Integral Torah Perspectives

ב''ה את האש ואת האמאכלת Avraham took with him the merit of the fire of Or Kasdim and the merit of feeding guests in his home. תפארת יונתן

ב''ה According to the opinion that by the Akedat Yitzchak his neshama really left him, we can say that it happened on Pesach, since a tzadik dies on the same day they are born. In the merit of giving up his first born, the Jewish first born were saved on pesach. Four days before hand Hashem told Avraham to take Yitzchak, in   the merit of this we were commanded to take th korban pesach and tie it to the bed. Tied to bed in recognition of binding of Yitzchak. תפאראת יונתן

ב''ה Why did Hashem hint to Avraham to pray for Sedom if it did not save them? The answer: If you pray for someone else and you need that thing your prayers are answered first. So, even though it did not help Sedom it helped the Jewish nation later. תפאראת יונתן