isaac_and_abraham sameolme 1: And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am. 2: And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of. 3: And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him. 4: Then on the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off. 5: And Abraham said unto his young men, Abide ye here with the ass; and I and the lad will go yonder and worship, and come again to you, 6: And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering, and laid it upon Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand, and a knife; and they went both of them together. 7: And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I, my son. And he said, Behold the fire and the wood: but where is the lamb for a burnt offering? 8: And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together. 9: And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood. 10: And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son. 11: And the angel of the LORD called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I. 12: And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me. 13: And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son. The Next Day Isaac: Good morning Dad, sleep ok? Did you happen to hear any voices last night? No? Good. silence Isaac: You really had me going yesterday,I thought you really meant to kill me. You must of known all along that God was only kidding, huh Dad? long silence Hey Dad, did you see the new scrolls that came in from Macedonia? They got a whole pantheon of gods over there. Take a look while I put the knives away. Oh, so you like Aphrodite, huh Dad? Yeah, it wouldn't be too hard to worship a babe like that, hey I know where I can pick up a graven image of her cheap! I'll check on her sacrificial requirements. Oh boy Dad, I'm starting to feel pretty reverent to her already! 050106 ... . This_Just_In: Blather_Sinks_to_New_Low 050106 ... unreal 1. And the Lord God looked down upon his people and saw Abraham picking his nose again. 2. "Abraham," spake the Lord "Remove thine finger from thine nose." Thus, micro_management was born. 051023 what's it to you? who go blather from