We may flinch at seeing the revered patriarch nearly end his own son’s life. But what do we miss when viewing this story through contemporary eyes?

The perfect test and indeed the only test was to ask Abraham to sacrifice Isaac while at the same time believing that God would not actually require him to go through with the sacrifice.

Moreover, as Abraham supposedly held knowledge of the Torah, his understanding of bringing Isaac as a human sacrifice contradicts explicit commands that this is unacceptable to G-d -forbidden as ...

The moment Abraham is about to slaughter Isaac he is stopped, but not by G-d Himself who never requested this atrocity in the first place. At this point G-d is conflicted.

Abraham is being promised this great reward because he trusted God to keep his original promise, to the point that he was willing to go through the motions of appearing to sacrifice Isaac, because ...

Q: Good God Squad piece this week, Rabbi! I am preaching this coming Sunday on that father/son relationship of Abraham and Isaac at my church in Patchogue, N.Y., where I serve as pastor. I love ...