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A Test, Not a Temptation
Commentators unanimously clarify that the Hebrew word for "tempt" in this verse means "to test" or "to prove." God was not enticing Abraham to sin, as Satan does. Instead, as scholars like Gill and Henry explain, this was a trial designed to reveal the quality of Abraham's faith, strengthen it, and make it an example for all time. It was a divine probation, not a malicious temptation.
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Albert Barnes
On Genesis 22:1–24
18th Century
Theologian
2. מריה morı̂yâh — “Moriah”; Samaritan: מוראה môr'âh; Septuagint, ὑψηλή hupsēlē — Onkelos, “w…
Charles Ellicott
On Genesis 22:1
19th Century
Bishop
God did tempt Abraham. —Hebrew, proved him, put his faith and obedience to the test. For twenty-five years the patriarch …
Charles Spurgeon
On Genesis 22:1–2
19th Century
Preacher
"But, Lord, I have two sons, Ishmael and Isaac."
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John Calvin
On Genesis 22:1
16th Century
Theologian
And it came to pass. This chapter contains a most memorable narrative. For although Abraham, throughout the whole course of his life, gave…
John Gill
On Genesis 22:1
17th Century
Pastor
And it came to pass after these things Recorded in the preceding chapter: according to the Talmudists F2, the …
Matthew Henry
On Genesis 22:1–2
17th Century
Minister
We are never secure from trials. In Hebrew, to tempt, to try, or to prove, are expressed by the same word.
Every trial is indeed a temptatio…