We have learned that Avraham has been given many tests, in order for God to test his abilities and faith. Akedath Yizchack was the hardest test of all since God wanted Avraham to kill his only son.
There is a problem with this though. If someone tells you that he promises to give you candy tomorrow, and then a few minutes later says, if you truly trust me, give me a sword so I can kill you, is it really 100% trust if you give him the sword? Of course my answer is no. If the person promised you to give you candy tomorrow, of course he wont kill you!
Same thing can be applied with Avrahams story: God promised Avraham that his and Sarahs zera will inherit the land and multiply very much, therefore how can Avraham really think that God would then go and kill off his son.
There is a big possiblity that Avraham knew that God was not actually going to kill Yizchack.
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ReplyDeleteI can definitely see what youre saying. It makes perfect sense to assume that Avraham knew that Hashem wouldnt actually kill his heir and that he was just testing him. However, even if we assume that he fully trusted Hashem and assumed that he would never kill his heir since he promised his zera the land, what if Hashem were to go against his own word. Hashem cant be certain that hasehm wont double cross him. Why on earth would he risk his sons life and base it on chance?