Genesis 22

Abraham was the heir of Shem (Genesis 11:26–27). Book of Joshua 24:2, and 1 Chronicles 1:17–27 of the Hebrew Bible and Luke 3:34–36. Abram had learned to walk in faith and chose not eat the dainties of the city states. He was not of the evil the way of Sodom nor Nimrod's Babylon and his altars formed the social bonds of liberty. Abraham formed a free "Polis" through a network of Altars funded by freewill sacrifice that strengthen the bands of a free society like Moses through the practice of pure Religion?
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V1 Why did the "I am" tempt^[1] Abraham?
V1 "after ( אַחַר֙ ’aḥar^[2]) - these (הָאֵ֔לֶּה hā’êlleh ^[3]) - things" (הַדְּבָרִ֣ים haddbaārîm HeyDelatBeitReishYod Mem^[4]).
Was not Job also tempted? Was not Jesus tempted? The Bible tells us that the people who receives the Mark of the Beast. They will be tested.
Abraham was learning to walk in faith. There were many things that happened in Abraham's life that were lessons and temptations of Abraham which would help him understand more and more about the Smoking furnace and a burning lamp of his original vision of Genesis 15 verse 17.
Questions
What is Genesis 22 really about?
Does the text in the Hebrew really say the "I am" like the I am^[5] who spoke to Moses at the seen of the burning bush? Exodus 3:14 "And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you." (הִנֵּֽנִי׃)^[6]
V2 the land הַמֹּרִיָּ֑ה hammōrîyāh; of Moriah(הַמֹּרִיָּ֑ה hammōrîyāh HeyMemReishYodHey^[7] Is it about seeing what others do not see or will not see?
The Sacrifice of Isaac is a many layered allegory. It was the proving of the faith of Abraham and he stood alone in that trial, temptation, and test or tempering.
Where is Abraham getting his insight, inspiration, instruction? Was it the Holy Spirit or evil appearing as light? Who tempted Job? Who was the tempter of Jesus?
Who is the angle that seems to clarify things for Abraham
What does it mean "thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;"?
Why the gates? Remember Lot sat in the gate.
How does judgement of God come? Matthew 20:15 "Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good?"
In 1040 the sister of Rabbi Rashi writes in her notebook concerning chapter 22, "Where is Sarah while this is going on? Where is Isaac's mother, Abraham's wife?"
Others modern professors use her comments about Sarah's dreams as well as her feelings about Isaac's circumcision and being uprooted from her homeland. Sarah's life and views were not as shallow as modern academia may imagine. Abraham and "many souls"^[8] had departed from the worlds of the city-states, the cities of blood, and City of righteousness^[9].
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God tests

1 And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt^[1] Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am.

Moriah

2 And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah(הַמֹּרִיָּ֑ה hammōrîyāh^[7]; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.

Rose early

3 And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him.

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

Abide here

5 And Abraham said unto his young men, Abide ye here with the ass; and I and the lad will go yonder and worship, and come again to you.

Where is the lamb

6 And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering, and laid it upon Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand, and a knife; and they went both of them together.

7 And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I, my son. And he said, Behold the fire and the wood: but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?

God provides

8 And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together.

9 And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood.

Took the knife to slay

10 And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son.

11 And the angel of the LORD called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I.

Spare the lad

12 And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me.

A ram in a thicket

13 And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket^[10] by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son.

14 And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovahjireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen.

Angel calls again

15 And the angel of the LORD called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time,

16 And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son:

17 That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;

18 And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.

Dwelt in Beersheba

19 So Abraham returned unto his young men, and they rose up and went together to Beersheba; and Abraham dwelt at Beersheba.

Meanwhile Nahor bore many

20 And it came to pass after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying, Behold, Milcah, she hath also born children unto thy brother Nahor;

21 Huz his firstborn, and Buz his brother, and Kemuel the father of Aram,

22 And Chesed, and Hazo, and Pildash, and Jidlaph, and Bethuel.

23 And Bethuel begat Rebekah: these eight Milcah did bear to Nahor, Abraham's brother.

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 05254 נָסָה‎ nacah [naw-saw’] a primitive root NunSamechHeh; v; [BDB-650a] [{See TWOT on 1373 }] AV-prove 20, tempt 12, assay 2, adventure 1, try 1; 36
1) to test, try, prove, tempt, assay, put to the proof or test
1a) (Piel)
1a1) to test, try

1a2) to attempt, assay, try

1a3) to test, try, prove, tempt
↑ 0310 אַחַר‎ Alef Chet Reish ‘achar [akh-ar’] from 0309 delay; adv/prep/conj/subst; [BDB-29b, BDB-30b] [{See TWOT on 68 @@ "68b" }] [{See TWOT on 68 @@ "68c" }] AV-after 454, follow 78, afterward(s) 46, behind 44, misc 87; 709
1) after the following part, behind (of place), hinder, afterwards (of time)
1a) as an adverb
1a1) behind (of place)

1a2) afterwards (of time)

1b) as a preposition
1b1) behind, after (of place)

1b2) after (of time)

1b3) besides

1c) as a conjunction
1c1) after that

1d) as a substantive
1d1) hinder part

1e) with other prepositions
1e1) from behind

1e2) from following after
↑ 0428 אֵלֶּה‎ ‘el-leh ale’-leh AlefLamedHey Same as 0426 “God”, 0427 “oak’ and 0424 “terebinth tree” prolonged from 0411 אֵל‎ ‘el; demons pr these ; [BDB-41b] {See TWOT on 92 } AV-these, those, this, thus, who, so, such, some, same, other, which, another, whom, they, them; 20
1) these
1a) used before antecedent
↑
01697 ^רבד^ DaletBeitReish dabar \@daw-baw’\@ DaletBeitReish from 01696 meaning speak as in declare a pattern; The same letters may represent a pasture (01699) n m; AV-word 807, thing 231, matter 63, acts 51, chronicles 38, saying 25, commandment 20, misc 204; 1439
1) speech, word, speaking, thing
1a) speech

1b) saying, utterance

1c) word, words

1d) business, occupation, acts, matter, case, something, manner (by extension)
- ד Dalet Selflessness – Charity, back and forth or through a door or pathway, to enter like a fish (Numeric value: 4)
- ב Beit Purpose: God's Dwelling Place Below - a house or God's house here. [household, in, into] (Numeric value: 2)
- ר Reish Process of Clarification The "head" or "beginning". Life's revelation. [Head... Person head highest] (Numeric value: 200).
↑ 01961 הָיָה‎ hayah haw-yaw a primitive root [compare 01933 hava הָוָא‎ shall be]; v; [BDB-224a] {See TWOT on 491 } AV-was, come to pass, came, has been, were happened, become, pertained, better for thee; 75
1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out
1a) (Qal)
1a1) fall out, happen
1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass

1a1b) to come about, come to pass

1a2) to come into being, become
1a2a) to arise, appear, come

1a2b) to become
1a2b1) to become

1a2b2) to become like

1a2b3) to be instituted, be established

1a3) to be
1a3a) to exist, be in existence

1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time)

1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality)

1a3d) to accompany, be with

1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about

1b2) to be done, be finished, be gone
↑ 02009 הִנֵּה‎ hinneh hin-nay’ prolongation for 02005 הֵן‎ hen; demons part; [BDB-243b] {See TWOT on 510 @@ "510a" } AV-Behold, see, lo, here … I, and lo; 17
1) behold, lo, see, if
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1
04179 מוֹרִיָּה‎ Mowriyah mo-ree-yaw’ or מריה‎ Moriyah mo-ree-yaw’ from 07200 “See” and 03050 “Yah” n pr loc; [BDB-599a] {See TWOT on 1244 } AV-Moriah 2; 2
- Moriah= "chosen by Jehovah"
1) the place where Abraham took Isaac for sacrifice

2) the mount on the eastern edge of Jerusalem on which Solomon built the temple
- מ ם Mem Fountain of water, a flow, a fountain of the Divine Wisdom [massive, overpower chaos] (Numeric value: 40)
- ? ו Vav Connection, Connecting realms and worlds or the dividing veil between them. [nail... And, Add, secure, hook] (Numeric value: 6)
- ר Reish Process of Clarification The "head" or "beginning". Life's revelation. [Head... Person head highest] (Numeric value: 200).
- י Yod The Infinite Point of essential good. Divine spark hidden in the ט Tet. Spark of spirit. [closed hand... Deed, work, to make] (Numeric value: 10)
- ה Hey Expression, Thought, Speech, Action. Manifest seeds of thought and life. [Emphasize, jubilation, window, fence] (Numeric value: 5)
↑ “‭1 Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew thee:” Genesis 12:1
↑
City of righteousness
- Psalms 107:7 "And he led them forth by the right way, that they might go to a city of habitation."
- Isaiah 1: "21 How is the faithful city become an harlot! it was full of judgment; righteousness lodged in it; but now murderers. 22 Thy silver is become dross, thy wine mixed with water: 23 Thy princes [are] rebellious, and companions of thieves: every one loveth gifts, and followeth after rewards: they judge not the fatherless, neither doth the cause of the widow come unto them... 26 And I will restore thy judges as at the first, and thy counsellors as at the beginning: afterward thou shalt be called, The city of righteousness, the faithful city."
- Isaiah 32:1 "Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgment."
- Isaiah 45:13 "I have raised him up in righteousness, and I will direct all his ways: he shall build my city, and he shall let go my captives, not for price nor reward, saith the LORD of hosts."
- Matthew 5:14 "Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. 15 Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. 16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven."
- “‭6 Mine eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me: he that walketh in a perfect way, he shall serve me. ‭7 He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house: he that telleth lies shall not tarry in my sight. ‭8 I will early destroy all the wicked of the land; that I may cut off all wicked doers from the city of the LORD.” Psalms 101:6-8
- Proverbs 11: "10 When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth(תַּעֲלֹ֣ץ ta‘ălōṣ): and when the wicked perish, [there is] shouting. 11 By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted: but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked."
- 2 Corinthians 6:14 Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?
- Revelation 22:14 "Blessed [are] they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city."
- See City-state and cities of blood, Flesh pots, Cauldron
↑ 05442 סְבָךְ‎ cëbak seb-awk’ from 05440 “woven”; n m; [BDB-687b] {See TWOT on 1457 @@ "1457a" } AV-thicket 3, thick 1; 4
1) thicket

[nasah-1] 1.0 ^1.1 05254 נָסָה‎ nacah [naw-saw’] a primitive root NunSamechHeh; v; [BDB-650a] [{See TWOT on 1373 }] AV-prove 20, tempt 12, assay 2, adventure 1, try 1; 36
1) to test, try, prove, tempt, assay, put to the proof or test
1a) (Piel)
1a1) to test, try

1a2) to attempt, assay, try

1a3) to test, try, prove, tempt

[achar-2] 0310 אַחַר‎ Alef Chet Reish ‘achar [akh-ar’] from 0309 delay; adv/prep/conj/subst; [BDB-29b, BDB-30b] [{See TWOT on 68 @@ "68b" }] [{See TWOT on 68 @@ "68c" }] AV-after 454, follow 78, afterward(s) 46, behind 44, misc 87; 709
1) after the following part, behind (of place), hinder, afterwards (of time)
1a) as an adverb
1a1) behind (of place)

1a2) afterwards (of time)

1b) as a preposition
1b1) behind, after (of place)

1b2) after (of time)

1b3) besides

1c) as a conjunction
1c1) after that

1d) as a substantive
1d1) hinder part

1e) with other prepositions
1e1) from behind

1e2) from following after

[elleh-3] 0428 אֵלֶּה‎ ‘el-leh ale’-leh AlefLamedHey Same as 0426 “God”, 0427 “oak’ and 0424 “terebinth tree” prolonged from 0411 אֵל‎ ‘el; demons pr these ; [BDB-41b] {See TWOT on 92 } AV-these, those, this, thus, who, so, such, some, same, other, which, another, whom, they, them; 20
1) these
1a) used before antecedent

[dabar-4] 01697 ^רבד^ DaletBeitReish dabar \@daw-baw’\@ DaletBeitReish from 01696 meaning speak as in declare a pattern; The same letters may represent a pasture (01699) n m; AV-word 807, thing 231, matter 63, acts 51, chronicles 38, saying 25, commandment 20, misc 204; 1439
1) speech, word, speaking, thing
1a) speech

1b) saying, utterance

1c) word, words

1d) business, occupation, acts, matter, case, something, manner (by extension)

ד Dalet Selflessness – Charity, back and forth or through a door or pathway, to enter like a fish (Numeric value: 4)

ב Beit Purpose: God's Dwelling Place Below - a house or God's house here. [household, in, into] (Numeric value: 2)

ר Reish Process of Clarification The "head" or "beginning". Life's revelation. [Head... Person head highest] (Numeric value: 200).

[5] ד Dalet Selflessness – Charity, back and forth or through a door or pathway, to enter like a fish (Numeric value: 4)

[6] ב Beit Purpose: God's Dwelling Place Below - a house or God's house here. [household, in, into] (Numeric value: 2)

[7] ר Reish Process of Clarification The "head" or "beginning". Life's revelation. [Head... Person head highest] (Numeric value: 200).

[hayah-5] 01961 הָיָה‎ hayah haw-yaw a primitive root [compare 01933 hava הָוָא‎ shall be]; v; [BDB-224a] {See TWOT on 491 } AV-was, come to pass, came, has been, were happened, become, pertained, better for thee; 75
1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out
1a) (Qal)
1a1) fall out, happen
1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass

1a1b) to come about, come to pass

1a2) to come into being, become
1a2a) to arise, appear, come

1a2b) to become
1a2b1) to become

1a2b2) to become like

1a2b3) to be instituted, be established

1a3) to be
1a3a) to exist, be in existence

1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time)

1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality)

1a3d) to accompany, be with

1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about

1b2) to be done, be finished, be gone

[hinneh-6] 02009 הִנֵּה‎ hinneh hin-nay’ prolongation for 02005 הֵן‎ hen; demons part; [BDB-243b] {See TWOT on 510 @@ "510a" } AV-Behold, see, lo, here … I, and lo; 17
1) behold, lo, see, if

[moriah-7] 7.0 ^7.1 04179 מוֹרִיָּה‎ Mowriyah mo-ree-yaw’ or מריה‎ Moriyah mo-ree-yaw’ from 07200 “See” and 03050 “Yah” n pr loc; [BDB-599a] {See TWOT on 1244 } AV-Moriah 2; 2
Moriah= "chosen by Jehovah"

1) the place where Abraham took Isaac for sacrifice

2) the mount on the eastern edge of Jerusalem on which Solomon built the temple

מ ם Mem Fountain of water, a flow, a fountain of the Divine Wisdom [massive, overpower chaos] (Numeric value: 40)

? ו Vav Connection, Connecting realms and worlds or the dividing veil between them. [nail... And, Add, secure, hook] (Numeric value: 6)

ר Reish Process of Clarification The "head" or "beginning". Life's revelation. [Head... Person head highest] (Numeric value: 200).

י Yod The Infinite Point of essential good. Divine spark hidden in the ט Tet. Spark of spirit. [closed hand... Deed, work, to make] (Numeric value: 10)

ה Hey Expression, Thought, Speech, Action. Manifest seeds of thought and life. [Emphasize, jubilation, window, fence] (Numeric value: 5)

[11] Moriah= "chosen by Jehovah"

[12] מ ם Mem Fountain of water, a flow, a fountain of the Divine Wisdom [massive, overpower chaos] (Numeric value: 40)

[13] ? ו Vav Connection, Connecting realms and worlds or the dividing veil between them. [nail... And, Add, secure, hook] (Numeric value: 6)

[14] ר Reish Process of Clarification The "head" or "beginning". Life's revelation. [Head... Person head highest] (Numeric value: 200).

[15] י Yod The Infinite Point of essential good. Divine spark hidden in the ט Tet. Spark of spirit. [closed hand... Deed, work, to make] (Numeric value: 10)

[16] ה Hey Expression, Thought, Speech, Action. Manifest seeds of thought and life. [Emphasize, jubilation, window, fence] (Numeric value: 5)

[8] “‭1 Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew thee:” Genesis 12:1

[cityright-9] City of righteousness
Psalms 107:7 "And he led them forth by the right way, that they might go to a city of habitation."

Isaiah 1: "21 How is the faithful city become an harlot! it was full of judgment; righteousness lodged in it; but now murderers. 22 Thy silver is become dross, thy wine mixed with water: 23 Thy princes [are] rebellious, and companions of thieves: every one loveth gifts, and followeth after rewards: they judge not the fatherless, neither doth the cause of the widow come unto them... 26 And I will restore thy judges as at the first, and thy counsellors as at the beginning: afterward thou shalt be called, The city of righteousness, the faithful city."

Isaiah 32:1 "Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgment."

Isaiah 45:13 "I have raised him up in righteousness, and I will direct all his ways: he shall build my city, and he shall let go my captives, not for price nor reward, saith the LORD of hosts."

Matthew 5:14 "Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. 15 Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. 16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven."

“‭6 Mine eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me: he that walketh in a perfect way, he shall serve me. ‭7 He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house: he that telleth lies shall not tarry in my sight. ‭8 I will early destroy all the wicked of the land; that I may cut off all wicked doers from the city of the LORD.” Psalms 101:6-8

Proverbs 11: "10 When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth(תַּעֲלֹ֣ץ ta‘ălōṣ): and when the wicked perish, [there is] shouting. 11 By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted: but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked."

2 Corinthians 6:14 Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?

Revelation 22:14 "Blessed [are] they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city."

See City-state and cities of blood, Flesh pots, Cauldron

[19] Psalms 107:7 "And he led them forth by the right way, that they might go to a city of habitation."

[20] Isaiah 1: "21 How is the faithful city become an harlot! it was full of judgment; righteousness lodged in it; but now murderers. 22 Thy silver is become dross, thy wine mixed with water: 23 Thy princes [are] rebellious, and companions of thieves: every one loveth gifts, and followeth after rewards: they judge not the fatherless, neither doth the cause of the widow come unto them... 26 And I will restore thy judges as at the first, and thy counsellors as at the beginning: afterward thou shalt be called, The city of righteousness, the faithful city."

[21] Isaiah 32:1 "Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgment."

[22] Isaiah 45:13 "I have raised him up in righteousness, and I will direct all his ways: he shall build my city, and he shall let go my captives, not for price nor reward, saith the LORD of hosts."

[23] Matthew 5:14 "Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. 15 Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. 16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven."

[24] “‭6 Mine eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me: he that walketh in a perfect way, he shall serve me. ‭7 He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house: he that telleth lies shall not tarry in my sight. ‭8 I will early destroy all the wicked of the land; that I may cut off all wicked doers from the city of the LORD.” Psalms 101:6-8

[25] Proverbs 11: "10 When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth(תַּעֲלֹ֣ץ ta‘ălōṣ): and when the wicked perish, [there is] shouting. 11 By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted: but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked."

[26] 2 Corinthians 6:14 Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?

[27] Revelation 22:14 "Blessed [are] they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city."

[28] See City-state and cities of blood, Flesh pots, Cauldron

[cobak-10] 05442 סְבָךְ‎ cëbak seb-awk’ from 05440 “woven”; n m; [BDB-687b] {See TWOT on 1457 @@ "1457a" } AV-thicket 3, thick 1; 4
1) thicket

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Genesis 22

Contents

God tests

Moriah

Rose early

Abide here

Where is the lamb

God provides

Took the knife to slay

Spare the lad

A ram in a thicket

Angel calls again

Dwelt in Beersheba

Meanwhile Nahor bore many

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God tests

Moriah

Rose early

Abide here

Where is the lamb

God provides

Took the knife to slay

Spare the lad

A ram in a thicket

Angel calls again

Dwelt in Beersheba

Meanwhile Nahor bore many

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