# Lacunae Quell, you are a moronic tool who is a discredit to your faith

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**Created:** [April 7, 2009, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lacunae-quell-you-are-a-moronic-tool-who-is-a-discredit-to-your-faith/492303 "2009-04-07T21:00:38Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 11, 2009, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lacunae-quell-you-are-a-moronic-tool-who-is-a-discredit-to-your-faith/492303/32 "2009-04-11T00:07:39Z")

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> [@Who Killed Jesus?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-killed-jesus/491168/589):
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> No. God did not lie ABRAHAM. Sacrifices were necessary… and Abraham had no sacrifice… so he offered his son. God didn’t command Abraham to offer his son as a sacrifice… God just commanded a sacrifice… since Abraham didn’t have a proper sacrifice he had no other option but to offer up his son. God saw Abraham’s faithfulness and provided a ram.
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> It is impossible for God to lie. God CANNOT lie.

So I reply:

> [@Who Killed Jesus?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-killed-jesus/491168/591):
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> From the [story of Abraham and Isaac (Genesis 22:1-19)](http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis%2022:1-19;&version=31;):
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> > [@](#):
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> > Some time later God tested Abraham. He said to him, “Abraham!”  
> > “Here I am,” he replied.
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> > Then God said, “Take your son, your only son, Isaac, whom you love, and go to the region of Moriah. Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains I will tell you about.”
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> (first two verses)
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> God very clearly commands Abraham to sacrifice his son (“as a burnt offering”, so clearly there is no weaseling about “Oh, I just meant bind him to Me in a special covenant” or anything like that). And then, just as Abraham is about to cut his son’s throat, God says “Psych!”
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> Maybe it’s just the translation. Except that every single translation in existence makes it clear that God is telling Abraham to sacrifice-as-in-kill his son.

To which I get back:

> [@Who Killed Jesus?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-killed-jesus/491168/597):
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> Guess I should have read it first.

I have to admit, I don’t really have a response to that one. I’m kind of speechless.

I mean–Yes…Yes, you probably should have read it first.

Oy. :smack:

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