ויבא הפליט ויגד לאברהם
וישמע אברהם
וירק את חניכיו
וישא את עינו וירא והנה שלשה אנשים
וירא
וירץ לקראתם
ויפנו משם האנשים וילכו סדומה
ויגש אברהם
ויאמר האף תספה צדיק אם רשע
ותאמר לאברהם גרש את האמה הזאת אם בנה
וירע הדבר בעיני אברהם
על אודות בנו
ויאמר קח נא את בנך את יחידך
וישכם אברהם בבוקר
ויחבוש את חמורו
(translation)
A fugitive brought the news to Abraham
Abraham heard
and he mustered his retainers
Looking up he saw three men
he saw
and he ran to meet them
The men went on from there to Sodom
Abraham came forward
and said 'will you sweep away innocent with the guilty
She said to Abraham 'cast out this slave women and her son
the matter distressed Abraham
concerning his son
He said take your son your favored one
Abraham woke up in the morning
and saddled his horse
Okay.
ReplyDeleteHe seems to be reacting, Hardly a leader.
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Thanks for the input.
ReplyDeleteI think he is a leader in the first three cases (although, he failed at the Sodom one). But it depends how define 'leader' . A leader for me is someone who takes an active role in his or her surroundings, beyond just going along with the situation. I think we see that in the first three incidents, partly in the fourth, but lacking in the fifth.
My main point for comparison was to show that he was an active person amongst people, but passive around God.
The other incidents reveal a person who was able to fight (first story), take action (second story), challenge (third) and think for himself (fourth). The fifth story however, shows a person passively accepting dictations.
It's a contradiction I find interesting. It's a contradiction I think exists way beyond the book.
Action, action
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Action
Action, action
Action
Action
Action, command
Action
Clause
Action, command
Action
Action
Nice skeletal sketch, but I think it misses the point.
ReplyDeleteTrue, they are all actions, but the first three are him choosing to counter, go beyond and challenge what's going on around him. The last "action" is one of simple obediance.