---
title: "Midrash — Isaac’s Bad Eyes"
description: "Marty Solomon and Brent Billings dive into some of the midrash surrounding the story of the “binding of Isaac.” What really happened to Isaac on that mountain, and what does this have to do with Isaac’s blindness?"
canonical: https://bema.jpamorgan.com/episodes/217
published: 2021-04-29
---

# Midrash — Isaac’s Bad Eyes

Trauma on the Mountain

- Published: 2021-04-29T08:00:00.000Z
- Episode slug: `217`
- Episode number: 217
- Session: 6
- People: Marty Solomon, Brent Billings

## Description

Marty Solomon and Brent Billings dive into some of the midrash surrounding the story of the “binding of Isaac.” What really happened to Isaac on that mountain, and what does this have to do with Isaac’s blindness?

## Show notes

Marty Solomon and Brent Billings dive into some of the midrash surrounding the story of the “binding of Isaac.” What really happened to Isaac on that mountain, and what does this have to do with Isaac’s blindness? Discussion Video for BEMA 217 BEMA 11: Here I Am Map of Abraham’s Servant Finding Isaac a Wife — Headwaters Christian Resources Aleph Beta Academy Subscribe to Aleph Beta Academy BEMA listeners can use code friendsofbema for one month off of a monthly Premium membership. Sefaria: A Living Library of Jewish Texts Transcript for BEMA 217

## Sources and machine-readable records

- [BEMA Podcast Explorer episode page](https://bema.jpamorgan.com/episodes/217)
- [Official BEMA source page](https://www.bemadiscipleship.com/217)
- [Episode JSON](https://api.bema.jpamorgan.com/v1/episodes/217)
- [Audio](https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/7d8cc2be-fe66-43fb-ada4-e62e2f8c00e7/9c241180-4fdb-4b5e-9d3b-819aad5bc943.mp3)
- [Official transcript source](https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vT1XRF19Ug5f2dtP3GC0GoFvYoVofE6YJmLKgw0u5AJETh18QYhNT6RekMkewGakQ7z0s9rDGyhs3Dp/pub)
- [Transcript JSON](https://api.bema.jpamorgan.com/v1/transcripts/217)