Genesis 22

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

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 22:15-18

And the angel of the Lord called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time, —the object of the first call having been to arrest the consummation of the fatal deed which threatened Isaac's life, and to declare the Divine satisfaction with the patriarch's complete spiritual surrender of his son, the purpose of the second was to renew the promise in reward for his fidelity and obedience— and said, By myself have I sworn ,—by my word (Onkelos); by my name (Arabic); equivalent to by himself,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 22:15-19

The great trial and the great revelation. In such a history the representative character of Abraham must be remembered. He was tried not only for his own sake, but that in him all the families of the earth might be blessed. I. The PREPARATION for this great grace God and Abraham recognizing each other; the servant called by name, responding with the profession of readiness for obedience. II. The COMMANDMENT is itself a secret communication, a covenant. Do this, and I will... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 22:19

So Abraham returned unto his young men, and they role up and went together to Beer-sheba; and Abraham dwelt at Beer-sheba. HOMILETICS read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 22:20

And it came to pass after these things (probably not long after his return to Beersheba), that it was told (by some unknown messenger or accidental traveler from Mesopotamia) Abraham, saying, Behold, Milcah ( vide Genesis 11:29 ), she hath also born children unto thy brother Nahor— as Sarah has born a son to thee. From this it would almost seem as if Milcah had not begun to have her family at the time Abram left Ur of the Chaldees; but vide Genesis 11:30 . The present brief... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 22:20-24

Good news from a far country. I. THE JOYFUL BUDGET . 1. Tidings from home . For nearly half a century Abraham had been a wanderer in Palestine, and with something like an emigrant's emotion on receiving letters from the old country would the patriarch listen to the message come from Haran beyond the river. 2. News concerning Nahor . It demands no violent exercise of fancy to believe that Abraham regarded his distant brother with intense fraternal affection, and that... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 22:21

Huz his firstborn ,—( vide Genesis 10:23 , where Uz appears as a son of Aram; and Genesis 36:28 , where he recurs as a descendant of Esau. That he was a progenitor of Job (Jerome) has no better foundation than Job 1:1 — and Buz his brother ,—mentioned along with Dedan and Tema as an Arabian tribe ( Jeremiah 25:23 ), and may have been an ancestor of Elihu ( Job 32:2 )— and Kemuel the father of Aram . " Not the founder of the Arameans, but the forefather of the family of Ram,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 22:22

And Chesed, —according to Jerome the father of the Chasdim or Chaldees ( Genesis 11:28 ); but more generally regarded as the head of a younger branch or offshoot of that race (Keil, Murphy, Lange; cf. Job 1:17 )— and Hazo, and Pildash, and Jidlaph (concerning whom nothing is known), and Bethnel —"man of God" (Gesenius); dwelling of God (Furst); an indication probably of his piety. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 22:23

And Bethuel begat Rebekah — Ribkah ; captivating, ensnaring (Furst); "a rope with a noose," not unfit as the name of a girl who ensnares men by her beauty (Gesenius). Rebekah was the child of Isaac's cousin, and being the daughter of Nahor's youngest son, was probably about the same age as her future husband. These eight Milcah did bear to Nahor, Abraham's brother. read more

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