Sacrifice Of Isaac

== Ordo Israelites: ==
This now largely defunct Order believed that, through various sacrifices, they could acquire power and grace (and maybe other gifts) from God in return. The idea is simple: depending on how valuable something is, you can sacrifice it to God to acquire something else in return. 
The problem is that the Order's particular theology usually painted God as a sort of cosmic pawn shop owner and the other Orders didn't like it. While modern expressions of the Order can be found in places like the prosperity gospel, by and large the Israelites are an extinct Order. 
Isrealite Degrees
=== Facts: ===
-Israelites must make regular sacrifices in order to develop and maintain their power. Usually the power they receive from God for their sacrifices comes in the form of supernatural luck and grace, although particularly valuable sacrifices (items of personal interest, or when the sacrifice is done at a particularly important time, etc.) may grant additional powers for a time.
-The worst members of this Order will often find themselves sacrificing all sorts of things to acquire favors from God. They may even end up sacrificing things they should have kept, more out of greed, fear and superstition than anything. 
-However, the best in the Order will eventually realize that what God really wants is wisdom on the part of what His servants do, and that good morality is a far better sacrifice than anything else. 
-The prosperity gospel is probably the number one source of members for this Order in the modern world. Some folk religions and even esoteric Jewish groups can hearken back to the old days, but such things are uncommon. 
-Middle-Eastern ethnic groups, such as the Bedouin, may have Israelites among them. But even these are becoming rare in the 21st century.
-The Occultists are the imperfect copies of the Order of Israelites.
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