Genesis 22:2
The Lord said, “Take your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt-offering on one of the mountains which I will show you.”
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In Context
1Later the Lord tested Abraham, saying to him, “Abraham”; and he answered, “Here I am.”
Cross References
Genesis 17:19But God said, “No. But Sarah your wife is about to bear your a son; call him Isaac. I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant for his descendants after him.
Genesis 21:12But the Lord said to Abraham, “Do not be displeased because of the boy and because of your slave-girl. Listen to all that Sarah says to you, for only through the line of Isaac will your name be perpetuated.
Genesis 22:16The 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,
John 3:16For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not be lost, but have eternal life.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 22:2-3
Abraham Commanded to Offer Isaac. ( b. c. 1872.) 1 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. 2 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. Here is the trial of Abraham's faith, whether it continued so strong, so vigorous, so victorious, after a long settlement in communion… Read the whole commentary →