If God had asked Sarah to sacrifice Isaac, instead of asking Abraham, do you believe she would have obeyed?
Maternal instinct is such a powerful force. Do you believe it is possible to put obedience to God above maternal instinct?
I would really like to find out what other women think.
2007-05-03 06:48:48 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I think that any mother would not want her child to be sacrificed, although that is not a guarantee that she would not obey G-d. It is possible for a woman to put obedience to G-d above her maternal instinct, yes. Abraham put his paternal instincts aside and I think he loved his sons just as much as Hagar and Sarah did.
2007-05-04 15:36:35 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, the looney Andrea Yates put the voice in her head above maternal instinct. Sarah, it's written, laughed at God. So, I doubt she wouldv'e heard any voices or been crazy enough to do what was said.
(BTW, I don't think Abraham was a looney. A manipulative, lying jerk-yes-but not a looney)
2007-05-03 14:01:39 · answer #2 · answered by strpenta 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry the first son was the son of Sacrifice.
He was the "only son" for 14 years and he was sent to Arabia when he was a baby.
Not when he was a 17 yr old like what the bible scholars wrote into the bible.
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2007-05-03 14:01:50 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋