#avraham

like if I was given a test and the person giving the test very obviously told me that I was wrong and not to actually do the thing, I would assume I failed the test

also, that's about where the torah switches focus from Avraham to Yitzchak. There were no more tests after that, his story just kind of ends. His next big task is to just marry off his son and that's it he's done.

Like, I really don't think he passed that test I think he failed for refusing to question God for giving him a very unreasonable task.

And it's not like others haven't been rewarded for questioning or even fighting authority

like Yaakov is very definitely rewarding for tricking his Dad cause like right after it says he has a dream where God basically told him good job you will have many descendents. Then later on he literally fights an angel and it's a good thing cause he got renamed Israel as part of a blessing and now we're B'nei Israel

And Moshe definitely questioned authority that was like his whole thing. And even beyond Pharoah, he also had to reason with God to get them to not kill everyone.

Even Avraham that time he convinces God to not kill everyone in Sodom and Gomorrah if there are ten good people. There aren't but Avraham's questioning and reasoning with God is portrayed as a good thing.

Also, Judaism is generally very supportive of questioning authority and child sacrifices are very specifically banned in the torah, so It makes no sense that Avraham passed the test because he would've obeyed God even to kill his child. Like that moral is pretty inconsistent with the rest of the Torah.

dragon's dogma ii — @hit-tab's rené [2/∞] + avraham [6/∞]

Avraham:

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Avraham’s Unique Tent

Avraham, the father of the Jewish People, was an amazing person. First off, on his own he realized that the accepted idolatry of the world was false, and that Hashem is One. This earned him his place in the history of the world. There is another unique thing that Avraham did. He was the very first person in the World to do outreach. Not only did Avraham come to know that Hashem is One and Only, he went about his life looking to help others learn this essential lesson. He would set up his tent at crossroads to have the opportunity to meet more people. There were others who knew that Hashem is One, such as Noah, but Avraham was the very first person to spend his life sharing that vital information with the world. Why was this so? Why was Avraham the very first one in the World to do this? No one else who was blessed to know that Hashem is One felt to go out and help others learn this? Avraham’s main characteristic was kindness. This is what he was known for. And if a kind person discovers the One G-d, he or she is going to want to share that precious information with everyone they can.

Hashem bless all of our Torah outreach workers to succeed and reach as many people as they possibly can.

נֹחַ אִישׁ צַדִּיק תָּמִים הָיָה בְּדֹרֹתָיו (בראשית ו, ט)NOACH WAS A RIGHTEOUS MAN, PERFECT IN HIS GENERATIONS. (BEREISHIS 6:9)

Rashi brings two opinions as to why the Torah emphasizes that Noach was righteous “in his generations”:

“Some of our sages interpret this in praise of Noach: How much more so if he had lived in a generation of righteous people, that he would have been even more righteous. Others interpret it disparagingly: Relative to his generation he was righteous, but if he had been in Avraham’s generation, he would not have been regarded as significant at all.”

The two views Rashi outlines are not necessarily arguing about Noach’s level of righteousness. It is possible everyone agrees that in comparison to Avraham, Noach’s conduct was impressive, but not ideal. Nevertheless, Noach was not entirely to blame. For all can agree that had he lived in a more righteous generation, the positive environment would have helped him become even greater!

The sages were debating only what the Torah seeks to communicate by saying that Noach was “perfect in his generation.” Some sages interpret these words in praise of Noach: despite the negative influences around him, Noach remained righteous, and had he lived in another era, he surely would have been even greater. According to the second opinion, however, the Torah’s emphasis on Noach’s righteousness “in his generation” warns us that although Noach’s inner strength was certainly praiseworthy, not all aspects of his behavior should be emulated (such as his failure to pray for the people of his generation to be saved, see Zohar, vol. 1, 67b).  Noach’s perfection was only relative to his environment; in some areas we must strive to be even greater than Noach was, just as he would have been had he lived in better times.

Dare not forget I was once a warrior of Heaven.

mostly a reminder to myself that even though hes fluffy as all hell with teeny horns Avraham could murder me in a blink if he wanted to (oops)