Many people enjoy haggling for a good bargain. But haggling is not confined to purchasing goods and services. The Bible tells of people who bargained with God. In Genesis chapter 18, Abraham unsucc… ...

Both Abraham and Moses DID bargain with Him, one achieved their objective and the other had God do a third option, of course we may bargain with Him. We can be just as much a brat as you were. A ...

In the story, God puts Abraham to the test, asking him to “Take now your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of ...

It’s then that Abraham bargains with God and God demonstrates his mercy. As was the case of Noah, God differentiates between the righteous and the wicked and Abraham seizes upon that.

Abraham rebukes God: “Far be it from You to do such a thing, to bring death upon the innocent as well as the guilty, so that innocent and guilty fare alike. Far be it from You!

The story in Genesis of Abraham’s willingness to kill his son Isaac at God’s command still gets a lot of attention. But it doesn’t get a lot of love. In every broadside against religion, God ...

In the story, God puts Abraham to the test, asking him to “Take now your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of ...

On Sunday, the Book of Hebrews told Catholics that Abraham trusted and obeyed God regarding leaving his home, bearing children and sacrificing Isaac. As described in Hebrews, “By faith Abraham ...

Havdalah: 6:31 p.m. O ur rabbis tell us that as a reward for Abraham’s submitting to the painful procedure of circumcision, God paid him a personal visit, appearing to him at the oaks of Mamre ...