
Q&A from the John Walton series on Deuteronomy
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The Importance of Sacrifice
In the ancient world there was child sacrifice. Abraham would have been aware of that kind of practice and would have seen that sort of aspect to it. He may have been surprised having thought that this wasn't that kind of God, but we're not told any of those things. There were always benefits for Abraham in everything God asked him to do. But nonetheless there was always something for him to gain.
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