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'In the fear of God' — Understanding the story of Abraham and Isaac
I retired from my secular career a year ago this month, and last fall — with all the other kids — I went back to school. In ...
America Magazine1y
Why the story of Abraham and Isaac has captured some of history’s greatest minds
From the back seat my kindergartener called, “Mom, why did God want Abraham to sacrifice Isaac ... with trust, to a place beyond human comprehension, beyond a recognizable moral order ...
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Angel Studios' latest film 'His Only Son' recounts the story of Abraham and Isaac
While traveling to the place of the sacrifice, alongside Isaac and two servants, Abraham is flooded with vivid memories from the years he and Sarah spent longing for the son they were promised ...
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The Binding of Isaac, the pardoning of Hunter Biden
God could never have expected Abraham to kill Isaac. Others infer that God never asked Abraham to sacrifice his son literally, because God only considers kosher animals fit for offerings ...
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'His Only Son' is a worthy, if imperfect, portrayal of God's love
Most of "His Only Son" takes place immediately after God commands Abraham (played with finesse by the Lebanese actor Nicolas Mouawad) to sacrifice Isaac (played by up-and-coming Israeli American ...
Religion News Service2y
The college admissions scandal is child sacrifice
Why does God command Abraham to sacrifice Isaac? And why, at the last minute, does God provide a ram for Abraham to sacrifice in place of his son? Some scholars suggest that God wanted to “wean ...
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ABRAHAM'S TRUST IN GOD; Dr. Talmage's Lesson from the Presenting of Isaac as a Sacrifice. NO OFFERING TOO GREAT TO MAKE Christ Sustains His Followers and Throws Open the Gates ...
he has chosen for his subject Abraham's supreme trial of faith and the rescue of Isaac from being offered by his father as a sacrifice. The text selected is Genesis, xxil., 7: "Behold the fire and ...