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.

2And 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.

3And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him.

4Then on the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off.

5And Abraham said unto his young men, Abide ye here with the ass; and I and the lad will go yonder and worship, and come again to you.

6And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering, and laid it upon Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand, and a knife; and they went both of them together.

7And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I, my son. And he said, Behold the fire and the wood: but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?

8And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together.

9And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood.

10And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son.

11And the angel of the LORD called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I.

12And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me.

13And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind hima ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son.

14And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovahjireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen.

15And the angel of the LORD called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time,

16And 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:

17That 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;

18And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.

19So Abraham returned unto his young men, and they rose up and went together to Beersheba; and Abraham dwelt at Beersheba.

20And it came to pass after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying, Behold, Milcah, she hath also born children unto thy brother Nahor;

21Huz his firstborn, and Buz his brother, and Kemuel the father of Aram,

22And Chesed, and Hazo, and Pildash, and Jidlaph, and Bethuel.

23And Bethuel begat Rebekah: these eight Milcah did bear to Nahor, Abraham's brother.

24And his concubine, whose name was Reumah, she bare also Tebah, and Gaham, and Thahash, and Maachah.

And it came to passe after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said vnto him, Abraham. And hee said, Beholde, heere I am.

2And he said, Take now thy sonne, thine onely sonne Isaac, whom thou louest, and get thee into the land of Moriah: and offer him there for a burnt offering vpon one of the Mountaines which I will tell thee of.

3 And Abraham rose vp earely in the morning, and sadled his asse, and tooke two of his yong men with him, and Isaac his sonne, and claue the wood for the burnt offering, and rose vp, and went vnto the place of which God had told him.

4Then on the third day Abraham lift vp his eyes, and saw the place afarre off.

5And Abraham said vnto his yong men, Abide you here with the asse, and I and the lad will goe yonder and worship, and come againe to you.

6And Abraham tooke the wood of the burnt offering, and layd it vpon Isaac his sonne: and he tooke the fire in his hand, and a knife: and they went both of them together.

7And Isaac spake vnto Abraham his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I, my sonne. And hee said, Behold the fire and wood: but where is the lambe for a burnt offring?

8And Abraham said, My sonne, God will prouide himselfe a lambe for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together.

9And they came to the place which God had tolde him of, and Abraham built an Altar there, and layd the wood in order, and bound Isaac his sonne, and layde him on the Altar vpon the wood.

10And Abraham stretched foorth his hand, and tooke the knife to slay his sonne.

11And the Angel of the LORD called vnto him out of heauen, and said, Abraham, Abraham. And he said, Here am I.

12And he said, Lay not thine hand vpon the lad, neither do thou any thing vnto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withhelde thy sonne, thine onely sonne from mee.

13And Abraham lifted vp his eyes, and looked, and beholde, behinde him a Ramme caught in a thicket by his hornes: And Abraham went and tooke the Ramme, and offered him vp for a burnt offering, in the stead of his sonne.

14And Abraham called the name of that place Iehouah-ijreh, as it is said to this day, In the Mount of the LORD it shalbe seene.

15 And the Angel of the LORD called vnto Abraham out of heauen the second time,

16And said, By my selfe haue I sworne, saith the LORD, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy sonne, thine onely sonne,

17That in blessing I will blesse thee, and in multiplying, I will multiply thy seed as the starres of the heauen, and as the sand which is vpon the sea shore, and thy seed shall possesse the gate of his enemies.

18And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed, because thou hast obeyed my voice.

19So Abraham returned vnto his yong men, and they rose vp, and went together to Beer-sheba, and Abraham dwelt at Beer-sheba.

20 And it came to passe after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying, Behold Milcah, shee hath also borne children vnto thy brother Nahor,

21Huz his first borne, and Buz his brother, and Kemuel the father of Aram,

22And Chesed, and Hazo, and Pildash, and Iidlaph, and Bethuel.

23And Bethuel begate Rebekah: these eight Milcah did beare to Nahor, Abrahams brother.

24And his concubine whose name was Reumah, she bare also Tebah, and Gaham, and Thahash, and Maachah.

I == 1st Cor 10:13 ; Heb 11:17 ; James 1:12 ; 1st Peter 1:7

II == 2nd Chr 3:1 ; John 19:17 ; Heb 11:17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IX == Heb 11:17 ; James 2:21

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

XII == Gen 26:5 ; 1st Sam 15:22 ; Mic 6:7-8 ; James 2:22

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

XVI == Ps 105:9 ; Luke 1:73 ; Heb 6:13-14

 

XVII == Gen 13:16 ; 15:5 ; 24:60 ; Jer 33:22 ; Mic 1:9

 

 

 

XVIII == Gen 12:3 ; 18:18 ; 22:3 , 10 ; 26:4-5 ; Acts 3:25 ; Gal 3:8-9 , 16 , 18

XIX == Gen 21:31

XX == Gen 11:29

 

XXI == Job 1:1 ; 32:2

XXIII == Gen 13:18 ; 23:19 ; 24:15 ; Josh 14:15 ; Judg 1:10 ; Rom 9:10

 

1 Some time after these events, God put Abraham to the test. He called to him, "Abraham!" "Ready!" he replied.

2 Then God said: "Take your son Isaac, your only one, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah. There you shall offer him up as a holocaust on a height that I will point out to you."

3 Early the next morning Abraham saddled his donkey, took with him his son Isaac, and two of his servants as well, and with the wood that he had cut for the holocaust, set out for the place of which God had told him.

4 On the third day Abraham got sight of the place from afar.

5 Then he said to his servants: "Both of you stay here with the donkey, while the boy and I go on over yonder. We will worship and then come back to you."

6 Thereupon Abraham took the wood for the holocaust and laid it on his son Isaac's shoulders, while he himself carried the fire and the knife.

7 As the two walked on together, Isaac spoke to his father Abraham. "Father!" he said. "Yes, son," he replied. Isaac continued, "Here are the fire and the wood, but where is the sheep for the holocaust?"

8 "Son," Abraham answered, "God himself will provide the sheep for the holocaust." Then the two continued going forward.

9 When they came to the place of which God had told him, Abraham built an altar there and arranged the wood on it. Next he tied up his son Isaac, and put him on top of the wood on the altar.

10 Then he reached out and took the knife to slaughter his son.

11 But the LORD'S messenger called to him from heaven, "Abraham, Abraham!" "Yes, Lord," he answered.

12 "Do not lay your hand on the boy," said the messenger. "Do not do the least thing to him. I know now how devoted you are to God, since you did not withhold from me your own beloved son."

13 As Abraham looked about, he spied a ram caught by its horns in the thicket. So he went and took the ram and offered it up as a holocaust in place of his son.

14 Abraham named the site Yahweh-yireh; hence people now say, "On the mountain the LORD will see."

15 Again the LORD'S messenger called to Abraham from heaven

16 and said: "I swear by myself, declares the LORD, that because you acted as you did in not withholding from me your beloved son,

17 I will bless you abundantly and make your descendants as countless as the stars of the sky and the sands of the seashore; your descendants shall take possession of the gates of their enemies,

18 and in your descendants all the nations of the earth shall find blessing - all this because you obeyed my command.''

19 Abraham then returned to his servants, and they set out together for Beer-sheba, where Abraham made his home.

20 Some time afterward, the news came to Abraham: "Milcah too has borne sons, to your brother Nahor:

21 Uz, his first-born, his brother Buz, Kemuel (the father of Aram),

22 Chesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph, and Bethuel."

23 Bethuel became the father of Rebekah. These eight Milcah bore to Abraham's brother Nahor.

24 His concubine, whose name was Reumah, also bore children: Tebah, Gaham, Tahash, and Maacah.

1. Four times Abraham is put in a Crises of giving up something dear to him. a. His home and kindred. b. Nephew Lot. c. Ishmael. d. Isaac. God was not tempting Abraham, but proving him to show by experience what God already knew he would do. God was not surprised by his action. God tempted: God tempteth no man to evil, James 1. 13; but by trial and experiment maketh known to the world, and to ourselves, what we are, as here by this trial the singular faith and obedience of Abraham was made manifest.

v 2. God makes his choice even more difficult with the words, “thy only son Isaac, whom thou lovest”. “Only” can be translated “dear, or unique”, the one of promise. +God is not demanding a human sacrifice, but testing Abraham’s willingness to follow his command. (At the time I was paralyzed, God was not asking me to be a missionary or do some exotic duty, but later showed He was testing my willingness to do what He might ask.) The spot of this offering on Mt. Moriah (or land of the Amorites) is approximately the spot on which Solomon’s temple was later built, and other sacrifices were offered.

v 3. It was with a heavy heart that Abraham cut the very wood which would burn up his son of promise. Also, how could he fit this in with God’s earlier promises. 

v 4-6. After three days of travel and soul searching, Abraham leaves the servants and lays the wood of Isaac’s own sacrifice on his back, now a youth at least 16 years old, but Josephus says 25.

v 7. Isaac is totally obedient but finally asks the question Abraham dreads to hear.

v 8. Abraham is still at a loss as to what God would do. He speaks prophetically of Christ when he says “God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering.” At this time, God provided a ram.

v 9. It would have been easy for Isaac to overcome Abraham, 100 years older. Here [1]Isaac is a type of Christ, obedient unto death, Phil. 2:5-8. [2]Abraham is a type of the Father who “spared not his own son but delivered him up for us all, Rom. 8:32; Jn. 3:16. [3] The ram, a type of substitution - Christ offered in our stead, Heb 10:5-10. [4]Isaac’s release is a type of resurrection, confirmed in Heb. 11:17-19.

v 10. In Abraham’s mind, Isaac is as good as dead, and his test is proved.

v 11,12. Abraham is stopped, probably by Christ, seeing himself that he has passed the test. It had been a real test to him, but to God it was a demonstration.

v 13,14. This would have been a perfect lamb of the first year Perhaps the ram was caught there earlier, but now Abraham sees it. Jehovah-jireh, “the Lord sees”, that is “the Lord will provide”.

v 15-18. Having passed the test, the Lord renews His promise and confirms it with an oath. The Lord doesn’t forget our need of commendation, and we should remember the same to others around us. Gen 13:15 speaks of the seed through Isaac, verse 18 speaks of Christ, Gal. 3:16.

v 19. Abraham is more mature than ever as he returns to the oasis he had made.

v 20-24. Abraham received word of relatives in a far away place, and the reason it has a place in Scripture is because it gives the ancestry of Rebekah. Milcah was the daughter of Haran and sister of Lot. She had married Abraham’s brother Nahor and his great granddaughter was Rebekah. That family no doubt heard of the growing prosperity of Abraham, perhaps even of his victory over the kings who captured Lot. 20 to 24 An Aramean Genealogy  Aramean being a tribe to the northeast of Palestine.