Genesis 22:1
And it came to pass after these things, that G-d did test Avraham, and said unto him, Avraham: and he said, Hineini (Behold, here I am).
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Genesis 21:11And the thing was very grievous in the eyes of Avraham because of bno.
Genesis 22:11And the Malach Hashem called unto him out of Shomayim, and said, Avraham, Avraham: and he said, Hineini.
Genesis 46:2And Elohim spoke unto Yisroel in the marot halailah, and said, Ya'akov, Ya'akov. And he said, Hineni.
Exodus 15:25And he cried unto Hashem; and Hashem showed him an etz (tree) which when he had cast into the mayim, the waters were made sweet; + 15:25 i.e., potable, fit for drinking at that place He made for them a chok (statute, requirement, obligation) and a mishpat (divine judgment), and there He tested them,
Deuteronomy 8:2And thou shalt remember kol haderech which Hashem Eloheicha led thee these arba'im shanah in the midbar, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine lev, whether thou wouldest be shomer over His mitzvot, or no.
Deuteronomy 13:3And the ot (sign) or the mofet (wonder) come to pass, whereof he spoke unto thee, saying, Let us go after elohim acherim, which thou hast not known, and let us serve them;
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 →