This week’s Torah portion, “Vayera,” means “And He appeared.” It is very eventful and found in Genesis 18:1. It begins with God appearing to Abraham three days after his circumcision which marked his covenant with G-d. Then three strangers (angels) appear and Abraham provides them hospitality. One angel prophecies that Sarah will have a child by the following year. Sarah, overhearing this, laughs.
God reveals to Abraham the judgment He is about to bring against the people of Sodom. Abraham pleads with G-d about justice and sparing the people of Sodom. God agrees that if there are ten innocent men in the city He will spare it, however, there aren’t.
Two of the angels arrive in Sodom to rescue Abraham’s nephew, Lot, along with his wife and two of their daughters from the impending destruction of the city. G-d remembers his promise and Isaac is born to Sarah and Abraham who are ninety and one hundred years old, respectively. This parshah ends with the great test of the “Binding of Isaac.”
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Abraham is addressed three times in this Torah portion. First, by G-d. Next, by Isaac, and last by an angel. Each time Abraham answers, “Hineni” (here I am).
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Why does Abraham give the same answer each time he is spoken to? What can we learn from this in regards to our daily lives and our Spiritual walk?
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