Things in the Bible not really in the Bible …and a few surprises

Oops of the Day

God asked Abraham to sacrifice his son to him BECAUSE he wanted to check on Abraham’s faith and find out how strong it was.

Genesis 22:12

Genesis 12:4  –   Genesos 21:5  –   Isaiah 3:24c

Fact of the Day  

No!  God knows everything!  Test also means to exercise, put pressure on – such as lifting weights to build muscle.  He wanted to help Abraham’s amazing faith grow even stronger.  How do I know?

Where God says, “Now I know,” the word now is not in the original Hebrew. Now is not necessary any more than it would be necessary to say, “Now I know why I gave you that name,” or  “Now I know we ate dinner together yesterday.”  These things you already know, so “now” is not necessary.

In Genesis 22:12, the sentence begins with the Hebrew term KI , which literally means “burning, branding” and is translated “know”.   The word is translated in Isaiah 3:24 as branding.

What God was basically saying was, “I knew all along your faith burns deep in your heart!   Now you know it!”   It was a way of saying with great pride for someone else, “Atta boy!”      

And in the process,  Abraham’s  amazing faith  grew  even  stronger.

YOU’RE SMART.  READ THE BIBLE FOR YOURSELF

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