“What did Abraham do?” We know that Abraham heard the call of God, left the city of Ur, journeyed to a promised land, and by faith, fathered a family in his old age. That is all part of Abraham’s story, but Jesus was talking specifically about killing. What did Abraham do that Jesus was calling the crowd to imitate in regard to killing? The answer is plain and simple: Abraham put down the knife. Abraham did not kill his son Isaac upon the sacrificial altar at Moriah. Abraham abandoned the sacred violence of human sacrifice. Abraham put down the knife. This is a big deal!
