The Torah in Parashat Vayera tells of the famous test of akeidat Yitzchak, God’s command to Avraham to sacrifice his son, Yitzchak, a command He retracted at the very last moment, as Avraham prepared to perform the slaughter.  Among the interesting features of this narrative is that it provides no clear description of Avraham’s emotional disposition throughout this ordeal.  Other than a brief exchange between the father and his son, the Torah gives no details about the nature of the trip, what Avraham or Yitzchak said, thought or felt during the three-day journey to Moriah or in th

 Nowhere else do we find God deliberating whether or not He should relay information to a prophet. Why specifically with regard to Avraham does God give an explanation for why He is informing him of future events?

Should the news of the birth of Nachor’s children be seen as part of the test of Akeidat Yitzchak?

 The concept that God “stands” in the presence of judges perhaps refers to God’s formally commissioning human judges to do His work. He “stands” in the company of judges in the sense that they act as His representatives in this endeavor, charged with the responsibility of judging fairly and truthfully.

Lot’s disproportionate zeal to care for his guests led him to surrender his daughters, and in the end he is known not for his generosity and compassion, but for the immoral acts he committed in a drunken stupor.  

Despite the covenant made with God, Avraham leaves God’s company, so-to-speak, in order to greet and care for three men whom he initially thought were ordinary nomads. Avraham did not perceive his covenant with God as mandating that he isolate himself with the Almighty.  Rather,  it meant becoming the Almighty’s partner in caring for and tending to the needs of His creations.  

לפניכם קטע מתוך דף הלימוד של "מתן על הפרק" בו תמצאו שאלות מנחות והרחבות לעיון והעמקה בפרק:

Lot grabbed the chance God gave him with both hands and thereby merited salvation and the destiny in store for him. He had no way of knowing, of course, that his hospitality was a direct cause of the predestined rescue.

There is no true morality without God’s directive.

Lot was actually pained when he did not have guests and the opportunity to host someone gave him great joy.