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01/03/2012, 10:45 AM
The Parable of the Old Man and the Young
By : Wilfred Owen
So Abram rose , and clave the wood , and went
And took the fire with him , and a knife.
And as they sojourned both of them together
Isaac the first -born spake and said , My father ,
Behold the preparations , fire and iron ,
But where the lamb for this burnt-offering ?
Then Abram bound the youth with belts and straps ,
And binded parapets and trenches there ,
And stretched forth the knife to slay his son .
When lo ! An angel called him out of heaven ,
Saying , lay not thy hand upon the lad ,
Neither do anything to him .Behold
A ram , caught in thicket by its horns ;
Offer the Ram of Pride instead of him.
But the old man would not so , but slew his son ,
And half of the seed of Europe , one by one .
السلام عليـــــــكم
Dear WATAWi members :
Out of adopting your advices to give a time and a space for discussion for the subjects presented , this time I chose this poem by Wilfred Owen for probing theologically and stating the events sincerely.
Just for discussion , criticism and correction .
ابو عبدالله
By : Wilfred Owen
So Abram rose , and clave the wood , and went
And took the fire with him , and a knife.
And as they sojourned both of them together
Isaac the first -born spake and said , My father ,
Behold the preparations , fire and iron ,
But where the lamb for this burnt-offering ?
Then Abram bound the youth with belts and straps ,
And binded parapets and trenches there ,
And stretched forth the knife to slay his son .
When lo ! An angel called him out of heaven ,
Saying , lay not thy hand upon the lad ,
Neither do anything to him .Behold
A ram , caught in thicket by its horns ;
Offer the Ram of Pride instead of him.
But the old man would not so , but slew his son ,
And half of the seed of Europe , one by one .
السلام عليـــــــكم
Dear WATAWi members :
Out of adopting your advices to give a time and a space for discussion for the subjects presented , this time I chose this poem by Wilfred Owen for probing theologically and stating the events sincerely.
Just for discussion , criticism and correction .
ابو عبدالله