The complex, agonizing decisions he faced were similar to those we may also have to face as we consider whether to accept and act on God's promises - the strange looks from business colleagues, the sly look in the eye from the neighbours ("He's got religion!")...these things would have been known to Abraham. The motivation which Abraham needed to go through with it all must have been tremendous.
Maamuzi yenye sehemu nyingi yanayoumiza aliyakabili yalikuwa na sura moja kwa hayo yaliyotupasa kuyakabiri tunapofikiri ikiwa tukubali na kutenda kazi ahadi za Mungu toka mojawapo ya watu wafanyao mambo mageni, kuangaliwa kwa mzaha katika jicho toka kwa majirani ("amepata dini") …. Mambo haya yalikwisha julikana kwa Abrahamu. azimio ambalo abrahamu alilihitaji hata kufika katikati nalo lote lilibidi kuwa kubwa mno.