Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 beta 3/9/83; site uwmacc.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!uwvax!uwmacc!dubois From: dubois@uwmacc.UUCP (Paul DuBois) Newsgroups: net.religion Subject: Re: Heavenly harassment. Message-ID: <369@uwmacc.UUCP> Date: Thu, 4-Oct-84 13:15:51 EDT Article-I.D.: uwmacc.369 Posted: Thu Oct 4 13:15:51 1984 Date-Received: Sat, 6-Oct-84 01:59:31 EDT References: <1016@akgua.UUCP> Organization: UW Primate Center Lines: 30 > [Bob Brown] > If you look at the story Abraham states clearly to the > attendant that (paraphrased) " Me and the boy will be back > directly." > > Now Father Abraham was lying thru his teeth cause he knew Isaac > was gonna get cut or he was making a faith statement that even if Isaac > died on the Altar that God would raise him up. And it says in Hebrews that it was the latter. > Another interesting parallel for Christians..Note that it is Abraham's > willingness to sacrifice his son that opens up the way for his covenant > partner YHWH to commit to sacrifice His Son for Abraham (further on > down the line.) Other parallels: Three days to get to Moriah/three days in tomb Moriah very close to Calvary geographically God provided the sacrifice both times Only sons (quibble, if you want) Sons raised from dead (see Hebrews) -- Paul DuBois {allegra,ihnp4,seismo}!uwvax!uwmacc!dubois "Make me to go in the path of thy commandments; for therein do I delight." Psalm 119:35