The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast

The Great Sacrifice: Abraham and Isaac

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Sep 7, 2017
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INSIGHT

Isaac's Birth Highlights Sacrifice

  • The story of Isaac's delayed birth highlights the immense significance of the child to Abraham and Sarah.
  • Delayed fulfillment exaggerates appreciation for the child’s arrival, emphasizing sacrifice's meaning.
INSIGHT

Faith Strengthened by Action

  • Keeping a contract with what one holds as good fortifies against life's trials.
  • Faith in the highest good is best expressed through courageous action, not mere belief.
ANECDOTE

Hagar’s Desert Trial

  • Hagar was banished to the desert with Ishmael, struggling against near death from thirst.
  • God’s angel revealed a well, saving them and showing Ishmael as a skilled archer, a worthy son.
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