#19 - The Sacrifice (Genesis 22:1-19) - G. Clay Leonard

Today’s episode comes from Clay Leonard on a tough text from the book of Genesis. Do you remember God’s command to Abraham to kill his son Isaac? If you’re like me and grew up in Sunday School, maybe you’ve never thought much about it. A couple of years ago, however, I was teaching a class full of nonChristians in a secular university and this same story from Genesis 22 came up. The majority of the students in the classroom had never heard of it but they responded with shock and anger towards a God that would demand human sacrifice. How should we understand this story? How does it impact our knowledge of God as our Father? Clay does an excellent job of answering these questions.After the episode, be sure to check out Clay’s website:gclayleonard.com . It has some great free VBS material that he’s written and designed, a free PDF of Authorized Worship, and a link to his newest bookThe Weekly Wordon Amazon. ----As mentioned in the intro, check outhttps://thechristianexile.com for articles about how Christians, as exiles and strangers in this world, can best understand Jesus’s kingdom and our role in it.----Music by Bensound.com/free-music-for-videosLicense code: CDWDL49I0B7ZGM6W