Genesis 22:16

The messenger of the Lord again called to Abraham and said, “The Lord declares, ‘Because you have done this thing and have not kept back your son, your only son,

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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:

In Context

15He named the place “The Lord will provide” – and even today people say, “The Lord will provide on his mountain.”

17I will surely bless you. I will make your children as many as the stars of the heavens and as the sand which is on the seashore, so that they will conquer their enemies.

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Cross References

Genesis 12:2I will make of you a great nation; and I will surely bless you and make your name famous, so that you will be a blessing.

Amos 6:8The Lord God, the Lord, the God of hosts, has sworn by himself: I abhor the pride of Jacob, I hate his palaces, therefore I will deliver up the city and all that is in it to their enemies.

Luke 1:73This was the oath which he swore to our ancestor Abraham –

Matthew Henry on Genesis 22:16-20

Abraham's Blessing Confirmed. ( b. c. 1872.) 15 And the angel of the Lord called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time, 16 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: 17 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; 18 And in thy seed shall all the nations of… Read the whole commentary →

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