and He also would have known that he would intesept Abraham in time. I asked my dad, and he said part of it was to demonstrate God's covenant with his people on earth. At that time human sacrifice was promintent among neighboring empires. This was sort of a lesson to teach that that was a horrible sin, and that God was commanding his people not to take part in it. Sort of a round about way to say that i know, but still...(just remember that things were done quite differently back then) Also, it served as a metaphor for what was to come - God sacraficing his son for all of humanity. Sorry this was so long, but i hope it helped to clear things up.
Just like Kelsey said.
This is also a foreshadowing of how God would be willing to send His own Son to die for us! See, God loves us and He demands that there be nothing that takes priority over our love for Him. Plus, Isaac would see his father again in heaven, should it go that far. There's a lesson in it for Isaac, that we should be willing to go to whatever lengths to prove our loyalty to God. It's a little complicated, I'll admit.
Though I still don't see how the "He just wanted Abraham to prove his allegiance" argument doesn't work.
lol. hope this helped!
Oooh. Just like Kenz said.
Ok, i mentioned the metaphor foreshadowing bit as well. Just thought i'd put that out there...yeah...
I think that to really understand we'd have to be back there. But I know that God does love his children and everything he does is for thier benefit and growth. I suppose you have to gain a testimony of this before the Abraham story makes sense.
oh, right
What do you mean by gain a testimony of this?
Oh boy... well, a testimony is a sure knowledge of something, a burning knowledge that something is true.
So to gain a testimony of this is to know with a fervor that God loves his children.
it can also be to witness something
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