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.

The site where Abraham passes the tenth test and learns that G-d does not want parents to sacrifice their children — that murder is forbidden — even if you think G-d commanded it.

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'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 of Everlasting Life ...

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.