Genesis 22:6

Gen 22:6 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.

Ver. 6. And laid it upon Isaac his son. ] Who was herein a lively type of Christ, bearing the cross whereon he was offered up. Tω σωματι των χολαζομενων εχαστος εκφερει τον εαυτου σταυρον , , saith Plutarch, speaking of the Roman fashion of crucifying malefactors. And surely it was by a wonderful providence of God that the Jews brought our Saviour to Pilate to be put to death; since they hated nothing more than to confirm or countenance the Roman tyranny among them by any means. Hence Gamaliel gave counsel to dismiss the apostles. Act 5:38 And hence the chief priests and rulers took it as so exceedingly heinous that Paul was taken out of their hands by the chief captain. Act 23:10 But God had a hand in it, that this and other types and scriptures might be fulfilled, that foretold the very manner of his death on a tree. Let the Jews stumble now at the cross, and fall backward. Let the Gentiles jeer us, as Lucian a doth, for that we deny the multitude of their gods, and yet believe in a crucified God, b Let us desire to know nothing but Christ, and him crucified; and if ever we desire to be kings in heaven, - and every man must be aut Caesar, aut nullus , a king or a captive, - let us seek by the eye of faith to see the Sun of Righteousness in the west (as Strato’s servant taught him): let us look upon Christ hanging on the cross, dying on that altar, and we shall live for ever.

a Aνασκολοπισμενον ( horreo dicere ) σοφιστην προσκυνουνθες - In Vita Peregr.

b Omnis homo aut est cum Christo regnaturus, aut cum diabolo crucianduv . - Aug. Justin, lib. 18.