No, God did not tell Abraham to kill his son and here is why:
- God told Abraham his son would have children.
- Abraham’s son had no children.
- Therefore, Abraham’s son was going to have children in the future.
- Abraham knew that his son was going to have children in the future.
- A person cannot have children if they are dead.
- Therefore, Abraham’s son was going to be alive in the future.
- Abraham knew that his son was going to be alive in the future.
- Now, “to kill” means “to permanently remove a person from this life.”
- Then, God said:
- Now, here is what God meant and what Abraham knew that God meant:
INTERRUPT your son’s life, NOT permanently remove your son from this life, NOT kill your son.
…[t]ake [your] son…and offer him…[as] a burnt offering….