Ten Tests of Abraham

1) The terrifying experience in Ur Casdim, when Nimrod cast Abraham into the fiery furnace.

2) When G-d commanded Abraham to leave his parents and his family. It was very difficult for Abraham to leave family and friends and go to a strange city, expecially since G-d had given him no indication as to his destination. Abraham was even more troubled, since he had no idea where he would end up. (Chapter 11 verse 1)

3) The great famine in the land of Canaan. The rest of the world had more than enough; only in Canaan where Abraham lived, there was a great famine. Abraham did not want to return to his father and violate G-d's commandment, so that he went to Eqypt. (chapter 11 verse 10)

4) When Abraham came to Eqypt, Pharaoh seized Sarah and had her brought to his harem (chapter 12:15)

5) The four kings came to kill him. They said, "Let's start with his nephew Lot, and when Abraham attempts to rescue him, we'll take care of him." When Lot was taken captive together with the other citizens of Sodom and Gemorah, Abraham had to wage war against four large armies (chapter 14)

6) At the "Pact Between Halves" (B'rith beyn HaBetharim), G-d showed Abraham every exile that his descendants would suffer as well as the punishments of purgatory, asking him to choose one of the two (chapter 15)

7) G-d commanded Abraham to cxircumcise himself when he was 99 years old. This was a very painful operation, expecially since he was so old and still wished to have a son. Abraham wanted to strengthen his reproductive organs; G-d was commanding him to mutilte them. (chapter 17)

8) When Abraham was in the land of the Philistines, Abimelekh had Sarah brought to his harem by force. (chapter 20)

9) When Issac grew up, Sarah saw Ishmael using him as a target to practice archery. She told Abraham to write out a will leaving everything that he owned and everything that G-d had promised him to Isaac, so that Ishmael would not share in the inheritance at all. G-d then told Sbraham to drive Hagar and Ishmael away from his house. Of all the troubles that Abraham suffered, none was worse than driving away his firstborn son. (chapter 21)

10) The tenth teast was the Akediah, under discussion here. After all that had happened, Abraham finally had a beautiful son when he was a hundred years old. Now G-d was telling him to bring the child as a sacrifice. (chapter 22)

source: The Torah Anthology Yalkut ME'AM LO'EZ Genesis-II The Patriarchs

DO LISTEN TO AUDIO ON THE TEN TESTS OF ABRAHAM
AUDIO OF 10 TESTS OF ABRAHAM

Enduring Forever Never To Be Breached

Tehillim/Psalm 19

ח תּוֹרַת יְהוָה תְּמִימָה מְשִׁיבַת נָפֶשׁ
The Torah of HaShem is perfect restoring the soul.
עֵדוּת יְהוָה נֶאֱמָנָה מַחְכִּימַת פֶּתִי
The testimony of HaShem is trustworthy making wise the simple one
ט פִּקּוּדֵי יְהוָה יְשָׁרִים מְשַׂמְּחֵי-לֵב
The precepts of HaShem are upright gladdening the heart.
מִצְוַת יְהוָה בָּרָה מְאִירַת עֵינָיִם
the command of HaShem is clear and enlightening the eyes
י יִרְאַת יְהוָה, טְהוֹרָה--עוֹמֶדֶת לָעַד
The fear of HaShem is pure enduring forever
מִשְׁפְּטֵי-יְהוָה אֱמֶת; צָדְקוּ יַחְדָּו.
the judgments of HaShem are true, righteous altogether.
יא הַנֶּחֱמָדִים--מִזָּהָב, וּמִפַּז רָב
They are more desirable than fine gold in abundance
וּמְתוּקִים מִדְּבַשׁ, וְנֹפֶת צוּפִים.
and sweeter than honey and drippings from the combs
יב גַּם-עַבְדְּךָ, נִזְהָר בָּהֶם; בְּשָׁמְרָם, עֵקֶב רָב
Indeed, Your servant is scrupulous in them, in observing them there is great reward

Do You Honor Your Parents?

How sad if one reads but one or two and dismisses the rest of what is listed here.


1. Honor your father and your mother; that your days may be lengthened upon the land which Hashem your G-d gives you. (Shemot/Exodus 20:12)

2. And he who strikes his father, or his mother, shall be surely put to death. (Shemot/Exodus 21:15)

3. And he who curses his father, or his mother, shall surely be put to death.
(Shemot/Exodus 21:17)

4. You shall fear every man his mother and his father, and keep My Shabbats; I am Hashem your G-d. (Vayikra /Leviticus 19:3)

5. Anyone who curses his father or his mother shall be surely put to death; he has cursed his father or his mother; his blood shall be upon him. (Vayikra 20:9)

6. Honor your father and your mother, as Hashem your G-d has commanded you; that your days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with you, in the land which Hashem your G-d gives you. (Devarim 5:16)

7 If a man has a stubborn and rebellious son, who will not obey the voice of his father or the voice of his mother and who, when they have chastened him, will not listen to them; Then shall his father and his mother lay hold of him, and bring him out to the elders of his city, and to the gate of his place; And they shall say to the elders of his city, This our son is stubborn and
rebellious, he will not obey our voice; he is a glutton, and a drunkard. And all the men
of his city shall stone him with stones, that he die; so shall you put evil away from among you; and all Israel shall hear, and fear. (Devarim 21:18-21)

8. Cursed be he who dishonors his father or his mother. And all the people shall say Amen. (Devarim 27:16)

FROM THE BOOK OF MISHLE
BOOK OF PROVERBS

9. My son, hear the instruction of your father, and forsake not the Torah of your mother (Mishle 1:8)

10. My son, keep your father's commandment, and forsake not the Torah of your mother (Mishle 6:20) (Of course these verses speak to a Jew and not to a nonjew as a Jew is the one that keeps and guards Torah - when one learn and walks in the commandments of G-d - then G-d's Torah becomes as such his/her Torah)

11. The proverbs of Shlomo: A wise son makes a father glad; but a foolish son is the grief of his mother (Mishle 10:1)

12. A wise son hears his father's instruction; but a scorner does not accept rebuke. (Mishle 13:1)

13. A fool despises his father's instruction; but he who heeds reproof is prudent. (Mishle 15:5)

14. A wise son makes a father glad; but a foolish man despises his mother. (Mishle 15:20)
15. He who begets a fool does it to his sorrow; and the father of a fool has no joy. (Mishle 17:21)

16. A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her who bore him. (Mishle 17:25)

17. A son who causes shame and brings reproach, ruins his father and chases away his mother. (Mishle 19:26)

18. Whoever curses his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in utter darkness. (Mishle 20:20)

19. Listen to your father who begot you, and despise not your mother when she is
old. (Mishle 23:22)

20. The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice; and he who begets a wise child shall have joy of him (Mishle 23:24)

21. Whoever keeps the Torah is a wise son; but he who is a companion of riotous men shames his father. (Mishle 28:7)

22. He who robs his father or his mother, and says: This is no transgression; he is the companion of the destroyer. (Mishle 28:24)

23. He who loves wisdom makes his father glad; but he who keeps company with harlots wastes his wealth. (Mishle 29:3)

24. The eye that mocks at his father, and scorns to obey his mother, will be picked out by the ravens of the valley, and the young vultures shall eat it. (Mishle 30:17)


THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A JEW AND A GENTILE REGARDING THE HONORING OF PARENTS pg 119

Do watch this 4 minute video how an adult child "honored" his elderly father
http://tidbitsoftorah.blogspot.com/2009/06/how-many-times-do-i-have-to-tell-you.html