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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.
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A Statement of Faith
Commentators overwhelmingly agree that when Abraham told his servants he and Isaac would "come again," it was not a deception. Citing Hebrews 11:19, they explain this was a profound declaration of faith. Abraham believed that even if he sacrificed his son, God was powerful enough to raise Isaac from the dead to fulfill His promises.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
2. מריה morı̂yâh — “Moriah”; Samaritan: מוראה môr'âh; Septuagint, ὑψηλή hupsēlē — Onkelos, “w…
19th Century
Anglican
I and the lad will ... come again to you. —In these words Abraham expresses the hope ascribed to him in Hebrews 11:19. Th…
Baptist
Abraham did not deceive the young men; he believed that he and Isaac would come to them again. He believed that though he might be compelled to sla…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Abraham said to the young men, abide you here with the ass At the place from wher…
Never was any gold tried in so hot a fire. Who but Abraham would not have argued with God? Such would have been the thought of a weak heart; but Ab…
