Avraham: Three Confrontations with G-d

1. Hashem visits Avraham while the latter is sitting at the entrance to his tent (the Torah doesn't tell us the content of the revelation)
2. Avraham approaches G-d to demand justice for Sodom and the way the Torah introduces the encounter ("Can I hide from Avraham what I am going to do"?) - the birth of prophecy (Avraham is being told something that doesn't directly affect only him but others)
3. The Akeida: In the verses, Avraham is passive and doesn't argue, the opposite of the second encounter (the Midrash fills in the blanks). Why doesn't he argue?

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Delivered at the OU Israel Center, October 31st, 2018/22 Marcheshvan 5779