“ Then on the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off. ”
- Abraham Was Tested 2. מריה morı̂yâh , “Moriah”; Samaritan: מוראה môr'âh ; “Septuagint,” ὑψηλή hupsēlē , Onkelos, “worship.” Some take the word to be a simple derivative, as t...
Abraham Obeys the Divine Command to Sacrifice Isaac, and is Rewarded by the Sparing of his Son. The main narrative ( Genesis 22:1-13 ) is from E, and the story, which is a literary masterpiece, is...
the third day. No. 3. Symb. of resurrection (App-10). Compare Genesis 22:5 , "Come again, "1st pers. Plural. Exactly. days journey from Beer-sheba to Moriah. Gerizim Isaiah 2 days further.
4. And saw the place. He saw, indeed, with his eyes, the place which before had been shown him in secret vision. But when it is said, that he lifted up his eyes, Moses doubtless signifies, th...
Then on the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off. The third day - "As the number Seven," says Mr. Ainsworth, "is of especial use in Scripture because of the Sabbath day,...
Then on the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off. On the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes. Stanley, who follows the Samaritan version in reading Moreh here, an...
The Offering of Isaac on Mount Moriah In this narrative we have the crowning proof that Abraham was willing to resign all that was dearest to him at the bidding of God, even that son on whose life...
On the third day. — We may compare the patriarch’s feelings during these two weary days of travel with those of Hagar as she wandered in the wilderness, and each day felt the death of her child gro...
SACRIFICE OF ISAAC Genesis 22:1-24 THE sacrifice of Isaac was the supreme act of Abraham's life. The faith which had been schooled by so singular an experience and by so many minor trials was h...
Abraham Ready to Offer Isaac Genesis 22:1-13 Faith must be proved. Only in trial does she put forth her strength or dare the impossible. Satan tempts to bring forth the bad, God to call forth i...
In this chapter we have the account of the seventh appearing of Jehovah to Abraham and it is that of his supreme testing and consequent bringing into fellowship with God. It must have been in many wa...
Then on the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off. Probably God gave the Patriarch some token, by which he might know the spot.
THE GREAT TEST ‘It came to pass after these things, that God did prove Abraham,’ etc. Genesis 22:1-8 (R.V.) It is by trial that the character of a Christian is formed. Each part of his chara...
Then on the third day ,.... After he had received the command from God, and from his setting out on his journey; for he had now travelled two days, Mount Moriah being forty miles from Beersheba, whe...
Then on the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off. Ver. 4. Then on the third day. ] A great while for him to be plodding, ere he came to the place. But we must conceive...
THE TRIAL OF ABRAHAM'S FAITH The time comes when God gives to Abraham one of the most sever trials of faith possible. When He calls his name, Abraham is fully alert and responsive, "Here I am." Su...
Abraham's Obedience. B. C. 1872. 3 And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddl...
Probably on the beginning of the third day. It is true, Moriah was not three days journey from Beer-sheba. But it must be considered that the ass, upon which he rode, is a dull and slow creature, and...
‘And Abraham rose early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and went to the place of which God had told him. On the third day Abraham lifte...
CRITICAL NOTES.— Genesis 22:1 . God did tempt Abraham.] Try, prove, or put to the test.— Genesis 22:2 . Land of Moriah. ] “A general phrase for the mountainous district of Jerusalem. But this...
Genesis 22:1-8 It is by trial that the character of a Christian is formed. Each part of his character, like every part of his armour, is put to the proof; and it is the proof that tests, after all...
Genesis 22:1 . And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt- That is, «God did test or try»- Genesis 22:1-2 . Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am...
Genesis 22:1 . God did tempt Abraham, who had now attained the height of all his earthly joys; and seen in Isaac the long-suspended promises fulfilled. He saw nature aided by divine power in his b...
God did tempt Abraham The trial of Abraham I. THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF ABRAHAM WHEN THIS TRIAL CAME. His hope was set on Isaac as the medium through which God’s promise could be fulfilled, and he h...
EXPOSITION Genesis 22:1 And it cams to pass— the alleged mythical character of the present narrative (De Wette, Bohlen) is discredited not more by express Scripture statement ( Hebrews 11:...
The Journey to Moriah
third. Exodus 5:3 Exodus 15:22 Exodus 19:11 Exodus 19:15 Leviticus 7:17 Numbers 10:33 Numbers 19:12 Numbers 19:19 Numbers 31:19 Joshua 1:11 2 Kings 20:5 Esther 5:1 Hosea 6:2...
Abraham Offers Up Isaac Genesis 22:1-6 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. The earliest sacrificial offerings. The story of the Cross is as old as the sin of man. Sacrifices looking forward to, and anticipa...