Genesis 22:1-2

The Offering of Isaac

1 Now it came about after these things, that ¹God tested Abraham, and said to him, "²Abraham!" And he said, "Here I am."

2 He said, "Take now ³your son, your only son, whom you love, Isaac, and go to the land of ⁴Moriah, and offer him there as a ⁵burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I will tell you."

Genesis 22:1-2 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO GENESIS 22

In this chapter we have an account of an order given by God to Abraham to sacrifice his son, Ge 22:1,2; of his readiness to obey the will of God, he immediately preparing everything for that purpose, Ge 22:3-10, 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, Ge 22:11-14; upon which the promise of special blessings, of a numerous offspring, and of the seed in whom all nations should be blessed, is renewed, Ge 22:15-18; after this Abraham returns to Beersheba, where he is informed of the increase of his brother Nahor's family, Ge 22:19-24.

Cross References

• 1. Deuteronomy 8:2, 16; Hebrews 11:17; James 1:12-14
• 2. Genesis 22:11
• 3. Genesis 22:12, 16; John 3:16; 1 John 4:9
• 4. 2 Chronicles 3:1
• 5. Genesis 8:20