Many are familiar with the similarities between the story of Abraham and Isaac and the story of Elohim and Jehovah. What is sometimes underappreciated is how atrocious the practice of human sacrifice must have been to Abraham. Abraham had revolted from his father because of his father’s idolatrous practices. While still in Chaldea, he knew that the idolatrous priest had sacrificed three virgins at one time…these virgins were offered up because of their virtue (Abr 1:11). Abraham himself was laid on the altar of the priest of Elkenah and narrowly escaped becoming a human sacrifice himself. Human sacrifice must have been a repugnant concept to him. It was these atrocities against which Abraham was rebelling when he sought to be a follower of righteousness (Abr 1:1).
Nevertheless, when Abraham receives the commandment from the Lord to offer up his son, Isaac, there is no wavering. He does not question the Lord even though the offering of Isaac was in many ways similar to all the pagan rituals of his father. He did not question. He proceeded with faith saying, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering (Gen 22:8).