Who knows what "Abraham sacrificing Isaac" in the Bible supposed to represent?
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It tested whether Abraham was obedient to God and viewed God and not himself as the source of all the blessings Abraham enjoyed.
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A great deal of information can be found in the gospels of Matthew (starting with the birth of Jesus, in Matt 1:18),  Luke (starting in Chapter 1, specifically the birth is at 1:26) and John (starting in Chapter 1).\n\nThe gist of it is that the world fell into sin when Adam & Eve took from the forbidden tree & ate the fruit.  After that throughout the OT there were strict rules for how to deal or be cleansed of that sin.  Which included sacrifice.  In the NT the birth of Jesus was to be the perfect sacrifical lamb so that Jesus would pay the final price for all of our sins, no more sacrifices would need to be made, our sins would be paid for in full.  His death was that sacrifice.  Then he rose, joined God in heaven until he returns one last and final time.\n\nI have never heard any such phrase as "Here I am, I'll go bring man back under your grace".  That just sounds like interpretation of scripture, as I couldn't find anything in scripture that was similar to it in wording.\n\nThe entire Bible supports this information.
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Abraham was the first Jew.  G-d promised the land of Israel to Abraham and his Jewish descendants.\nWhat is it that you do not understand???
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When Adam and Eve sinned, the purpose for God's paradise on earth was put into haitus.   Adam and Eve sinned by deliberately breaking God's law. So Jehovah put them out of the garden of Eden. Paradise was lost. God immediatly told Adam that there would be salvation for the future generations by saying "And I will put emnisty between you and the women, you will bruise him in the heel but he will bruise you in the head(Genesis 3:1-6, 23) Jehovah has not forgotten his purpose for this earth. He promises to make it into a paradise, where humans will live forever. How will he do this?—Psalm 37:29. Abraham displayed great faith when we was willing to sacrafice his son to God he told him  "Because of your seed, many nations will be blessed".  I know this sounds confusing but I will get to my point.  The profecy in Genesis 3:15 meant that Jesus would come to be, a promised seed that would balance out what Adam had done for mankind.  He would be bruised in the heel as Satan tried to kill him and he was literaly dead for three days yet Satan will be bruised in the head when he is finally destroyed after his second comming.  Abraham's promised seed (Jesus) would come from  his lineage.  Of course since they themselves (The chosen nation) disobeyed him and did not have faith in him, God removed his favor from them and delivered it to all the nations and those who displayed true faith in him (Us, all human kind)
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I thik that you may find that you are correct in your assumption.  I don't think it will validate the whole Bible... unless Noah carved his name in the boat!!  But I am with you on the Epic of Gilgamish.
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NEITHER THE SAVIOR OF THE WORLD NOR OF JEWISH PEOPLE!\n\nThe Christian understanding is that the Messiah, Jesus, died for the sins of the people. The messiah is supposed to be a human sacrifice that is the blood sacrifice necessary for the forgiveness of sin.\n\nBut we are taught in our Torah that no one can die for the sins of another. In Deuteronomy 24:16 it specifically says this:\n\nDeuteronomy 24:16 The fathers shall not \nbe put to death for the children, neither \nshall the children be put to death for\nthe fathers: \nevery man shall be put to death for his \nown sin (eesh b’chet-o yumatu).\n\nIn Exodus 32:30-35, Moses tries to offer himself to atone for the sins of the people. To be written out of Gd's book, means to be written out of the Book of Life, which means Moses was asking to die for the sins of the People. Gd's response is No, it does not work that way, each man dies for his own sin:\n\nExodus 32:30-35 And it came to pass on the \nmorrow, that Moses said unto the people, \nYe have sinned a great sin: and now I will \ngo up unto the Etrnl; perhaps I shall make \nan atonement for your sin. And Moses \nreturned unto the Etrnl, and said, Oh, \nthis people have sinned a great sin, and \nhave made them gods of gold. Yet now, if \nthou wilt forgive their sin--; and if not, \nblot me, I pray thee, out of thy book \nwhich thou hast written. And the Etrnl \nsaid unto Moses, Whosoever hath sinned \nagainst me, him will I blot out of my \nbook. \n\nThe whole of chapter 18 of the book of Ezekiel is about this idea, that no one can die for someone else's sin. Further, this chapter of Ezekiel teaches us that all we have to do for Gd's forgiveness is to stop doing the Bad and start doing the Good, and Gd will forgive us:::\n\nEzekiel 18:1-4; 20-24; 26-27 .....Behold, all \nsouls are mine; as the soul of the father, so \nalso the soul of the son is mine: the soul \nthat sinneth, it shall die. Eze 18:20 The soul \nthat sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not \nbear the iniquity of the father, neither shall \nthe father bear the iniquity of the son: the \nrighteousness of the righteous shall be upon \nhim, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be \nupon him. But if the wicked will turn from all \nhis sins that he hath committed, and keep all \nmy statutes, and do that which is lawful and \nright, he shall surely live, he shall not die. \nAll his transgressions that he hath committed, \nthey shall not be mentioned unto him: in his \nrighteousness that he hath done he shall live. \nHave I any pleasure at all that the wicked \nshould die? saith the Etrnl Gd: and not that \nhe should return from his ways, and live?.... \nEze 18:26 When a righteous man turneth away \nfrom his righteousness, and committeth \niniquity, and dieth in them; for his iniquity \nthat he hath done shall he die. Again, when \nthe wicked man turneth away from his \nwickedness that he hath committed, and doeth \nthat which is lawful and right, he shall save \nhis soul alive. \n\nSo, the Bible is clear, no one can die for the sins of another, and this means that Jesus cannot die for anyone else's sins.\n\nChristians also believe that one needs a blood sacrifice for the forgiveness of sin, that one who does not have such a blood sacrifice will die in their sins, and go to hell, except for the sacrifice of Jesus.\n\nThis, too, is UnBiblical. The Bible describes blood sacrifices for the forgiveness of sin in the Book of Leviticus. But it is in Leviticus itself, in the middle of the discussion of the sin sacrifices, that we are taught that we do not need a blood sacrifice to be forgiven for our sins. Offering a blood sacrifice was an expensive thing to do for the family offering the animal. Was forgiveness then, to be only for the rich? No, because if one could not afford a blood sacrifice then one who sins could bring flour, which has no blood and no life as their sacrifice, and Gd forgave them!\n\nLeviticus 5:11-13; But if he be not able to
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I think Sarah died of old age, and abraham went and buried her..\n\nLot wife turn to piller of Salt.\n\nI think I remember it as the first person the bible  talk about buried, but read it for yourself, I could be wrong.
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Issac...proof the bible, explanation:\n\nif you are muslim, you will probably have a different version of this...I encourage you to seek other references including history books and other references which back up the original bible...\n\nOne indirect proof is all the prophets in the bible and jesus desended form Isaac, not Ishmahel. Also if you look at all the prophesies in the bible, they are about the descendents of Issac, not Ishmahel...Ishmahel is mentioned of course, and he and Isaac buried their father together...\n\nyou have to use some logic too.  Ishmahel was the son of the maidservant to Sarah.  The promise of a son had been made to sarah and Ibraham, not him and his maidservant.  Ishamhel was born of a young woman who was natually able to have children.  Sarah's pregnancy was miraculous because she was about 90 years old...God wanted Isaac because he was a miracle from God and represented God's holiness and power. Isaac was therefore a more pure sacrifice for that reason.\n\nGod blessed both sons in different ways. When he asked for animal sacrifices he only wanted the most pure, unblemished animals..All children are special, but when you compare a natural birth to a miraculous birth, you will understand that God would ask for the miracle child instead of the natural child.
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Good question! joahchun has a great one line answer. But I am the babbling type.\n\nAbraham was concerned for Lot and his family. He was negotiating to have them removed first. Abraham did not argue with God because he knew that God was incapable of lying. God had promised that through Isaac, Messiah would come. So, God had a problem... no Isaac, no Messiah. Scripture states that Abraham knew that what God was asking him to do was prophetic of the Messiah's sacrifice, so he was positive that God would raise Isaac in three days. But God did it differently and stopped the sacrifice and provided a subsititute instead.
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Proof that our "friend" is a hypocrite and a mental case, see above.\n\nI ask myself every time I read the Bible, what does this mean FOR me.
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Here are some other gems for you(posted these in another thread) \n\nProof of the 'love' of God in the bible\n\n"God" slaughtered innocent babies because of Pharaoh's stubbornness: "At midnight the Lord struck down all the firstborn in Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh, who sat on the throne, to the firstborn of the prisoner, who was in the dungeon, and the firstborn of all the livestock as well.” (Exod. 12:29)\n\n"God" had babies dashed to pieces and pregnant women ripped open: "The people of Samaria must bear their guilt, because they have rebelled against their God. They will fall by the sword; their little ones will be dashed to the ground, their pregnant women ripped open." (Hosea 13:16)\n\n"God" wanted children to be murdered as human sacrifices: "I let them become defiled through their gifts - the sacrifice of every firstborn - that I might fill them with horror so they would know that I am the Lord.” (Ezek. 20:26)\n\n"God" threatened to have innocent children be devoured by wild animals: “I will send wild animals against you, and they will rob you of your children, destroy your cattle and make you so few in number that your roads will be deserted.” (Lev. 26:22)\n\n"God" threatened to have children cannibalized: "If in spite of this you still do not listen to me but continue to be hostile toward me, then in my anger I will be hostile toward you, and I myself will punish you for your sins seven times over. You will eat the flesh of your sons and the flesh of your daughters.” (Lev. 26:27-29)\n\n"God" ordered the genocide of women, children and babies: "Now go, attack the Amalekites and totally destroy everything that belongs to them. Do not spare them; put to death men and women, children and infants, cattle and sheep, camels and donkeys.”” (1 Sam. 15:2-3)\n\n"God" aborted fetuses and murdered children in answer to the prophet Hosea's prayer: "Give them, O Lord – what will you give them? Give them wombs that miscarry .... Ephraim is blighted, their root is withered, they yield no fruit. Even if they bear children, I will slay their cherished offspring." (Hosea 9:14-16)\n\n"God" murdered a baby because of David's adultery: “Then David said to Nathan, "I have sinned against the Lord." Nathan replied, "The Lord has taken away your sin. You are not going to die. But because by doing this you have made the enemies of the Lord show utter contempt, the son born to you will die." (2 Sam. 12:13-14)\n\n"God" ordered people to kill their brothers, friends and neighbors: “Then he said to them, "This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: 'Each man strap a sword to his side. Go back and forth through the camp from one end to the other, each killing his brother and friend and neighbor.'" (Exod. 32:27
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It sounds like you are thinking of Abraham sacrificing his son to God, who is spared by God at the last minute.\n\nI think that if it were to come to pass that you were ever put in that position, it would not be God that would ask you to choose, but it would be God that would help you decide.
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Ah, that is very astute, and it raises another interesting question doesn't it. \n\nIf Adam and Eve sinned why are we held responsible for an act they committed?  Hardly seems fair, but interestingly this very theme is seen elsewhere in the Bible.\n\nNoah gets drunk and falls asleep.  His son Ham sees his nakedness, but Noah curses Canaan.\n\nDavid commits adultery and murder, but God causes his son to become ill and die.\n\nBTW not atheist.
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"Then I heard the LORD say to the other men, "Follow him through the city and kill everyone whose forehead is not marked.  Show no mercy; have no pity!  Kill them all – old and young, girls and women and little children.  But do not touch anyone with the mark.  Begin your task right here at the Temple."  So they began by killing the seventy leaders.  "Defile the Temple!" the LORD commanded.  "Fill its courtyards with the bodies of those you kill!  Go!"  So they went throughout the city and did as they were told."  (Ezekiel 9:5-7 NLT)\n\n\n If even then you remain hostile toward me and refuse to obey, I will inflict you with seven more disasters for your sins.  I will release wild animals that will kill your children and destroy your cattle, so your numbers will dwindle and your roads will be deserted.  (Leviticus 26:21-22 NLT)\n\n\n(Moses) stood at the entrance to the camp and shouted, "All of you who are on the LORD's side, come over here and join me." And all the Levites came.  He told them, "This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: Strap on your swords! Go back and forth from one end of the camp to the other, killing even your brothers, friends, and neighbors."  The Levites obeyed Moses, and about three thousand people died that day.  Then Moses told the Levites, "Today you have been ordained for the service of the LORD, for you obeyed him even though it meant killing your own sons and brothers. Because of this, he will now give you a great blessing."  (Exodus 32:26-29 NLT)\n\n\n "Go up, my warriors, against the land of Merathaim and against the people of Pekod. Yes, march against Babylon, the land of rebels, a land that I will judge!  Pursue, kill, and completely destroy them, as I have commanded you," says the LORD.  "Let the battle cry be heard in the land, a shout of great destruction".   (Jeremiah 50:21-22 NLT)\n\n\n As you approach a town to attack it, first offer its people terms for peace.  If they accept your terms and open the gates to you, then all the people inside will serve you in forced labor.  But if they refuse to make peace and prepare to fight, you must attack the town.  When the LORD your God hands it over to you, kill every man in the town.  But you may keep for yourselves all the women, children, livestock, and other plunder.  You may enjoy the spoils of your enemies that the LORD your God has given you.(Deuteronomy 20:10-14)\n\nand maaannnyyy more if u interesting, but i think i already made a very good point...
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One will never find a competent Jewish translation to say 'rib'... but rather the word means 'side'.  It also says that after God removed this portion to fashion Eve, He filled in the space with flesh.  If all God too was a single cell or less....why would it specifically say the flesh was replaced.\n\nNo sir,  it the the quran that has corrupted the story.
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Jesus clearly said that he was going to be HANDED OVER, not that he himself would do it.\n\nFor example, in Mark 9:31  he tells his disciples, "The Son of Man is going to be delivered into the hands of men, and they will kill him. And when he is killed, after three days he will rise."\n\nLater he talks about the one who would betray him, e.g., Mark 14:21  For the Son of Man goes as it is written of him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed!  It would have been better for that man if he had not been born." \n\nIn fact, he announces that it is one of the Twelve eating the Passover meal with him, that would betray him.  (The amount, FWIW is 30 pieces of silver It is Joseph who  was sold for 20 pieces [Genesis 37], so some get them confused; and 40 is a common 'round number' in Scripture.)\n\nIn many of Jesus' announcements he DOES explain that this was all according to what had been prophesied, and that is was the means by which God fufilled his plans.  But he does NOT say that those who acted against him were in any way 'agreeing to help him.'  No, "they meant it for evil"  Compare Acs 2:23 where Peter declares "this Jesus, delivered up according to the definite plan and foreknowledge of God, you crucified and killed by the hands of lawless men."\n\n(Other Scriptures include this same idea -- for example, it is by God's plan that the Assyrians attack Israel.  They are 'carrying out God's judgment'.  Only that is not what motivates THEM, and God declares that he will in turn judge these who had attacked Israel for their own ends --see Isaiah 10:5-16, especially vv.6-7 -"Against a godless nation I send him, and against the people of my wrath I command him But he does not so intend, and his heart does not so think; but it is in his heart to destroy....")\n\n---------------------------\n\nHow the "Gospel of Judas" differs:\n\n1) Judas is portrayed as being the ONE disciple who 'really gets it' and to him Jesus reveals a special knowledge hidden from all the others.  (This clearly contradicts the New Testament teaching).\n\n2) Judas hands Jesus over to die so that he can escape his human body, since the body and all the physical world is considered to be evil (a basic Gnostic teaching).  In the Bible --both the Old and New Testaments -- the material world is NOT evil.  Rather it was created good (Genesis 1) and the hope is that it will be fully restored at the resurrection.   In keeping with this the NT Gospels Jesus announces (see above) that he will die and RISE AGAIN.
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Please read the account of Abraham pleading with Jehovah before the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah at GENESIS 18:20-33 and then ask yourself the above questions.