Genesis 22:11-14 NLT,NIV,ESV

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 22:13

Verse 13 13.And, behold, behind him a ram. What the Jews feign respecting this ram, as having been created on the sixth day of the world, is like the rest of their fictions. We need not doubt that it was presented there by miracle, whether it was then first created, or whether it was brought from some other place; for God intended to give that to his servant which would enable him, with joy and cheerfulness, to offer up a pleasant sacrifice: and at the same time he admonishes him to return... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 22:14

Verse 14 14.And Abraham called the name of that place. He not only, by the act of thanksgiving, acknowledges, at the time, that God has, in a remarkable manner, provided for him; but also leaves a monument of his gratitude to posterity. In most extreme anxiety, he had fled for refuge to the providence of God; and he testifies that he had not done so in vain. He also acknowledges that not even the ram had wandered thither accidentally, but had been placed there by God. Whereas, in process of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 22:1-19

Mount Moriah, or the mount of sacrifice. I. ABRAHAM 'S TRIAL . 1. Divine in its origin . However explained, the appalling ordeal through which the patriarch at this time passed was expressly created for him by Elohim. Only he who made the human heart can adequately search it; and he alone who has a perfect understanding of the standard of moral excellence can pronounce upon the intrinsic worth of his creatures. 2. Unexpected in its coming . After all that had... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 22:11

And the angel of the Lord —Maleach Jehovah ( vide Genesis 16:7 ); introduced into the narrative at this point not as a Jehovistic alteration (Bleek, Kalisch, et alii ) , but because the God of redemption now interposes for the deliverance of both Isaac and Abraham (Hengetenberg)— called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham (the repetition denotes urgency, as contrasted with Genesis 22:1 ): and he said, Here am I. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 22:12

And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him. Abraham's surrender of the son of his affections having been complete, there was no need to push the trial further. The voice from heaven has been accepted as evidence of God's rejection of human sacrifices (Lange, Murphy), only that is not assigned as the reason for Isaac's deliverance. For now I knew —literally, have known ; not caused thee to know, but caused others to know (Lange); or the words are... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 22:12

Abraham's perfect fairly. "Now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me." "The word of God," says Coleridge, "speaks to man, and therefore it speaks the language of the children of men. This has to be kept in mind in studying the remarkable incident recorded in this chapter. When God is represented as "tempting" Abraham, it only means that he tried or tested him. I. THE TESTING OF FAITH . Abraham was to be the head of the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 22:13

And Abraham lifted up his eyes (in the direction of the voice), and looked, and behold behind him —either at his back (Furst, Keil, Lange, Murphy), or in the background of the altar, i.e. in front of him (Gesenius, Kalisch). The LXX ; Samaritan, Syriac, mistaking אַחַר for אֶחַר , read "one," which adds nothing to the sense or picturesqueness of the composition— a ram — אַיִל ; in the component letters of which cabalistic writers find the initial letters of אֱלהִים ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 22:14

And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovah-jireh :— i.e. the Lord will provide (Jonathan, Calvin, Rosenmüller, Keil, &c.;), rather than the Lord selects, or looks out, i.e. . the sacrifices to be afterwards offered in the temple worship on Morish (Kalisch); or, the Lord shall appear (Oort, Kuenen), which overlooks the manifest allusion to Genesis 22:8 — as it is said to this day ,—or, so that it is said; cf. Genesis 13:16 (Keil)— In the mount of the Lord it shall be... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 22:14

The Lamb of God. "And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovah-jireh. The key to this narrative is John 1:29 . It sets forth in type the way of salvation. Whether Abraham understood this we need not inquire. The lesson is for us. Isaac, i.e. laughter (cf. Luke 2:10 ), the child of promise ( Romans 9:7 ), type of "the children of the kingdom," is yet condemned to die (cf. Romans 5:12 ). So in Egypt the Israelites were not exempted; God's gift to them was a way of escape. What... 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

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 22:13

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 22:14

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 22:1-19

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 22:11

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 22:12

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 22:12

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 22:13

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 22:14

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 22:14

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

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