In this story, God commands Abraham to go and sacrifice his son as a burnt offering. Obviously Abraham loved his son very much, but he still did what God commanded him to do. He prepared a donkey and rode to Moriah. It took three days but once they arrived, he and Isaac went up to the temple to "worship". Once they get there Isaac grows suspicious because there's no ram and that's when Abraham bound Isaac. He began to start the process and that's when he was told he didn't have to go through with it. They ended up sacrificing a ram instead and they lived happily ever after.
This story shows true sacrifice. Isaac was Abraham's son that he loved dearly and although he loved him, he wanted to do what God asked of him. I couldn't imagine sacrificing my child, not even knowing what it was for. But Abraham did it, no questions asked, and I respect that
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