This Chapter contains the account of that memorable instance of the trial of Abraham's faith, in respect to the proposed sacrifice of his son Isaac; the result of which hath handed down the Patriarch's character, with such honourable testimony in the church; and as deservedly hath procured him the n... [ Continue Reading ]
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. 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 mounta... [ 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. That is a sweet scripture, to explain Abraham's conduct. Galatians 1:1... [ Continue Reading ]
Then on the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off. Probably God gave the Patriarch some token, by which he might know the spot.... [ 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. Reader! recollect, how Jesus, in His unequalled agony in the garden, was withdrawn from the more immediate followers which he had taken with him there. Matthew 22:41... [ 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. So Jesus carried his cross. John 19:17.... [ Continue Reading ]
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? If he be a parent, or a master of a family, who is reading this Chapter, I would beg of him to observe how well instru... [ Continue Reading ]
And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together. Reader! it is no interesting question, though perhaps not easily answered; did Abraham really know, that God had already provided a Lamb for a burnt-offering; even the Lamb slain from... [ 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. And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son. I pass over many interesting things, which b... [ Continue Reading ]
And the angel of the LORD called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here Amos 1:1. And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou anything unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me. This... [ 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. Job 33:24. Another type of Jesus, as a substitute. 1 Peter 1:19; 1 Corinthians 5:7. Christ ou... [ Continue Reading ]
And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovahjireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen. That is, the Lord will provide. Reader! cannot your experience bear a thousand testimonies to this sweet scripture? Have you not been called upon many times, to set up your... [ Continue Reading ]
And the angel of the LORD called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time, And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son: Hebrews 6:13. Zacharias refers to this oath and promise, and applies both to Christ. L... [ 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; And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voic... [ Continue Reading ]
Huz his firstborn, and Buz his brother, and Kemuel the father of Aram, And Chesed, and Hazo, and Pildash, and Jidlaph, and Bethuel. And Bethuel begat Rebekah: these eight Milcah did bear to Nahor, Abraham's brother. And his concubine, whose name was Reumah, she bare also Tebah, and Gaham, and Thahas... [ Continue Reading ]