Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Genesis 22:1-8
This incident took place some time after the events recorded in the chapters immediately preceding this one, evidently several years later.God’s revelation to Abraham (His eighth recorded in Scripture) came to test Abraham’s faith (i.e., to prove its character and strength; cf. James 2:21-23)."Life is a succession of tests, for character is only possible through discipline." [Note: Thomas, p. 195.] God was testing Abraham’s love for Himself as well as his faith (Genesis 22:2). Such testing... read more
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 22:7-8
"And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I, my son. And he said, Behold the fire and the wood: but where is the lamb for a burnt-offering? And Abraham said, God will provide himself the lamb for a burnt-offering, my son: so they went both of them together.""Where is the lamb for the burnt-offering ... ?" Behold, what this does to the allegations of the false critics who affirm upon their honor that the sacrifice of the lamb did not exist until the... read more