Rabbi Riddle: Testing 1,2,3...

In the Torah G-d tests Abraham ten times. How was he able to pass the tests? By having faith and trust in G-d. This trust is a gift to all of us from our holy ancestors, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

In the Torah G-d tests Abraham 10 times!

1.	G-d commands him to leave his home at age 75.	6.	G-d commands Abraham to circumcise himself at age 99.
2.	G-d sends him to Canaan, than makes him leave because of a famine.	7.	Sara is again kidnapped and taken to King Avimelech's palace.
3.	Sara is kidnapped and taken to Pharaoh's palace.	8.	G-d commands Abraham to send Hagar away.
4.	Abraham has to fight four kings to rescue his nephew Lot.	9.	G-d commands Abraham to send Ishmael away.
5.	A childless Abraham has to take Hagar for a wife.	10.	G-d commands Abraham to sacrifice his son Isaac.

For passing all 10 tests, G-d blessed Abraham's children and gave them the 10 Commandments.