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John Gill
INTRODUCTION TO Genesis 22 In this chapter we have an account of an order given by God to Abraham to sacrifice his son, Genesis 22:1; of his readiness to obey the will of God, he immediately preparing everything for that purpose, Genesis 22:3, of the order being reversed, and another sacrifice substituted in its room, which occasioned the giving a new name to the place where it was done, Genesis...
John Gill
And he said, take now thy son,.... Directly, immediately; not thine ox, nor thy sheep, nor thy ram, nor thy lamb, nor thy servant, but thy son: thine only [son] Isaac; for, though Ishmael was his son, he was a son by his maid, by his concubine, and not by his wife; Isaac was his only legitimate son, his only son by his lawful wife Sarah; the only son of the promise, his only son, in whom his seed...
Matthew Henry
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,...
Charles H. Spurgeon
Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am. And he said, Take now thy son, “But, Lord, I have two sons, Ishmael and Isaac.”
Charles H. Spurgeon
Thine only son, “But, Lord, both Ishmael and Isaac are my sons, and each of them is the only son of his mother.” Gen_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”,”- Gen_22:2. And get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for...