1. Happened.-2. The covenant between Abraham and Abimelech.3. Try the faith of.-4. Abraham. 1. Who tempted Abraham? When did God tempt Abraham? What happened after these things? On whom did God call? What did Abraham say when God called on him? Where did Abraham say he was? 2. And (1) he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and (2) get thee into the (3) land of Moriah, and (4) offer him there for a burnt-offering, upon one of the mountains which I will (5) tell thee of. 1. God.-2. Go thou away.-3. Country.-4. Put him to death, and burn his body upon an altar.-5. Afterwards point out to thee. 2. What was Abraham to do? Whom was Abraham to take? Whose son? What son? Whom did Abraham love? Where was Abraham to go: ? Into what land? What was Abraham to do in the land of Moriah? Whom was he to offer? Who was to offer Isaac? Where was he to offer Isaac? For what was he to offer him? Upon what was Isaac to be offered? Upon what mountain? Who was to tell him of the mountain? 3. And Abraham rose up (1) early in the morning, and (2) saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son; and (3) clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him. 1. Very soon.-2. Put the saddle upon.-3. Broke, and split into pieces fit for burning. 3. Who rose up? When did Abraham rise up? What did Abraham do? What did he do to the ass? Whom did he take with him? How many young men did he take? Whom did he take besides the young men? What did Abraham cleave? For what did he cleave wood? What did Abraham do when he had cleft the wood? Whither did Abraham go? Who told him? Of what did God tell him? 4. Then on the third day Abraham (1) lifted up his eyes, and saw the place (2) afar off. 1. Looked.-2. At a great distance. 4. What happened on the third day? Who lifted up his eyes ? What did Abraham see? Where did he see the place? When did he see the place? Who saw the place afar off? 5. And Abraham said unto his young men, (1) Abide ye here with the ass, and I and (2) the lad will go (3) yonder and (4) worship, and (5) come again to you. 1. Remain. 2. Isaac.-3. To that place at a distance.-4. Offer sacrifice to God.-5. We will both return. 5. What did Abraham say to his young men? With what were they to abide? Who were to abide with the ass? Where were they to abide? Who were to go away from them? Whither were Abraham and Isaac to go? What were Abraham and Isaac to do? What were they to do after worshipping? To whom were they to come? 6. And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering, and (1) laid it upon Isaac his son; and he took the (2) fire in his hand, and a knife: and they went both of them together. 1. Made it be carried by.-2. Chaffer, having in it burning wood, or coals. 6. What did Abraham take? What wood? Who took the wood of the burnt-offering? What did Abraham do with the wood? On whom did he lay the wood? Who was Isaac? Who laid the wood on Isaac? What did Abraham carry? What did Abraham take besides the fire? What did Abraham and Isaac do? Who went together? 7. And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said, My father. And (1) he said, Here am I, my son. And (2) he said, (3) Behold the fire and the wood; but where is the lamb for a burnt-offering? 1. Abraham.-2. Isaac.-3. See, here we have got both, 7. Who spake to Abraham? What did Isaac call Abraham? What answer did Abraham give? To whom did Abraham say this? What did Isaac ask at Abraham? What did Isaac say they had? What did they want? A lamb for what? 8. And Abraham said, My son, God will (1) provide himself a lamb for a burnt-offering: So they went both of them together. 1. Get, or procure for. 8. What did Abraham call Isaac? What answer did Abraham make to Isaac's question? What was God to provide? Who was to provide a lamb? For whom. was God to provide a lamb? For what was God to provide a lamb? What did they both do? 9. And they came to the place which God had told (1) him of; and Abraham (2) built an altar there, and laid the wood in (3) order, and (4) bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood. 1. Abraham.-2. Raised of stones and earth.-3. Such a manner as to burn most readily.-4. Tied the hands, or hands and feet, of. 9. Whither did they come? Told whom? Who had told Abraham of this place? What did Abraham do when he came to the place? What did he build? Who built this altar? Where did Abraham build this altar? What did Abraham do, with the wood? What did Abraham do to Isaac? Who was bound? Who bound Isaac? On what did Abraham lay Isaac? What was upon the altar? 10. And Abraham (1) stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to (2) slay his son. 1. Put.-2. Kill, 10. What did Abraham stretch forth? Who stretched forth his band? For what did Abraham stretch forth his hand? What did he take? For what purpose did he take the knife? To slay whom? LESSONS. 611. God lempted, or tried Abraham, ver. 1.—God frequently exercises the faith of his people. 612. Abraham heard, and instantly answered to the call of God, ver. 1.-We should always be ready to hear, and willing to obey the calls of God in his word, his ordinances, and his providence. 613. Abraham was to offer up his son to God, ver. 2.-We should be willing to give up to God our dearest and most valued possessions. 614. God was afterwards to tell Abraham of the spot, ver. 2.-We should always proceed in duty, so far as we know, trusting in God for future direction. 615. Abraham rose early to obey God, ver. 3.-We should never postpone, nor delay, nor hesitate, in the performance of plain but difficult duties. 616. Abraham took two servants and clave the wood, ver. 3.-We should wisely prepare for every sacred and solemn duty. 617. Abraham went where God told him, ver. 3.We should implicitly obey God in every thing. 618. Abraham was three days in reaching the place, ver. 4.-We should steadfastly persevere in the performance of painful and difficult duties. 619. Abraham looked and saw the place afar off, ver. 4.-We should be watchful and observant in difficult duties, that we faithfully follow the precise course prescribed to us by God. 620. Abraham made the young men remain where they were, ver. 5.-We should diligently prepare for sacred duties by removing beforehand every probable obstruction. 621. Abraham and Isaac alone were to go and worship, ver. 5.-Parents and children may and should sometimes worship together and alone, when servants and domestics are properly excluded. 622. Abraham said to the servants that he and Isaac would return again, ver. 5.-We should not be obtrusively communicative, or unnecessarily proImise that which we are uncertain of being able to perform. 623. Isaac carried the wood for his father, ver. 6. -We should cheerfully and zealously assist our parents, especially in religious duties. 624. Abraham and Isaac, went together to worship, ver. 6.-Parents should early associate their children with them in the public and private worship of God. 625. Isaac asked an explanation from his father, ver. 7.-We should always desire to get information about those things which we do not yet understand. 626. Isaac observed that a lamb was wanting for the sacrifice, ver. 7.-We should carefully examine, beforehand, and take care that nothing be neglected, the want of which may prevent, or disturb us in our sacred duties. 627. Abraham declined giving Isaac a direct answer to his question, ver. 8.-Parents should be care ful not to teach children either what is yet unnecessary for them to know, or what, if known, would do more injury than good. 623. Abraham referred Isaac to God's power and goodness, ver. 8.-Children should early be taught to resolve all their difficulties into the hidden and infinite wisdom of God; and to trust implicitly to his goodness and power. 629. Abraham built an altar, and laid the wood in order, ver. 9.-We should endeavour to be calm and collected in every act of worship, however painful our feelings, or however deep our distress. 630. Abraham bound Isaac his son, ver. 9.-We should ourselves, when it is in our power, make sure of fulfilling the will of God, independently of the permission, or the co-operation of others, who might ultimately oppose us. 631. Isaac submitted to be bound, and to be laid on the altar to be sacrificed, ver. 9.-We should, at all times, be willing to be, to do, or to suffer, any thing for God's sake, and at his command. 632. Abraham took the knife, ver. 10.-We should be cool and determined to the last in the performance of painful or difficult duties. 633. Abraham took the knife to slay his son, ver. 10. We must never allow our affection, or our feelings, to prevent, or to interfere with plain and prescribed duties. SECTION XXXIV. Isaac saved, and Abraham blessed. 11. And the angel of the Lord (1) called unto (2) him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham! And (2) he said, Here am I. 1. Cried out aloud.-2. Abraham. 11. Who called? Unto whom did the angel call? |