Quote by Dan Simmons

“Abraham was testing God. By denying the sacrifice at the last moment, by stopping the knife, God had earned the right—in Abraham’s eyes and…

— Dan Simmons

“suddenly understood perfectly why Abraham had agreed to sacrifice Isaac, his son, when the Lord commanded him to do so. It was not obedience.…

— Dan Simmons

“Abraham was asked to sacrifice his only son. God no longer asks for blood sacrifices, for the ultimate sacrifice has been made. But the…

— Ken Follett

“For in Abraham man had learned beforehand, and had been accustomed to follow the Word of God. For Abraham, according to his faith, followed…

— The Church Fathers

“The testing of Abraham’s faith was not for God to see if Abraham would obey since God knows everything from A to Z. It…

— Paddick Van Zyl

God tested Abraham. That is, he sent him afflictions for his benefit, not so that he could find out what sort of man he…

— Marcus Eremita

“If Abraham actually had sacrificed Isaac, would he therefore have been less justified?”

— Søren Kierkegaard

“The point of the Abraham-and-Isaac story isn’t that you should sacrifice your kid but that you can leave behind any notion of a god…

— Rob Bell

“The willingness to sacrifice that springs from a loving heart rather than the desire for spiritual distinction is surely acceptable to God. But, as…

— Elisabeth Elliot

“The Lord, therefore, was not unknown to Abraham, whose day he desired to see; nor, again, was the Lord’s Father, for he had learned…

— The Church Fathers

“The story is like the other stories about gods demanding acts of devotion and obedience. Gods who are never satisfied. The first audience for…

— Rob Bell

“If this had not been the case with Abraham, then perhaps he might have loved God but not believed; for he who loves God…

— Kierkegaard, Søren