Genesis 22

Abraham's Obedience and Assurance Genesis 22:3–8

³Verse 3. Abraham 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. ⁴Verse 4. On the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place far off. ⁵Verse 5. Abraham said to his young men, “Stay here with the donkey. The boy and I will go yonder. We will worship, and come back to you.” ⁶Verse 6. Abraham 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.

⁷Verse 7. Isaac 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?” ⁸Verse 8. Abraham said, “God will provide himself the lamb for a burnt offering, my son.” So they both went together.

The Altar and the Binding Genesis 22:9–10

⁹Verse 9. They 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. ¹⁰Verse 10. Abraham stretched out his hand, and took the knife to kill his son.

Divine Intervention Genesis 22:11–14

¹¹Verse 11. Yahweh’s angel called to him out of the sky, and said, “Abraham, Abraham!” He said, “Here I am.” ¹²Verse 12. He 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.” ¹³Verse 13. Abraham 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. ¹⁴Verse 14. Abraham called the name of that place Yahweh Will Provide. As it is said to this day, “On Yahweh’s mountain, it will be provided.”

Covenant Reaffirmed Genesis 22:15–18

¹⁵Verse 15. Yahweh’s angel called to Abraham a second time out of the sky, ¹⁶Verse 16. and said, “I have sworn by myself, says Yahweh, because you have done this thing, and have not withheld your son, your only son, ¹⁷Verse 17. that 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. ¹⁸Verse 18. All the nations of the earth will be blessed by your offspring, because you have obeyed my voice.”

Abraham Returns and Family Lineage Genesis 22:19–24

¹⁹Verse 19. So Abraham returned to his young men, and they rose up and went together to Beersheba. Abraham lived at Beersheba. ²⁰Verse 20. After these things, Abraham was told, “Behold, Milcah, she also has borne children to your brother Nahor: ²¹Verse 21. Uz his firstborn, Buz his brother, Kemuel the father of Aram, ²²Verse 22. Chesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph, and Bethuel.” ²³Verse 23. Bethuel became the father of Rebekah. These eight Milcah bore to Nahor, Abraham’s brother. ²⁴Verse 24. His concubine, whose name was Reumah, also bore Tebah, Gaham, Tahash, and Maacah.