Genesis 22:11-18 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Genesis 22:11-14

Hitherto this story has been very melancholy, and seemed to hasten towards a most tragical period; but here the sky suddenly clears up, the sun breaks out, and a bright and pleasant scene opens. The same hand that had wounded and cast down here heals and lifts up; for, though he cause grief, he will have compassion. The angel of the Lord, that is, God himself, the eternal Word, the angel of the covenant, who was to be the great Redeemer and comforter, he interposed, and gave a happy issue to... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Genesis 22:15-19

Abraham's obedience was graciously accepted; but this was not all: here we have it recompensed, abundantly recompensed, before he stirred from the place; probably while the ram he had sacrificed was yet burning God sent him this gracious message, renewed and ratified his covenant with him. All covenants were made by sacrifice, so was this by the typical sacrifices of Isaac and the ram. Very high expressions of God's favour to Abraham are employed in this confirmation of the covenant with him,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 22:11

And the Angel of the Lord called unto him out of heaven ,.... Not a created angel, but the eternal one, the Son of God, who perhaps appeared in an human form, and spoke with an articulate voice, as be frequently did; for that this was a divine Person is clear from his swearing by himself, and renewing the promise unto Abraham, Genesis 22:16 , and said, Abraham, Abraham ; the repeating his name denotes haste to prevent the slaughter of his son, which was just upon the point of doing,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 22:12

And he said, lay not thine hand upon the lad ,.... Which he was just going to stretch out, with his knife in it, to slay him; and though the Lord had bid him take his son, and offer him for a burnt offering, to try his faith, fear, love, and obedience, yet he meant not that he should actually slay him, but would prevent it when it came to the crisis; for he approves not of, nor delights in human sacrifices; and that this might not be dawn into an example, it was prevented; though the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 22:13

And Abraham lifted up his eyes ,.... They were before fixed upon his son lying upon the altar, and intent upon that part he was going to thrust his knife into; but hearing a voice from heaven above him, he lift up his eyes thitherward: and looked, and, behold, behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns ; the ram making a noise and rustling among the bushes behind the place where Abraham was, he turned himself, and looked and saw it: the Targum of Onkelos introduces the clause... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 22:14

And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovahjireh ,.... Which may be rendered either "the Lord hath seen", as the Septuagint, or "has provided", the future being put for the past, as Abendana observes, and so it is called, in answer to what Abraham had said, Genesis 22:8 ; "God will provide": now he had provided, and, as a memorial of it, gives the place this name; or "he will see or provide" F13 יהוה יראה "Dominus videbit", V. L. Montanus, Drusius, Schmidt; "Dominus... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 22:15

And the Angel of the Lord called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time. The Angel having restrained him from slaying his son, and having provided another sacrifice, which he offered, calls to him again; having something more to say to him, which was to renew the covenant he had made with him, and confirm it by an oath. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 22:16

And said, by myself have I sworn, saith the Lord ,.... Which Aben Ezra observes is a great oath, and abides for ever; for because he could swear by no greater, he swore by himself, his own nature, perfections, and life, Hebrews 6:13 ; hence it appears, that the Angel that called to Abraham was a divine Person, the true Jehovah: for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son , thine only son ; that is, from the Lord, as in Genesis 22:12 ; and is here... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 22:17

That in blessing I will bless thee ,.... With temporal and spiritual blessings; with the Spirit and all his graces; with Christ and redemption, justification, and salvation by him; and with eternal life, as the gift of God, through him: and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore : both his natural seed, descending from him in the line of Isaac, and his spiritual seed, both among Jews and Gentiles, that tread in... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 22:18

And in thy seed shall all nations of the earth be blessed ,.... That is, in his one and principal seed, the Messiah, that should spring from him, Galatians 3:16 , in whom all the elect of God, of all nations under the heavens, are blessed with all spiritual blessings, with peace, pardon, righteousness, and eternal life, with grace here and glory hereafter; See Gill on Genesis 12:3 ; or, "shall bless themselves" F15 התברכו "benedicent se", Munster; to the same purpose Vatablus,... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Genesis 22:11-14

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Genesis 22:15-19

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 22:11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 22:12

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 22:13

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 22:14

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 22:15

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 22:16

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 22:17

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 22:18

Group of Brands