Genesis 22
Biblical History and Literature-03
9/20/13
Dr. Noble
Genesis 22
The story of genesis 22 was about putting faith and trust into God. It was about God testing Abraham and his faith towards him. For Abraham truly feared God, that he was willing to do anything God had asked him to. Do we fear God? Do we put all our hearts and trust into him? What was the point of this story? Well, I believe that the point is to tell us something. To tell us that we need to believe in God, and we need to trust him with everything.
As I read this story over and over, I came to realize that maybe the point of this story is to tell us that God will always be there to guide us through. I believe that he will bless us as we trust in him, and following our hearts to serve him. We may be given obstacles, and we may be pushed to the limit, but God will never let us down. But do we really know that he won’t let us down? Sometimes we think that he isn’t even there. I know sometimes I think he isn’t there, because why would he let so many bad things happen? Why couldn’t he just prevent it all? I think we forget that the devil has a part of our lives too. But we can’t let him get to us, and that is how we can show God that we believe in him, that we trust him to help us.
In verse 12, the angel of the Lord said “Do not lay a hand on the boy.” Abraham was going to kill his son, for God. But God had halted the sacrifice because he had confirmation that he was truly scared of him. As I compared translations for this verse, I saw that in the Common English Bible, the angel of the Lord was called “the messenger”. But I guess that it just depends on what tradition someone was born into. It is different from everyone, even though it is the same story.
In verses 9-19, the narrator’s style of description contributes to the unfolding drama by how they word the commands of God, from the angel of the Lord. The narrator clearly gives out God’s message of “me-first”. That is the
9/20/13
Dr. Noble
Genesis 22
The story of genesis 22 was about putting faith and trust into God. It was about God testing Abraham and his faith towards him. For Abraham truly feared God, that he was willing to do anything God had asked him to. Do we fear God? Do we put all our hearts and trust into him? What was the point of this story? Well, I believe that the point is to tell us something. To tell us that we need to believe in God, and we need to trust him with everything.
As I read this story over and over, I came to realize that maybe the point of this story is to tell us that God will always be there to guide us through. I believe that he will bless us as we trust in him, and following our hearts to serve him. We may be given obstacles, and we may be pushed to the limit, but God will never let us down. But do we really know that he won’t let us down? Sometimes we think that he isn’t even there. I know sometimes I think he isn’t there, because why would he let so many bad things happen? Why couldn’t he just prevent it all? I think we forget that the devil has a part of our lives too. But we can’t let him get to us, and that is how we can show God that we believe in him, that we trust him to help us.
In verse 12, the angel of the Lord said “Do not lay a hand on the boy.” Abraham was going to kill his son, for God. But God had halted the sacrifice because he had confirmation that he was truly scared of him. As I compared translations for this verse, I saw that in the Common English Bible, the angel of the Lord was called “the messenger”. But I guess that it just depends on what tradition someone was born into. It is different from everyone, even though it is the same story.
In verses 9-19, the narrator’s style of description contributes to the unfolding drama by how they word the commands of God, from the angel of the Lord. The narrator clearly gives out God’s message of “me-first”. That is the