Of course. The willingness to kill a child is always wrong, regardless of the religious views from which that willingness springs. Some FreeRepublic posters invoke the name of "Molech" when comparing child sacrifice to abortion and that's fine, but, the "god" of Abraham fits the same mold.
With all due respect, I disagree. The willingness was not to kill a child. The willingness was to obey the Lord God! Abraham trusted God and there was a sacrifice of a child. I aaume you know your Biblical history. It is important to always know the CONTEXT of a Bible passage or verse before espousing a view point. God never intended for Abraham to sacrifice his son.
Also important to know is the fact that this particular portion of the Bible, found in the book of Genesis, is a foreshadow or a "type" of the future when God sacrificed His own Son in order to atone for the sins of the world.
So, again, I respectfully disagree with you in that Abraham, in his obedience to God, is to be likened to "Molech"
Nancee
Thank you for explaining your opinion.
I'm no theologian, but it seems to me that two separate people are involved.
1. Abraham, who was willing to sacrifice ('give up') his son Isaac
and
2. Abraham's God, who had no intention of demanding that the sacrifice actually be carried out.
Child sacrifice might have been carried out by people Abraham knew, who were told their gods demanded such a sacrifice.
Whether that is true or not, as far as I know, Abraham's God has never carried through on any demand for humans to sacrifice their children.
What is your understanding of "moloch'?