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Genesis 22:8

Genesis 22:8
And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together.

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

And Abraham said, my son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering,.... In which answer Abraham may have…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Genesis 22:1-24

- Abraham Was Tested 2. מריה morı̂yâh, “Moriah”; Samaritan: מוראה môr'âh; “Septuagint,” ὑψηλή hupsēlē, Onkelos,…

Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832

My son, God will provide himself a lamb - Here we find the same obedient unshaken faith for which this pattern of…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Genesis 22:3-10

We have here Abraham's obedience to this severe command. Being tried, he offered up Isaac, Heb 11:17. Observe,

I. The…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

provide himself Heb. see for himself, cf. Gen 41:33. Abraham's words express his self-control and his faith, and have a…