Genesis 22:12

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Genesis 22:1-24

Chapter 22Now it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham ( Genesis 22:1 ),Or tested Abraham or proved Abraham. "Let no man, when he is tempted, say that he is tempted of God: because God never tempts a man to do evil" ( James 1:13 ). Our enticements to evil come from our own flesh, the lust of our own flesh. God doesn't tempt you to do evil things. God does test us. Jesus went through great testings and He learned obedience through the things that He suffered.We as... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 22:1-24

Genesis 22:1-18 . God did tempt Abraham, who had now attained the height of all his earthly joys; and seen in Isaac the long-suspended promises fulfilled. He saw nature aided by divine power in his birth, and in his conduct daily proofs of genius, of piety, and filial obedience. The lad everywhere accompanied his aged father, and gained on his affections, not less by his love of virtue than by his other engaging qualities, and hopeful indications of future greatness. In such circumstances... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Genesis 22:1-18

Genesis 22:1-18God did tempt AbrahamThe trial of AbrahamI.THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF ABRAHAM WHEN THIS TRIAL CAME. His hope was set on Isaac as the medium through which God’s promise could be fulfilled, and he had been encouraged by observing him rising year after year to the age and stature of manhood. II. GOD’S CONNECTION WITH THE TRIAL. He subjected Abraham to a testing trial in order to prove his faith. 1. There was no attempt in the action of God, bearing upon Abraham, in the least to diminish... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Genesis 22:12

Gen 22:12 And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only [son] from me. Ver. 12. Lay not thine hand upon the lad. ] As he was about to do, having armed his pious hand, not only with the knife, but with faith that works by love; as had likewise David, when going against the giant, he flies upon him, perinde ac si fundae suae tunicis non lapillum, sed Deum ipsum induisset... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Genesis 22:12

Lay: 1 Samuel 15:22, Job 5:19, Jeremiah 19:5, Micah 6:6-Ruth :, 1 Corinthians 10:13, 2 Corinthians 8:12, Hebrews 11:19 now: Genesis 20:11, Genesis 26:5, Genesis 42:18, Exodus 20:20, 1 Samuel 12:24, 1 Samuel 12:25, 1 Samuel 15:22, Nehemiah 5:15, Job 28:28, Psalms 1:6, Psalms 2:11, Psalms 25:12, Psalms 25:14, Psalms 111:10, Psalms 112:1, Psalms 147:11, Proverbs 1:7, Ecclesiastes 8:12, Ecclesiastes 8:13, Ecclesiastes 12:13, Jeremiah 32:40, Malachi 4:2, Matthew 5:16, Matthew 10:37, Matthew 10:38,... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Genesis 22:12

And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me.Lay not thine hand upon the lad — God's time to help his people is, when they are brought to the greatest extremity: the more eminent the danger is, and the nearer to be put in execution, the more wonderful and the more welcome is the deliverance.Now know I that thou fearest God — God knew it before, but now... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 22:12

12. Lay not thine hand upon the lad That is, for the purpose of slaying him . “God did not seek the slaying of Isaac in fact, but only the implicit surrender of the lad, in mind and heart . But if all mental reservation, every refuge of flesh and blood, all mere appearance and self-delusion were to be avoided, this surrender could only be accomplished in the shape in which it was actually required. If it was to be wholly an act of faith left to its own energies, without any other point... read more