In other words, it's not a completely supercilious argument, sort of "God is brought into being the same way objects that we make use of are brought into being."

换句话说，这并不完全是一个目空一切的论点，他认为，上帝形成的方式,与我们所用之物形成的方式是一样的“

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And as you read the story, remember its larger context: God's promise to make Abraham the father of a great people through his son, Isaac.

当阅读这个故事时，记住它的大框架：上帝许诺,亚伯拉罕通过他的儿子以撒成为大国之父。

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If a worshipper should make a mistake, do you not think God will know his intent?"

如果崇拜者犯了错，那么,你以为上帝不知道他的意图吗“

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God the Father will make a similar argument in Book Three.

上帝，人类之父会在卷三中做出相似的回应。

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This is what I love about the first part of Genesis God is trying to figure out what he has made and what he has done, and he's got to shift modes all the time and God realizes that he's going to have to make a concession.

这是我喜欢《创世纪》第一部分的原因,上帝想弄清楚，他造了什么东西,他做了什么,上帝意识到。

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A god can make a plan and they're thwarted by another god who then murders that god.

神可以制订计划，却可以被另一个神阻止,这个神接着还会杀了他。

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We should note that this notion, or this idea of a god who can even make and keep an eternal covenant is only possible on the view that God's word and will are absolute, insusceptible to nullification by some superior power or some divine antagonist.

需要注意的一点是,神可以签订和遵守契约,只有可能是，上帝言语和意愿是不可违背的,并不会因为高级权力和强大对手而受到影响。

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