John 8:56

56 Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day: and he saw it , and was glad.

Ver. 56. Your father Abraham rejoiced to see ] He saw it afar off, and saluted it, ασπασαμενοι , Hebrews 11:13 . His good old heart danced levaltos within him, as children use to dance about a bonfire (so the word ηγαλλιασατο signifies), with an exuberance of joy, that joy of faith. The Fathers say that he saw Christ’s birth at the valley of Mamre, Genesis 18:1-16 , and his passion in the mount Moriah,Genesis 22:3-14; Genesis 22:3-14