There are a few different interpretations of this story. One is that God wanted to test Abraham's faith and see if he would be willing to offer up his own son as a sacrifice. Another interpretation is that God was looking for someone righteous enough to save the people of Sodom and Gomorrah from destruction. Regardless of the reason, it's interesting to note that even God Himself couldn't judge whether or not the people of Sodom and Gomorrah were sinning without seeing it firsthand. This goes to show that even the creator of the universe wasn't...