In the Old Testament, one of the most morally debated passages is that where God ask Abraham to kill his own son. Is it okay to commit murder if God permits it or commands it? It is a good question. If God is the ultimate source of God, than anything he would say should be the moral law. But what if his word violates his own law? In this case, God might have been testing Abraham's love for God over his young son, so since Isaac was never killed it wasn't really an ethical suspension. However, suppose that Abraham did kill his son for God. God would not have been upset with him, since he commanded him to kill his son, but the ordeal might send Abraham into his own personal hell. Might he feel regret for killing his firstborn son?
A common response has been that we can't place our ethics above God's and I could agree with that, but I have the issue that God appears willing his own rules.
On a side note: I can that this passage might be exploited for some to commit murder in the name of their Lord.
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