“Who Has Our Ears? The gods of Sacrifice or the God of Mercy?”

The story of Abraham almost sacrificing Isaac is disturbing. What kind of god requires the blood of a child to prove loyalty or devotion? Maybe the story of Abraham and Isaac answers that question... it is not Yahweh. For his message, Mark reopens the near-sacrifice of Isaac, examining a curious shift in the words used for God in the passage. Could it be that Yahweh is breaking into the madness of sacrifice and violence, and reminding his people that all he requires is mercy, justice, humility, and love?