SLAUGHTERING an innocent child; slaughtering your own innocent child—could you do it? Abraham had heard the voice. He believed it was the command of God, and this was what he must do. He was being tested to see how close he was to God who must be obeyed in all things. He departed.

If I were ordered to do that, I would almost definitely refuse. Respectfully and fearfully. I would say, let me go to hell. Let me be cursed, but save the child. Pit