_AND IT CAME TO PASS AFTER THESE THINGS, THAT GOD DID TEMPT ABRAHAM, AND SAID UNTO HIM, ABRAHAM: AND HE_ _ AND IT CAME TO PASS AFTER THESE THINGS, THAT GOD DID TEMPT ABRAHAM, AND SAID UNTO HIM, ABRAHAM: AND HE SAID, BEHOLD, HERE I AM._ God did tempt Abraham. By tempting is not meant inciting to sin... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND HE SAID, TAKE NOW THY SON, THINE ONLY SON ISAAC, WHOM THOU LOVEST, AND GET THEE INTO THE LAND OF MORIAH; AND OFFER HIM THERE FOR A BURNT OFFERING UPON ONE OF THE MOUNTAINS WHICH I WILL TELL THEE OF._ Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac - х_ YACHIYD_ (H3173), one alone, only.] It sometimes s... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND ABRAHAM ROSE UP EARLY IN THE MORNING, AND SADDLED HIS ASS, AND TOOK TWO OF HIS YOUNG MEN WITH HIM, AND ISAAC HIS SON, AND CLAVE THE WOOD FOR THE BURNT OFFERING, AND ROSE UP, AND WENT UNTO THE PLACE OF WHICH_ _ GOD HAD TOLD HIM._ Abraham rose up early ... That there might be no appearance of de... [ Continue Reading ]
_THEN ON THE THIRD DAY ABRAHAM LIFTED UP HIS EYES, AND SAW THE PLACE AFAR OFF._ On the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes. Stanley, who follows the Samaritan version in reading Moreh here, and consequently considers that the place appointed for the sacrifice was mount Gerizim, describes Abraham a... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND ABRAHAM SAID UNTO HIS YOUNG MEN, ABIDE YE HERE WITH THE ASS; AND I AND THE LAD WILL GO YONDER AND WORSHIP, AND COME AGAIN TO YOU._ Abraham said unto his young men, Abide ye here with the ass. He did not inform his servants of the object of his journey, as he had not told his wife Sarah: for he... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND ABRAHAM TOOK THE WOOD OF THE BURNT OFFERING, AND LAID IT UPON ISAAC HIS SON; AND HE TOOK THE FIRE IN HIS HAND, AND A KNIFE; AND THEY WENT BOTH OF THEM TOGETHER._ Abraham took the wood, ... Leaving the servants at the foot of the hill, the father and son ascended the height, the one bearing the... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND THEY CAME TO THE PLACE WHICH GOD HAD TOLD HIM OF; AND ABRAHAM BUILT AN ALTAR THERE, AND LAID THE WOOD IN ORDER, AND BOUND ISAAC HIS SON, AND LAID HIM ON THE ALTAR UPON THE WOOD._ Abraham built an altar. The description is minutely given, and the preparations were made under the full impression... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND ABRAHAM STRETCHED FORTH HIS HAND, AND TOOK THE KNIFE TO SLAY HIS SON._ Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son. From first to last, he betrayed no symptom of vacillation, though there must have been a fearful conflict between affection and duty. The trial was protr... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND THE ANGEL OF THE LORD CALLED UNTO HIM OUT OF HEAVEN, AND SAID, ABRAHAM, ABRAHAM: AND HE SAID, HERE AM I._ The angel of the Lord. 'From the day that man fell, Christ took upon Himself the care of the Church in the exercise of all his offices. When we read what God did from time to time toward H... [ Continue Reading ]
_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. It has been recently alleged ('Essays and Reviews,' Stanley's 'Jewish Church') th... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND ABRAHAM LIFTED UP HIS EYES, AND LOOKED, AND BEHOLD BEHIND HIM A RAM CAUGHT IN A THICKET BY HIS HORNS: AND ABRAHAM WENT AND TOOK THE RAM, AND OFFERED HIM UP FOR A BURNT OFFERING IN THE STEAD OF HIS SON._ Behold behind him a ram - [Hebrew, _ 'AYIL_ (H352) _ 'ACHAR_ (H310)]. Gesenius says the mea... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND ABRAHAM CALLED THE NAME OF THAT PLACE JEHOVAH-JIREH: AS IT IS SAID TO THIS DAY, IN THE MOUNT OF THE LORD IT SHALL BE SEEN._ Abraham called the name of that place Jehovah-jireh - i:e., the Lord sees, or the Lord provides (cf. Genesis 22:8). AS IT IS SAID, [Hebrew, _ 'ªSHER_ (H834), so that (G... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND THE ANGEL OF THE LORD CALLED UNTO ABRAHAM OUT OF HEAVEN THE SECOND TIME,_ The angel of the Lord called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time. If there could be any doubt as to the character and rank of this "angel of the Lord," it must be removed by the solemn asseveration here used-swear... [ Continue Reading ]
_THAT IN BLESSING I WILL BLESS THEE, AND IN MULTIPLYING I WILL MULTIPLY THY SEED AS THE STARS OF THE HEAVEN, AND AS THE SAND WHICH IS UPON THE SEA SHORE; AND THY SEED SHALL POSSESS THE GATE OF HIS ENEMIES;_ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND IN THY SEED SHALL ALL THE NATIONS OF THE EARTH BE BLESSED; BECAUSE THOU HAST OBEYED MY VOICE._ Because thou hast obeyed my voice - i:e, executed my command. Abraham's acceptance with God is represented in the New Testament sometimes as the consequence of his faith, at other times as the reward... [ Continue Reading ]
_SO ABRAHAM RETURNED UNTO HIS YOUNG MEN, AND THEY ROSE UP AND WENT TOGETHER TO BEERSHEBA; AND ABRAHAM DWELT AT BEERSHEBA._ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND IT CAME TO PASS AFTER THESE THINGS, THAT IT WAS TOLD ABRAHAM, SAYING, BEHOLD, MILCAH, SHE HATH ALSO BORN CHILDREN UNTO THY BROTHER NAHOR;_ IT WAS TOLD ABRAHAM ... MILCAH, SHE HATH ALSO BORN CHILDREN UNTO ... NAHOR - or, more correctly, Nachor (Luke 3:34). The words "she ... also" form a connect... [ Continue Reading ]