Abraham is both an ethical monster and a knight of faith. The story of Abraham and Isaac is that God came to Abraham and told him to sacrifice his son, Isaac, in his name. God told him that if Abraham sacrificed his son, he'd become the patriarch of the chosen people. There are three ways in which you can live your life; you can live a life of aestheticism in which you lead a life concerned with worldly possessions, you can live an ethical life in which you abide by the rules of man and moral code, or, you can live a life of faith in which you follow the rules of God by making a criteria-less decision. It is quite clear that Abraham decided to abandon moral code and chose the latter.
According to the bible, Abraham, the father of organized religion, saw God one day. God came to him and told him to sacrifice his only son, his beloved Isaac atop Mount Sinai. Just as he was about to kill Isaac, God stepped in and commanded him to sacrifice a ram in his place. After that, we......
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