Genesis 22:4

Then on the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
third	הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֗י ha.she.li.Shi	H7992	third · definite article + ordinal number, masculine singular absolute
day	בַּיּ֣וֹם bai.Yom	H3117	a day (as the warm hours) · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
Abraham	אַבְרָהָ֧ם 'av.ra.Ham	H85	Abraham · proper noun, a man's name
up	וַיִּשָּׂ֨א vai.yi.Sa'	H5375	to lift · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
eyes	עֵינָ֛יו 'ei.Nav	H5869	an eye (literally or figuratively) · noun, common feminine dual construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
saw	וַיַּ֥רְא vai.Yar'	H7200	to see · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
place	הַמָּק֖וֹם ha.ma.Kom	H4725	properly · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
off	מֵרָחֹֽק me.ra.Chok	H7350	remote · preposition + adjective, masculine singular absolute

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Cross-references

Hosea 6:2 After two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight.
Matthew 17:23 And they shall kill him, and the third day he shall be raised again. And they were exceeding sorry.
Luke 13:32 And he said unto them, Go ye, and tell that fox, Behold, I cast out devils, and I do cures to day and to morrow, and the third day I shall b…
1 Corinthians 15:4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
1 Samuel 26:13 Then David went over to the other side, and stood on the top of an hill afar off; a great space being between them:
2 Kings 20:5 Turn again, and tell Hezekiah the captain of my people, Thus saith the LORD, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have se…
Esther 5:1 Now it came to pass on the third day, that Esther put on her royal apparel, and stood in the inner court of the king’s house, over against t…
Exodus 5:3 And they said, The God of the Hebrews hath met with us: let us go, we pray thee, three days’ journey into the desert, and sacrifice unto the…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Genesis 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 difficulties which he broke through in this act of obedience. Much might have been objected against it; as, 1. It seemed directly against an antecedent law of God, which forbids murder, under a severe penalty, Gen 9:5, Gen 9:6. Now can the unchangeable God contradict himself? He that hates robbery for burnt-offering (Isa 61:8) cannot delight in murder for it. 2. How would it consist with natural affection to his own son? It would be not only murder, but the worst of murders. Cannot Abraham be obedient but he must be unnatural? If God insist upon a human sacrifice, is there no…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 22:4

on the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, &c.--Leaving the servants at the foot [Gen 22:5], the father and son ascended the hill, the one bearing the knife, and the other the wood for consuming the sacrifice [Gen 22:6]. But there was no victim; and to the question so naturally put by Isaac [Gen 22:7], Abraham contented himself by replying, "My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering." It has been supposed that the design of this extraordinary transaction was to show him, by action instead of words, the way in which all the families of the earth should be blessed; and that in his answer to Isaac, he anticipated some substitution. It is more likely that his words were spok…

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Adam Clarke on Genesis 22:4

The third day - "As the number Seven," says Mr. Ainsworth, "is of especial use in Scripture because of the Sabbath day, Gen 2:2, so Three is a mystical number because of Christ's rising from the dead the third day, Mat 17:23; Co1 15:4; as he was crucified the third hour after noon, Mar 15:25 : and Isaac, as he was a figure of Christ, in being the only son of his father, and not spared but offered for a sacrifice, Rom 8:32, so in sundry particulars he resembled our Lord: the third day Isaac was to be offered up, so it was the third day in which Christ also was to be perfected, Luk 13:32; Isaac carried the wood for the burnt-offering, Gen 22:6, so Christ carried the tree whereon he died, Joh 1…

The Church Fathers

Yet the third day is always made fitting for sacred mysteries. For when the people had gone out of Egypt, on the third day it offers sacrifice to God, and on the third day it is purified; and the resurrection of the Lord is on the third day; and many other mysteries are enclosed within this day.
— Origen of Alexandria, HOMILIES ON GENESIS 8.4

The fact that he arrived at the place of sacrifice on the third day is shown to represent the mystery of the Trinity. That the third day should be accepted in the sense of a promise or mystery of the Trinity is found frequently in the sacred Books. In Exodus we read, "We will go a three days' journey into the wilderness." Again, upon arriving at Mount Sinai it is said to the people, "Be sanctified, and be ready for the third day." When Joshua was about to cross the Jordan, he admonished the people to be ready on the third day. Moreover, our Lord arose on the third day. We have mentioned all this because blessed Abraham on the third day came to the place that the Lord had showed him.
— Caesarius of Arles, SERMON 84.2

The Church Fathers: public-domain translations (Ante-Nicene and Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers), verse-indexed by SermonIndex (CC BY 4.0).

Dictionary and topics

Gerizim — A mountain of Samaria, about 3,000 feet above the Mediterranean. It was on the left of the valley containing the ancient town of Shechem (q.v.), on the way to Jerusalem. It stood over against Mount…
Isaac — Laughter. (1) Israel, or the kingdom of the ten tribes (Amos 7:9, 16). (2.) The only son of Abraham by Sarah. He was the longest lived of the three patriarchs (Gen. 21:1-3). He was circumcised when…
Reumah — (elevated), the concubine of Nahor, Abraham’s brother. (Genesis 22:4) (B.C. about 1870.)
Sacrifice — The offering up of sacrifices is to be regarded as a divine institution. It did not originate with man. God himself appointed it as the mode in which acceptable worship was to be offered to him by…
Temple, Solomon’s — Before his death David had “with all his might” provided materials in great abundance for the building of the temple on the summit of Mount Moriah (1 Chr. 22:14; 29:4; 2 Chr. 3:1), on the east of the…
Temptation — (1.) Trial; a being put to the test. Thus God “tempted [Gen. 22: 1; R.V., ‘did prove’] Abraham;” and afflictions are said to tempt, i.e., to try, men (James 1:2, 12; comp. Deut. 8:2), putting their…
Burnt Offering, The · Abraham tried by the command to offer Isaac as — Abraham tried by the command to offer Isaac as
Courage · .In offering — .In offering
Isaac · .Offered in sacrifice by his father — .Offered in sacrifice by his father
Self-Denial · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Temptation · A TEST — A TEST

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Genesis 22:4

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Genesis 22:3-10

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 22:4

Adam Clarke on Genesis 22:4

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Genesis 22:4

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Genesis 22:3-10

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 22:4

Adam Clarke on Genesis 22:4

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on Genesis 22:4

John Calvin on Genesis 22:4-6

Keil & Delitzsch on Genesis 22:1-4

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Genesis 22:3

Rashi on Genesis 22:4