Genesis 22:1
And it came to pass after these things that God tempted Abraham, and said to him, Abraham, Abraham; and he said, Lo! I am here.
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Genesis 21:11But the word appeared very hard before Abraham concerning his son.
Genesis 22:11And an angel of the Lord called him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham. And he said, Behold, I am here.
Genesis 46:2And God spoke to Israel in a night vision, saying, Jacob, Jacob; and he said, What is it?
Exodus 15:25And Moses cried to the Lord, and the Lord showed him a tree, and he cast it into the water, and the water was sweetened: there he established to him ordinances and judgments, and there he proved him,
Deuteronomy 8:2And thou shalt remember all the way which the Lord thy God led thee in the wilderness, that he might afflict thee, and try thee, and that the things in thy heart might be made manifest, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments or no.
Deuteronomy 13:3and the sign or the wonder come to pass which he spoke to thee, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which ye know not;
Matthew Henry on Genesis 22:1
We have here the famous story of Abraham's offering up his son Isaac, that is, his offering to offer him, which is justly looked upon as one of the wonders of the church. Here is, I. The strange command which God gave to Abraham concerning it, ver. 1, 2 . II. Abraham's strange obedience to this command, ver. 3-10 . III. The strange issue of this trial. 1. The sacrificing of Isaac was countermanded, ver. 11, 12 . 2. Another sacrifice was provided, ver. 13, 14 . 3. The covenant was renewed with Abraham hereupon,… Read the whole commentary →