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CONFIRMATION OF COVENANT 22 ; 1-24
REVIEW QUESTIONS ON
PART THIRTY-FOUR
In what way, according to Chapter 22, did God prove
Abraham? What does the verb prove signify in this
connection?
Show how each successive phrase in the Divine com-
mand here intensified the significance of the command
(according to Rashi) ,
What indicates that God had a particularly important
objective in this instance.
What was the patriarch’s response to what God said
to him?
Where is the land of Moriah traditionally? What facts
seem to justify this tradition?
What reason does Glueck give for questioning this
tradition?
What preparations did Abraham make for the journey?
Do you suppose that Abraham said anything to Sarah
about the purpose of the journey? Explain your
answer.
How old probably was Isaac when this incident
occurred?
From what place did they start on their journey?
How far was it from this place to Jerusalem?
How much time did the journey require? Is this in
harmony with the distance traveled, that is, if the
place of sacrifice was near Jerusalem?
On reaching the place of sacrifice, what did Abraham
and Isaac do? Why did the two go alone to the place
of sacrifice?
What did Isaac carry to the place of sacrifice? To
what New Testament fact does this point directly?
When, probably, did Abraham explain to Isaac what
was to be done? How did Isaac respond? What
does this suggest as to Christ’s Sacrifice on the Cross?
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