Génesis 22:3

3 A la mañana siguiente, Abraham se levantó temprano. Ensilló su burro y llevó con él a dos de sus siervos, junto con su hijo Isaac. Después cortó leña para el fuego de la ofrenda y salió hacia el lugar que Dios le había indicado.

Génesis 22:3 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 22:3

And Abraham rose up early in the morning
For it seems it was in a dream or vision of the night that the above orders were given; and as soon as it was morning he rose and prepared to execute them with all readiness, and without any hesitation and delay:

and saddled his ass;
for his journey, not to carry the wood and provision on, which probably were carried by his servants, but to ride on; and this Jarchi thinks he did himself, and the words in their precise sense suggest this; but it does no, necessarily follow, because he may be said to do what he ordered his servant to do; of the Jews' fabulous account of this ass, see ( Zechariah 9:9 ) :

and took two of his young men with him;
the Targum of Jonathan says, these were Ishmael his son, and Eliezer his servant; and so other Jewish writers ^F18, who tell us, that just at this time Ishmael came out of the wilderness to visit his father, and he took him with him; but for this there is no foundation: they were two of his servants, of whom he had many:

and Isaac his son:
who was the principal person to be taken, since he was to be the sacrifice: whether Abraham acquainted Sarah with the affairs and she consented to it, cannot be said with certainty; it is plain Isaac knew not what his father's design was; and though Sarah and the whole family might know, by the preparation made, he was going to offer a sacrifice, yet they knew not where, nor what it was to be;

and clave the wood for the burnt offering;
not knowing whether he should find wood sufficient on the mountain, where he was to go; and that he might not be unprovided when he came there, takes this method, which shows his full intention to obey the divine command:

and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him;
that is, he mounted his ass, and rode towards the place God had spoken of to him, and who had directed him which way to steer his course.

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FOOTNOTES:

F18 Pirke Eliezer, c. 31. Jarchi in loc.

Génesis 22:3 In-Context

1 La prueba de fe de Abraham
Tiempo después, Dios probó la fe de Abraham.
—¡Abraham! —lo llamó Dios.
—Sí —respondió él—, aquí estoy.

2 —Toma a tu hijo, tu único hijo —sí, a Isaac, a quien tanto amas— y vete a la tierra de Moriah. Allí lo sacrificarás como ofrenda quemada sobre uno de los montes, uno que yo te mostraré.

3 A la mañana siguiente, Abraham se levantó temprano. Ensilló su burro y llevó con él a dos de sus siervos, junto con su hijo Isaac. Después cortó leña para el fuego de la ofrenda y salió hacia el lugar que Dios le había indicado.

4 Al tercer día de viaje, Abraham levantó la vista y vio el lugar a la distancia.

5 «Quédense aquí con el burro —dijo Abraham a los siervos—. El muchacho y yo seguiremos un poco más adelante. Allí adoraremos y volveremos enseguida».