Chasidut su Genesi 22:7
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יִצְחָ֜ק אֶל־אַבְרָהָ֤ם אָבִיו֙ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אָבִ֔י וַיֹּ֖אמֶר הִנֶּ֣נִּֽי בְנִ֑י וַיֹּ֗אמֶר הִנֵּ֤ה הָאֵשׁ֙ וְהָ֣עֵצִ֔ים וְאַיֵּ֥ה הַשֶּׂ֖ה לְעֹלָֽה׃
Isacco disse ad Abramo suo padre: Padre mio! Questi disse: Eccomi, figlio mio. E quegli: Or vedi, qui è il fuoco e le legna, e dov’è l’agnello per l’olocausto?
Kedushat Levi
Genesis 22,7. Concerning Yitzchok’s question of “here is the fire and the kindling, but where is the lamb for the burnt-offering?,” it seems that Yitzchok’s question implied that seeing the principal purpose of his father’s trial was to see if he was prepared to slaughter his son, what need was there for fire and kindling, seeing that after he had been slaughtered surely it did not matter to G’d if his remains would be burned up! Yitzchok wanted his father to know that the kindling and the fire had nothing to do with him, as the intended victim. He wanted to know if there was going to be another offering, i.e. a lamb, as usual. If so, where did his father expect to find it at short notice? When we understand Yitzchok’s question as suggested, we can understand why he did not ask a question concerning the knife to be used in the slaughter. Avraham’s reply, saying that G’d would select who should be the “lamb,” meant that as far his relationship to G’d was concerned, his own son was as valuable to him as if he would burn up an actual lamb for G’d in order to demonstrate his love for Him.
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