THE SACRIFICE OF ABRAHAM—AND ISAAC, Chapter 6 of Kingdom of God

THE SACRIFICE OF ABRAHAM—AND ISAAC, Chapter 6 of Kingdom of God

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We talk a great deal about sacrifices, when strictly there is no such thing; it is a misnomer—it is a wrong view of the subject, for what we do in [and for] the Kingdom of God is the best investment we can possibly make. (Daniel H. Wells, JD 4:253)

The story of Abraham and Isaac in chapter 22 of Genesis is one of the most difficult to understand. God tells Abraham to take his son Isaac up on a mountain and kill him! Could God also tell Abraham to worship the stone gods of his father? Could he tell him to commit adultery with his neighbor’s wife—or lie, cheat, steal or murder?

God has told us that it is a sin to break His commandments, and yet in this case He is telling Abraham to break one of the most important ones. There is a blessing for obedience to the commandments; can there be a blessing for disobeying them also?

We have been told that murder is an unforgivable sin. It is a crime so serious that a murderer cannot enter the celestial kingdom. Now God is telling Abraham to murder his son! What’s going on here?

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