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After these things, God tested Abraham, and said to him, “Abraham!” He said, “Here I am.” See also: Hebrews 11:17Deuteronomy 8:2James 2:21He said, “Now take your son, your only son, Isaac, whom you love, and go into the land of Moriah. Offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains which I will tell you of.” See also: John 3:16Romans 8:32Hebrews 11:17Abraham rose early in the morning, and saddled his donkey; and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son. He split the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went to the place of which God had told him. See also: Psalms 119:60Matthew 10:37Luke 14:26On the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place far off. See also: Hosea 6:21 Corinthians 15:4Matthew 17:23Abraham said to his young men, “Stay here with the donkey. The boy and I will go over there. We will worship, and come back to you.” See also: Hebrews 11:19Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering and laid it on Isaac his son. He took in his hand the fire and the knife. They both went together. See also: John 19:171 Peter 2:24Isaiah 53:6Isaac spoke to Abraham his father, and said, “My father?” He said, “Here I am, my son.” He said, “Here is the fire and the wood, but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?” See also: Romans 8:15Matthew 26:42Matthew 26:39Abraham said, “God will provide himself the lamb for a burnt offering, my son.” So they both went together. See also: John 1:36John 1:29Revelation 5:12They came to the place which God had told him of. Abraham built the altar there, and laid the wood in order, bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar, on the wood. See also: James 2:21Hebrews 11:17-19Philippians 2:7-8Abraham stretched out his hand, and took the knife to kill his son. See also: James 2:21-23Hebrews 11:17-19The LORD’s angel called to him out of the sky, and said, “Abraham, Abraham!” He said, “Here I am.” See also: Exodus 3:4Genesis 21:17Genesis 16:9-10He said, “Don’t lay your hand on the boy or do anything to him. For now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from me.” See also: James 2:21-22James 2:181 Samuel 15:22Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and saw that behind him was a ram caught in the thicket by his horns. Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering instead of his son. See also: 1 Corinthians 10:13Psalms 40:6-82 Corinthians 1:9-10Abraham called the name of that place “The LORD Will Provide”. As it is said to this day, “On the LORD’s mountain, it will be provided.” See also: Genesis 22:13Exodus 17:15Judges 6:24The LORD’s angel called to Abraham a second time out of the sky, and said, “‘I have sworn by myself,’ says the LORD, ‘because you have done this thing, and have not withheld your son, your only son, See also: Luke 1:73Hebrews 6:13-14Psalms 105:9that I will bless you greatly, and I will multiply your offspring greatly like the stars of the heavens, and like the sand which is on the seashore. Your offspring will possess the gate of his enemies. See also: Genesis 15:5Genesis 24:60Jeremiah 33:22All the nations of the earth will be blessed by your offspring, because you have obeyed my voice.’” See also: Acts 3:25Galatians 3:16Genesis 12:3So Abraham returned to his young men, and they rose up and went together to Beersheba. Abraham lived at Beersheba. See also: Genesis 21:31Joshua 15:28Judges 20:1After these things, Abraham was told, “Behold, Milcah, she also has borne children to your brother Nahor: See also: Genesis 11:29Genesis 24:24Genesis 31:53Uz his firstborn, Buz his brother, Kemuel the father of Aram, See also: Job 1:1Psalms 60:1-12Job 32:2Chesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph, and Bethuel.” Bethuel became the father of Rebekah. These eight Milcah bore to Nahor, Abraham’s brother. See also: Genesis 24:15Genesis 28:5Genesis 24:24His concubine, whose name was Reumah, also bore Tebah, Gaham, Tahash, and Maacah. See also: Proverbs 15:25Genesis 25:6Genesis 16:3
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Notes · Haydock (1859, public domain)15 notes
Notes in English 19th-century Catholic commentary by Fr. George Leo Haydock, shown as published.
These notes keep the polemics of their time: some speak harshly of the Jewish people or of other Christians. The Church teaches otherwise today. The Jewish people may not be blamed for the death of Christ (Nostra Aetate 4; Catechism 597–598), and Christians of other communities are our brothers and sisters in the Lord (Unitatis Redintegratio 3). Christian unity
Genesis 22:1
Ver. 1. God tempted, &c. God tempteth no man to evil, James i. 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. Ch.
↑ 1Genesis 22:2
Ver. 2. Thy only begotten, or thy most beloved, as if he had been an only child; in which sense the word is often taken, 1
Par. xxix. 1. Ismael was still living; but Isaac was the only son of Sara, the most dignified wife. --- Lovest. Heb. "hast loved"
hitherto; now thou must consider him as dead. He has been to thee a source of joy, but now he will be one of tears and mourning. --- Of vision. Sept. "high," being situated on Mount Moria, by which name it was afterwards distinguished, ver. 14.
M. --- Every word in this astonishing command, tended to cut Abraham to the heart; and thence we may the more admire his strength and disinterestedness of his faith. He could hope, in a manner, against hope, knowing in whom he had trusted, and convinced that God would not deceive him, though he was at a loss to explain in what manner Isaac should have children after he was sacrificed. H.
↑ 2Genesis 22:3
Ver. 3. In the night: de nocte, Heb. "very early in the morning."
--- His son, 25 years old, without perhaps saying a word to Sara about the intended sacrifice; though some believe, he had too great an opinion of her faith and constancy, not to reveal to her the order of God. The Scripture is silent. C.
↑ 3Genesis 22:5
Ver. 5. Will return. He hoped, perhaps, that God would restore Isaac to life: (Heb. xi. 19.) and he could not well express himself otherwise to the men, who were not acquainted with the divine decree. C.
↑ 5Genesis 22:7
Ver. 7. Holocaust. These were probably the only sacrifices yet in use. C. --- The conversation of Isaac could not fail to pierce the heart of his father. M.
↑ 7Genesis 22:9
Ver. 9. The place. Mount Moria, on part of which the temple was built afterwards; and on another part, called Calvary, our Saviour was crucified, having carried his cross, as Isaac did the wood for sacrifice. --- His son: having first explained to him the will of God, to which Isaac gave his free consent; otherwise, being in the vigour of his youth, he might easily have hindered his aged father, who was 125 years old, from binding him. But in this willingness to die, as in many other particulars, he was a noble figure of Jesus Christ, who was offered because it was His will. H.
↑ 9Genesis 22:10
Ver. 10. To sacrifice; a thing hitherto unprecedented, and which God would never suffer to be done in his honour, though he was pleased to try the obedience of his servant so far. The pagans afterwards took occasion, perhaps, from this history, to suppose, that human victims would be the most agreeable to their false deities: (C.) but in this misconception they were inexcusable, since God prevented the sacrifice from being really offered to him, in the most earnest manner, saying, Abraham, Abraham, as if there were danger lest the holy man should not hear the first call. H.
↑ 10Genesis 22:12
Ver. 12. Hast not spared. Thus the intentions of the heart become worthy of praise, or of blame, even when no exterior effect is perceived. H.
↑ 12Genesis 22:13
Ver. 13. He took; God having given him the dominion over it. C.
↑ 13Genesis 22:14
Ver. 14. Will see. This became a proverbial expression, used by people in distress, who, remembering how Abraham had been relieved, endeavoured to comfort themselves with hopes of relief. Some translate the Lord will be seen, which was verified when Christ was crucified. M. --- Or, he will provide, alluding to what was said, v. 8.
↑ 14Genesis 22:16
Ver. 16. Own self; as he could not swear by any one greater.
Heb. vi. 13. Jer. xxii. 5.
↑ 16Genesis 22:17
Ver. 17. Stars and dust, comprising the just and sinners. ---
Gates, shall judge and rule. H.
↑ 17Genesis 22:20
Ver. 20. Children. These are mentioned here, to explain the marriage of Isaac with Rebecca, the grand-daughter of Nachor and Melcha.
↑ 20Genesis 22:21
Ver. 21. Hus, who peopled Ausitis in Arabia, the desert, where Job lived. --- Buz, from whom sprung Elihu the Busite, the Balaam of the Jews. S. Jerom --- Syrians, called Camiletes, to the west of the Euphrates; or father of the Cappadocians. C.
↑ 21Genesis 22:24
Ver. 24. Concubine, or wife, secondary in privileges, love, and dignity. Though Nachor did not, perhaps imitate the faith and virtue of his brother Abraham, but mixed various superstitions with the knowledge of the true God; yet we need not condemn him, for having more wives than one. H.
↑ 24License: Notes by Fr. George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), from the Douay-Rheims Bible with Haydock's commentary (first ed. Thomas Haydock, Manchester/Dublin, 1811–1814; New York: Edward Dunigan & Brother, 1859); New Testament notes compiled with Fr. Benedict Rayment. Public domain. Digital text: "The Haydock Bible", Internet Archive (archive.org/details/TheHaydockBible), uploaded 2011 under the Public Domain Mark. · Credits and licenses