Genesis 22

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 22:24

And his concubine ( vide on Genesis 16:3 ), whose name was Reumah ,—raised, elevated (Gesenius); pearl or coral (Furst)— she bare also Tebah, and Gaham, and Thahash, and Maachah —whence probably the Maachathites. That three of Terah's descendants (Nahor, Ishmael, and Jacob) should each have twelve sons has been pronounced" a contrived symmetry, the intentional character of which cannot be mistaken" (Bohlen); but " what intention the narrator should have connected with it remains... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Genesis 22:1-24

- Abraham Was Tested2. מריה morı̂yâh, “Moriah”; Samaritan: מוראה môr'âh; “Septuagint,” ὑψηλή hupsēlē, Onkelos, “worship.” Some take the word to be a simple derivative, as the Septuagint and Onkelos, meaning “vision, high, worship.” It might mean “rebellious.” Others regard it as a compound of יה yâh, “Jah, a name of God,” and מראה mı̂r'eh, “shown,” מורה môreh, “teacher,” or מורא môrā', “fear.”14. יראה yı̂r'ēh, “Jireh, will provide.”16, נאם ne'um, ῥῆμα rēma, “dictum, oracle;... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 22

A.M. 2132. B.C. 1872. We have here, (1,) The strange command which God gave to Abraham, Genesis 22:1-2 . (2,) Abraham’s strange obedience to this command, Genesis 22:3-10 . (3,) The strange issue of this trial. 1, The sacrificing of Isaac was countermanded, Genesis 22:11-12 . Genesis 22:2 , Another sacrifice was provided, Genesis 22:13-14 . Genesis 22:3 , The covenant was renewed with Abraham hereupon, Genesis 22:15-19 . (4,) An account of some of Abraham’s relations,... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 22:1

Genesis 22:1. Here is the trial of Abraham’s grace, and especially of his faith, whether it continued so strong, so vigorous, so victorious, after a long settlement in communion with God, as it was at first, when by it he left his country: then it appeared that he loved God better than his father; now, that he loved him better than his son. After these things After all the other exercises he had had, all the difficulties he had gone through: now perhaps he was beginning to think the... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 22:2

Genesis 22:2. And he said, Take thy son Not thy bullocks and thy lambs; how willingly would Abraham have parted with them by thousands to redeem Isaac! Not thy servant, no, not the steward of thy house. Thine only son Thine only son by Sarah. Ishmael was lately cast out, to the grief of Abraham, and now Isaac only was left; and must he go too? Yes: take Isaac, him by name, thy laughter, that son indeed. Yea, that son whom thou lovest The trial was of Abraham’s love to God, and... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 22:3

Genesis 22:3. The several steps of this obedience all help to magnify it, and to show that he was guided by prudence, and governed by faith, in the whole transaction. 1st, He rises early Probably the command was given in the visions of the night, and early the next morning he sets himself about it, did not delay, did not demur. Those that do the will of God heartily, will do it speedily. 2d, He gets things ready for a sacrifice, and, it should seem, with his own hands “cleaves the wood... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 22:6

Genesis 22:6. Isaac’s carrying the wood was a type of Christ, who carried his own cross, while Abraham, with a steady and undaunted resolution, carried the fatal knife and fire. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 22:7

Genesis 22:7. Behold the fire and the wood: but where is the lamb? This is, 1st, A trying question to Abraham; how could he endure to think that Isaac is himself the lamb? 2d, It is a teaching question to us all, that when we are going to worship God, we should seriously consider whether we have every thing ready, especially the “lamb for a burnt-offering.” Behold, the fire is ready, the Spirit’s assistance, and God’s acceptance: the wood is ready, the instituted ordinances,... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 22:8

Genesis 22:8. My son, God will provide himself a lamb This was the language either, 1st, Of his obedience; we must offer the lamb which God has appointed now to be offered; thus giving Isaac this general rule of submission to the divine will, to prepare him for the application of it to himself: or, 2d, Of his faith; whether he intended them so or not, the meaning of his words proved to be that a sacrifice was provided instead of Isaac. Thus, 1st, Christ, the great sacrifice of atonement, ... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 22:9

Genesis 22:9. After many a weary step, and with a heavy heart, he arrives at length at the fatal place; builds the altar, an altar of earth, we may suppose, the saddest that ever he built; lays the wood in order for Isaac’s funeral pile; and now tells him the amazing news. Isaac, for aught that appears, is as willing as Abraham; we do not find that he made any objection against it. God commands it to be done, and Isaac has learned to submit. Yet it was necessary that a sacrifice ... read more

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