The near sacrifice of Isaac

Question 0

God decided to test Abraham by telling him to…

Answer 0

…take his son Isaac and sacrifice him as a burnt offering

Question 1

What is sacrifice?

Answer 1

Giving up something for something of greater value

Question 2

What was the name of the mountain?

Answer 2

Moriah

Question 3

What time of day did Abraham and Isaac set off?

Answer 3

Early in the morning

Question 4

What item did Abraham take with him?

Answer 4

A knife

Question 5

What did Isaac take up the mountain?

Answer 5

The wood

Question 6

What question did Isaac ask Abraham as they were going?

Answer 6

Why was there no lamb?

Question 7

How did Abraham reply to Isaac’s question?

Answer 7

God will provide a lamb

Question 8

Abraham built an altar and then what did he do?

Answer 8

Tied Isaac up and put him on the wood

Question 9

As Abraham was about to kill Isaac, what happened?

Answer 9

An angel told him to stop and said that God now knew of his faith

Question 10

What did Abraham sacrifice instead of Isaac?

Answer 10

A ram caught by its horns in a bush

Question 11

The angel told Abraham that God would bless him. What 2 similes did he use about his descendants?

Answer 11

1. As numerous as the stars in the sky

2. As numerous as the sand on the seashore

Question 12

What did God also promise Abraham as well as descendants?

Answer 12

Land

Question 13

Why was animal sacrifice important to God?

Answer 13

Because blood represents life, and the punishment for sin was death

Question 14

What is a sacrifice of atonement?

Answer 14

A sacrifice for forgiveness, to bring God and man ‘at one’ again

Question 15

God’s command to Abraham was a test of…

Answer 15

Obedience

Question 16

What is a covenant?

Answer 16

An agreement made by God and his chosen people

Question 17

Should we always obey our conscience? (FOR)

Answer 17

We should, because according to Bonhoeffer, even in extreme cases like killing Hitler, this may be for the greater good

Question 18

Should we always obey our conscience? (AGAINST)

Answer 18

No, because our consciences can be unreliable, and we should obey the law (even against our consciences) because otherwise there could be chaos

Question 19

Should we do everything which God commands? (FOR)

Answer 19

Yes, because God is the Creator of the universe and he knows best how it functions

Question 20

Should we do everything which God commands? (AGAINST)

Answer 20

No, because God has given us free will to decide for ourselves, and we shouldn’t do something like kill our child just because God may have said it

Question 21

Is Abraham a good role model for us today? (FOR)

Answer 21

Yes, because Abraham’s faith and obedience has inspired many like William Wilberforce who risked his reputation to abolish the slave trade

Question 22

Is Abraham a good role model for us today? (AGAINST)

Answer 22

No, because blind faith is dangerous and he was prepared to kill his son just because of some supposed command of God