2And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.
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For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?
By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten son,
In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. …
And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son:
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-2)Here is the trial of Abraham’s faith, whether it continued so strong, so vigorous, so victorious, after a long settlement in communion with God, as it was at first, when by it he left his country: then it was made to appear that he loved God better than his father; now that he loved him better than his son. Observe here, I. The time when Abraham was thus tried (Gen. 22:1): After these things , aft…
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