Genesis 22:12

Gen 22:12 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.

Ver. 12. Lay not thine hand upon the lad. ] As he was about to do, having armed his pious hand, not only with the knife, but with faith that works by love; as had likewise David, when going against the giant, he flies upon him, perinde ac si fundae suae tunicis non lapillum, sed Deum ipsum induisset ac implicuisset. a

Now I know that thou fearest me. ] With a fear of love (Hoses iii. 5). And here that of Fulgentius is true, and taketh place. Deum sique parum metuit, valde contemnit; huius qui non memorat beneficentiam, auget iniuriam . God knew Abraham’s fear before, but now he made experience of it. Nunc expertus sum , saith Junius. Nunc omnibus declarasti , saith Chrysostom.

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