Genesis 22 Holy CRAP! (Pun intended) So God tests Abraham, which is kind-of a shitty thing to do in the first place, but the test is KILL YOUR OWN SON!?! And he passes the test by actually INTENDING TO GO THROUGH WITH IT! There is absolutely NOTHING redeeming in this chapter. I don’t care how awesome …
Genesis 21 God finally gets around to giving Sarah a son (see Gen 18). Abraham named him Isaac and they were happy. Ishmael makes fun of Isaac, and for that Sarah wants them gone. Not bad enough that she enslaves them and hates Hagar for doing what Sarah told her to do. No. She doesn’t think they …
Genesis 20 Abraham and Sarah move to Gerar. Abraham starts passing Sarah off as his sister… AGAIN? Anyone remember Gen 12? Here is the SIR post for that one. Being his “sister”, the king, Abimelek, takes her. Didn’t Abraham learn the first time? What the heck did he think was going to happen this time? Maybe he …