Genesis 22:18

_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 of his obedience. There is no discrepancy in these statements. Abraham received the promises from God out of His free grace, and unconditionally. He believed them, and his faith was counted to him for righteousness, whilst he was yet an uncircumcised man. His faith was manifested and proved by his unreserved obedience (James 2:21), and received the highest tokens of divine approval. 'God first promises, and by his revelation awakens faith in the heart of Abraham; he then crowns with reward the works of this faith which is the result of His grace' (Gerlach). This, then, is the A

15-19 There are high declarations of God's favour to Abraham in this confirmation of the covenant with him, exceeding any he had yet been blessed with. Those that are willing to part with any thing for God, shall have it made up to them with unspeakable advantage. The promise, ver. Genesis 22:18, doubtless points at the Messiah, and the grace of the gospel. Hereby we know the loving-kindness of God our Saviour towards sinful man, in that he hath not withheld his Son, his only Son, from us. Hereby we perceive the love of Christ, in that he gave himself a sacrifice for our sins. Yet he lives, and calls to sinners to come to him, and partake of his blood-bought salvation. He calls to his redeemed people to rejoice in him, and to glorify him. What then shall we render for all his benefits? Let his love constrain us to live not to ourselves, but to Him who died for us, and rose again. Admiri...

Verse Genesis 22:18. _AND IN THY SEED, C._] We have the authority of St. Paul, Galatians 3:8 Galatians 3:16; Galatians 3:18, to restrain this to our blessed Lord, who was THE SEED through whom alone all God's blessings of providence, mercy, grace, and glory, should be conveyed to the nations of the earth....

- Abraham Was Tested 2. מריה _morı̂yâh_, “Moriah”; Samaritan: מוראה _môr'âh_; “Septuagint,” ὑψηλή _hupsēlē_, Onkelos, “worship.” Some take the word to be a simple derivative, as the Septuagint and Onkelos, meaning “vision, high, worship.” It might mean “rebellious.” Others regard it as a compound of יה _yâh_, “Jah, a name of God,” and מראה _mı̂r'eh_, “shown,” מורה _môreh_, “teacher,” or מורא _môrā'_, “fear.” 14. יראה _yı̂r'ēh_, “Jireh, will provide.” 16,

EXPOSITION GENESIS 22:1 AND IT CAMS TO PASS—the alleged mythical character of the present narrative (De Wette, Bohlen) is discredited not more by express Scripture statement (Hebrews 11:17) than by its own inherent difficulties—AFTER—how long after may be conjectured from the circumstance that Isaac was now a grown lad, capable of undertaking a three days journey of upwards of sixty miles—THESE THINGS (literally, words, of benediction, promise, trial that had gone before—THAT GOD—literally, _the Elohim, i.e. _neither Satan, as in 1 Chronicles 21:1, compared with...

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; Genesis 12:3; or, "shall bless themselves" o in him; or, "account themselves blessed"; apply to him for blessings, claim their interest in them, and glory in them, and make their boast of them: BECAUSE THOU HAST OBEYED MY VOICE; in taking his son and offering him up unto him, as much as he was permitted to do; and thus honouring God by his obedience to him, he of his grace and goodness honours him with the promise of being the father of

Genesis 22:1. _And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt-_ That is, «God did test or try»- Genesis 22:1. _Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am. And he said, Take now thy son,_ «But, Lord, I have two sons, Ishmael and Isaac.» Genesis 22:2. _Thine only son,_ «But, Lord, both Ishmael and Isaac are my sons, and each of them is the only son of his mother.» Genesis 22:2. _Isaac, whom thou lovest,_ See how definitely God points out to Abraham the son who is to be the means of the great trial of his f

CHAPTER 22 THE TESTING OF ABRAHAM _ 1. God's command (Genesis 22:1)_ 2. Abraham's obedience (Genesis 22:3) 3. Isaac's question and Abraham's answer (Genesis 22:7) 4. Isaac upon the altar (Genesis 22:9) 5. The interference from above (Genesis 22:11) 6. Jehovah-jireh (Genesis 22:13) 7. The second message and Abraham's return ...

ABRAHAM OBEYS THE DIVINE COMMAND TO SACRIFICE ISAAC, AND IS REWARDED BY THE SPARING OF HIS SON. The main narrative (Genesis 22:1) is from E, and the story, which is a literary masterpiece, is told with a reticence more effective than any detailed exposition of the tragedy implicit in it could have been. The pathos of the son's question in Genesis 22:7, the father's answer in Genesis 22:8, is unsurpassable. And the racked feelings of the father, the unconsciousness of the son, are left to the reader's imagination. The point is that Abraham accepts, with unfaltering obedience, the demand for the costliest offering, recognising God's right to make it. The view that the writer intended to teach that human sacrifice was repugnant

ALL THE NATIONS. Proof that the "Mystery" does not mean blessing of Gentiles as such: but the secret concerning Christ and the church (Ephesians 5:32)....