It early morning. rose time, asses left tent, taking him, watched the they the she them more. They silence days; morning fourth said word, his saw mountain Moriah. He lads went up with him. said himself: ?I won?t from this leading him.? stood still, his Isaac?s give blessing, bent receive it. Abraham?s fatherly, gentle, encouraging. could him, could uplifted; to Abraham?s knees, pleaded feet, his life, for promise; to joy Abraham?s house, of and loneliness. Abraham boy walked him, taking the hand, his full and exhortation. Isaac understand him. climbed in Moriah, Isaac understand him. he from a moment, when his second was changed, gaze wild, his of horror. caught the chest, him ground said: ?Foolish boy, you am father? I idolater. believe God?s command? No, it own desire.? Isaac in cried: ?God heaven on me, of mercy me; if no earth, Thou father!? But breath to himself: ?Lord in thank Thee; is better believe a that faith Thee.?
II
It was morning, Abraham good time, Sarah, of age, kissed Isaac, had disgrace her, was and all generations. they in Abraham?s fixed ground, fourth he and the Moriah, turned once the ground. he firewood, Isaac; silently the knife. he ram had appointed. sacrificed returned home… that on, Abraham old, he forget had of him, throve before; but Abraham?s was darkened, saw more.
III
It morning. in time, kissed young mother, Sarah Isaac, her delight, joy ever. And thoughtfully on. thought and son had into desert. He mountain Moriah, he knife.
It tranquil Abraham alone, he the Moriah: himself face, God his having to Isaac, at father?s having duty son. more his way, but peace. not it sin been sacrifice the owned: which many have down life; it sin, had loved Isaac, he understand could forgiven; for was terrible?
IV
It was morning. Everything made the Abraham?s house. took Sarah, faithful followed on until to back. They in accord, and Isaac, they the Moriah. made for sacrifice, calmly quietly, but turned saw Abraham?s left clenched anguish, that went body ? Abraham knife.
They again ran them, had faith. word whole spoken this, and no he seen, and suspected had it.
Eulogies by Kierkegaard, published 1843 ‘Fear and Trembling’. do with that being God and own son? do with conviction, and you the you be conviction? the so in reflections, and absorbed many before since.
I had with in on Friday. “You love people”, he said, “because when love them, you in yourself.” wasn’t this me, of course, was comprehensive human – that other it feel themselves.
“But” “don’t think love which after feelings an end? It’s easy after mother you’re enjoying and about you’re doing. it’s when you’re to looking her, when your back can’t handle any more, you and her and anyway – isn’t that love is: feeling what you’re doing, but you right you what you’re doing?”
Surely this love – doing are do God, despite might doing, know is thing do. That’s is.
But we when called to which don’t just like doing, something furthermore ridiculous, something feel morally – something don’t recoil from, something strikes being even wicked?
If is ‘doing you’re do, you feel’, what you the ‘doing you’re called do, despite think and own God-given convictions urging do opposite?’ What call that? ‘Faith’ Kierkegaard say.
“Faith … the of but of existence” Kierkegaard. “While arouses admiration,” he says, “he also me. The … for up in grasp the infinite… tragic up certain is certain… person up (i.e. moral principles) grasp higher not universal, what do?” you him?
Oh, to principle! Oh, live straightforward duty commandment. Oh, deal the lawgiver, who grasped with as magistrate! be ‘knight of faith’ (to use Kierkegaard’s term), to into – the an but darkness and terrain – only of God…! Who the take calling? indeed?
Why do to story – of Isaac, of Kierkegaard? It’s not lectionary reading. do it morning? Because – Abraham’s story, Isaac’s story, Kierkegaard’s – is Morde’s story.
When met in 1986, stood back John’s Darlinghurst, the of about life, philosophy, existentialism, Nietzsche, Kierkegaard, and biscuits.
Morde been at Israel, had, coincidentally, his much area had – ‘continental philosophers’ and Kierkegaard. spoke Nietzsche’s standing edge existence into of despair, Kierkegaard’s concept yourself abyss, that there you hold you. (I think talked few good-looking we’d seen).
It clear beginning Morde’s decision Christ turn on upbringing was, him, decision the Kierkegaard of Nietzsche. yet wasn’t until later clicked that work that ever the that been Hebrew: – ‘Fear Trembling’ – on Abraham, father faith.
Like Abraham, called to that scared him, which didn’t want do, but he wasn’t sure right do.
All upbringing would him this. the Israel’s build-up – would act traitor family your nation. it right to put life risk, but risk that be his and (which indeed happen)? Was to own at the some of peace? was make of decision? would know? And … he by do it. so he the the Darlinghurst knelt the and out “now I life Jesus. Now what do.”
Oh, the faith – risk everything: only life, lives you love, own country, risk death and yourself your family. Who the take a calling? indeed?
It that also, when the ‘Fear and Trembling’ also some of own. In 1843, had completely a had make. He engaged Olsen – woman deeply loved. had doctoral theology qualified to into church Denmark. A of to to to priestly a parish, at and around feet. And … he to else. called a writer, a would against of church, a evangelist who outside structures Christendom. knew he path, could his with him.
And he morally decision. He the Regina, her he cared her (so to from embarrassment) pursued as writer, for became famous.
Abraham, up his son, but back God. Morde, and pray, likewise receive freedom family. though, it noting, back (though secretly that would). And with of his 1855, age 42.
There are for faith will to pain the are make. ever pain? not, never decision made.
Did Abraham his follow believed God’s call? not.
In of Morde, answer clear, me that wrote about after capture, explaining actions:
“[To do did] to force opinion me, especially of were be intellectual, who me. to them ‘you mistaken. the truth. are wrong track.’ … I overcome barriers what did. The was of life and slander, of for – this alter. the worth it. this pointed path I … about be … [and demonstrated] the which must to risk for of that and all mankind.”
Abraham early morning. the and early, before awoken, to her was what preparing do. He Isaac side rode silence. saw of the distance. laid alter. He knife. he father faith.
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