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Originally Posted by Nucklesack  Abraham was different, God said prove your faith by killing your son (shortened version).
With Mary, God sent the angel to tell her she will be the Mother of Jesus.
One is not the same as the other |
Well, Abraham's history with God was pretty dramatic. God spoke quite clearly to Abraham re: having a son in his old age, and it came to pass as God had said. So, I'm not sure if I would have questioned the God who also had brought plagues upon Pharoah, destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah (and spared Abraham's family), among other things. It was pretty clear that God was God, and all-powerful at that. Abraham witnessed much of God's power, as well as His love and blessings to the obedient.
Mary, as most faithful Jews of the time, would have been pretty darn familiar with Scripture, and the Scripture does tell us that the Messiah would suffer and die for the sins of the world. So, to be willing to take on that role is darn similar to my way of thinking as what Abraham was asked to do.
Also, to be found pregnant while stilll unmarried was punishable by stoning during Mary's time. Yet, she trusted at that critical time that God would provide for her safety in one way or another, as He willed. Kind of like Jesus in Gethsemane.