as the story goes, abraham literally lifts the knife before god says, abraham, abraham, you don t have to do this. so the son was spared, and a lamb appeared to take his place. one of the abiding lessons we re meant to learn from genesis is obedience to god. that if you are obedient, then in the end, you are rewarded. muslims believe ishmael, not isaac, was the son abraham was called upon to sacrifice, but the essence of the story is the same across the three religions. is it heartbreaking to think this patriarch, this person who we believe is the father of our religions, was this close to committing murder, killing his son? i don t know if it s heart breaking or not, but i know that
abraham, you don t have to do this. so the son was spared, and a lamb appeared to take his place. one of the abiding lessons we re meant to learn from genesis is obead ynls to god. that if you are obedient, that in the end, you are rewarded. muslims believishmael, not isaac, was the son abraham was called upon to sacrifice, but the essence of the story is the same across the three religions. is it heartbreaking to think this patriarch, this person who we believe is the father of our religions, was this close to committing murder, killing his son? i don t know if it s heart breaking or not, but i know it s eye opening and it s important, because abraham introducing the idea. you can kill in the name of god. i think it s important for everybody to understand that this idea is embedded in these
knife. as the story goes, abraham literally lifts the knife before god says to him, abraham, abraham, you don t have to do this. so, the son was spared. and a lamb appeared to take his place. one of the abiding lessons we re meant to learn from genesis is obedience to god. that if you are obedient, that in the end, you are rewarded. muslims believe ishmael, not isaac, was the son abraham was called upon to sacrifice. but the essence of the story is the same across the three religions. is it heartbreaking to think this patriarch, this person who we believe is the father of our religions, was this close to committing murder, killing his son? i don t know if it s heart breaking or not, but i know it s eye opening and it s important,