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The angel of Yahweh called to him out of the sky, and said, "Abraham, Abraham!" He said, "Here I am."
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A Last-Second Rescue
Commentators emphasize the dramatic, last-second nature of God's intervention. The angel calls from heaven, repeating Abraham's name to convey urgency and stop the sacrifice at the critical moment. This shows God's perfect timing and sovereign control, providing a rescue when all human hope seemed lost.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
2. מריה morı̂yâh — “Moriah”; Samaritan: מוראה môr'âh; Septuagint, ὑψηλή hupsēlē — Onkelos, “w…
19th Century
Anglican
The angel of the Lord. — Up to this point, the narrative had been Elohistic, but it is the angel of Jehovah who interferes to stop…
Baptist
Abraham always gives the same answer to the Lord's call, "Here am I."
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16th Century
Protestant
And the angel of the Lord called unto him. The inward temptation had already been overcome when Abraham intrepidly raised his hand to slay…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the Angel of the Lord called to him out of heaven Not a created angel, but the eternal one, the Son of God, who …
It was not God's intention that Isaac should actually be sacrificed. Yet, in due time, nobler blood than that of animals was to be shed for sin—eve…
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