TheWay BibleHome›Bible›Genesis›Genesis 22›Genesis 22:7-8
Genesis 22:7-8 KJV
Genesis · chapter 22 · verses 7–8 · King James Version
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.Genesis 22:7-8 · King James Version
Genesis 22:7-8 in context
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.
Commentary
Cross references
Key words (Strong's)
- offeringʻôlâha step orH5930 →
- AbrahamʼAbrâhâmAbraham, the later name of AbramH85 →
- providerâʼâhto see, literally or figurativelyH7200 →
- fatherʼâbfather, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote applicationH1 →
- IsaacYitschâqJitschak , son of AbrahamH3327 →
- spakeʼâmarto sayH559 →
- fireʼêshfireH784 →
- woodʻêtsa treeH6086 →
Topics
Keep reading in TheWay Bible App
Read, study, memorize, journal, and pray — tap any word for its Greek or Hebrew definition, save verses to memorize, and keep a journal. Free on the web and iOS.
We have here Abraham's obedience to this severe command. Being tried, he offered up Isaac, Heb 11:17. Observe, I. The difficulties which he broke through in this act of obedience. Much might have been objected against it; as, 1.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 3-10