Yitzhak, the second of the Ushpizin, is an example of devotion. He is described as loving his wife, Rivka and prays for her when she is barren. He faithfully restores the wells dug by his father that had been stopped up by others and follows his father’s path in many ways.
However, unlike Avraham, he dutifully stays in the Land of Canaan, despite the famine. Unlike his children or Yaakov’s children, he does not attempt to deceive his father. As he and his father walk toward Mount Moriah, he may even suspect that he is to be bound on the altar. But after asking his father where the animal for slaughter is and receiving an unclear response from Avraham, the text continues to describe the two of them as walking together in unison. Yitzhak accomplishes what few other sons of great leaders accomplish: commitment to the continuation of his father’s path.
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The Achievement of Yitzchak Avinu
But My Covenant I Shall Establish with Yitzhak
