Project #3 - Bible Story

Genesis 22: Abraham tested

                I believe in God and I fear the Lord. I obeyed his every command, until one day he asked me to do something really difficult and sad. Here is the story when God tested me.

            One day God called me. I replied “Here I am”. 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”. I was really sad thinking about my son Isaac that I will kill and offer to God, but I guess it is the right thing to do> god gave me my son and I guess he wants it back.

            The next morning I prepared my donkey and I bring my son Isaac and my two servants. I cut some woods then I set out to the place God has told me about. It took me three days to find the place. I ask my servants to stay here with my donkey and to take care of my donkey so I can go up the mountain with Isaac only. On the way up Isaac asked me “Father, the fire and wood are here, but where is the burnt offering?” I replied “God himself will provide the lamb for the burnt offering my son. And so we continued walking up the mountain.

            When I finally reach the top of the mountain I made an altar and arrange some woods on it. I bound my son Isaac on top of the woods. I take the knife. My hands were shaking and then when I was about to kill him the angel of the Lord called my name. The angel said “ do not lay your hand on that boy”. The angel told me it’s a test from God. After that he saw a ram, the ram became the sacrifice to God. The last thing the angel told me was I will have descendants more than the sands in the beach. Then I returned to my servants and went to Beersheba

3 questions:

1.      I enjoyed writing this story the only thing I need to do is make it into a first person view. It was nice making this story. I don’t find it hard writing this story. I choose this story because I think it’s a really good story that he would sacrifice his only son because of God. I think I did well on doing this story because it really tells everything and I add some emotions that the bible didn’t tell.

2.      The most difficult thing about writing this story is to make it in my own words. The bible uses way too many words I don’t really use often. Another difficult thing is to put their emotions here because the bible didn’t tell us how Abraham feels.

3.      I enjoyed writing this story because Abraham is my favorite character in the bible. He is a really good man and he fears the Lord. I enjoyed making this story because for me it is interesting rather than Samsons story.

Word count: 354 words