Genesis 22:2. Thine only son,
"But, Lord, both Ishmael and Isaac are my sons, and each of them is the only son of his mother."
Genesis 22:2. Isaac, whom thou lovest,
See how definitely God points out to Abraham the son who is to be the means of the great trial of his father’s faith: "Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou loves","-
Genesis 22:2. 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.
It was usually the way, in God’s commands to Abraham, to make him sail under sealed orders. When he was first bidden to leave his country and his kindred, and his father’s house, he had to go to a land that God would shew him. They have true faith who can go forth at God’s command, not knowing whither they are going. So Abraham did, and now the Lord says to him, "Take Isaac, and offer him for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of."
Genesis 22:2. Thine only son,
"But, Lord, both Ishmael and Isaac are my sons, and each of them is the only son of his mother."
Genesis 22:2. Isaac, whom thou lovest,
See how definitely God points out to Abraham the son who is to be the means of the great trial of his father’s faith: "Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou loves","-
Genesis 22:2. 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.
It was usually the way, in God’s commands to Abraham, to make him sail under sealed orders. When he was first bidden to leave his country and his kindred, and his father’s house, he had to go to a land that God would shew him. They have true faith who can go forth at God’s command, not knowing whither they are going. So Abraham did, and now the Lord says to him, "Take Isaac, and offer him for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of."