010.2 | Abraham's Journey (Genesis 12:1-25:18) Q&A

Questions:What is the biggest question that people often have about these chapters of the Bible? Why did Abraham obey the command of God to sacrifice Isaac without any protest, unlike his earlier questioning during Sodom's judgment? Why did God test Abraham with Isaac's sacrifice despite knowing his faith? If the event was not a test of Abraham's faith, then what was it? Did God demand human sacrifice during that time, and was it common? What prompted Abram's doubt leading into the animal division ritual? Why did Abram doubt God? Why did he feel that the ritual was necessary in order to ensure that God would keep his promise? Why did Abram doubt God enough to need the ritual? What could Abraham have done to God if God had not fulfilled his side of the bargain? Why would God go through with the animal division ritual? How did Abraham almost sacrificing Isaac affect his relationship with Isaac? How did Isaac react to this? How was Lot deciding to sacrifice his daughters to a crowd considered right, even back then? How was that moral even during those times? Is it being suggested that during that period, sacrificing daughters to a crowd was more accepted than risking shame in disappointing guests? Was rape accepted back then? Was it not considered a crime? Why did this culture at that time prioritize the well-being of guests? Why were guests treated so well? Why was it so important that guests were saved, protected, and helped? Is there anything in the scriptures about how Lot felt after realizing what his daughters did to him?