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that God tested Abraham ten times. But, the Mishna does not list what the tests were. It seems like a foundational part of our faith is underspecified. What were the goals of these tests?
In these days when faith is faltering in both pew and pulpit ... Ahead lay an even greater test. Abraham was told to offer his only son—the very linchpin in the line of succession that was ...
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 my case, I took two semesters of Biblical Hebrew, the language of the Old ...
What can modern people of faith learn from Abraham’s story? Abraham, who is called the father of faith, undergoes a test on two different levels. First, he must trust that the God demanding a ...