Blog #4

At the beginning of Chapter 12 of Genesis, god told Abraham, “Go from your country, your people and your father’s household to the land I will show you.” This, as we spoke about in class, is another instance where mankind is trying to make a name for themselves. This instance varies from prior actions in the Genesis scriptures because Abraham is attempting to do so by following God’s commands (it is given rather than taken). The things that Abraham received through his actions of following command was land, bounty, and a son (Abraham and his wife were beyond child bearing years at the time). Within Genesis 22:5 and 22:8, I believe Abraham is lying. This lie had no bad intentions, but Abraham was a follower of God without straying from his word. Also, I believe Abraham feared the situations and also feared god. God did not force Abraham to follow through with the action, but this was a test. This also was not the first test we have seen throughout Genesis. For instance, the first test was when Adam and Eve failed to follow God’s commands of not eating from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. This time though, Abraham should be praised for his blindness following of God. It is a hard topic to decide if God is praiseworthy or not because it is God who decides who is praiseworthy or not. Does our opinion on others truly mean anything? The true judge of all on Earth is God and God only. I think that this is something that is often abused in today’s society.